diff --git a/lib/layouts/lilypond.module b/lib/layouts/lilypond.module
index b4978bda1b..6c98f14b45 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/lilypond.module
+++ b/lib/layouts/lilypond.module
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ InsetLayout "Flex:LilyPond"
 	  LabelFont
 	    Color             foreground
 	  EndFont
+      DocBookTag          IGNORE
 	EndArgument
     DocBookNotInPara      true
     DocBookWrapperTag     mediaobject
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp b/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp
index b6056cd098..769a77402b 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetLayout.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ bool InsetLayout::read(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass,
 		IL_DOCBOOKITEMWRAPPERTAG,
 		IL_DOCBOOKITEMWRAPPERTAGTYPE,
 		IL_DOCBOOKITEMWRAPPERATTR,
+		IL_DOCBOOKINNERTAG,
+		IL_DOCBOOKINNERTAGTYPE,
+		IL_DOCBOOKINNERATTR,
         IL_DOCBOOKNOFONTINSIDE,
 		IL_INTOC,
 		IL_ISTOCCAPTION,
@@ -156,6 +159,9 @@ bool InsetLayout::read(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass,
 		{ "docbookargumentbeforemaintag", IL_DOCBOOKARGUMENTBEFOREMAINTAG },
 		{ "docbookattr", IL_DOCBOOKATTR },
 		{ "docbookininfo", IL_DOCBOOKININFO },
+		{ "docbookinnerattr", IL_DOCBOOKINNERATTR },
+		{ "docbookinnertag", IL_DOCBOOKINNERTAG },
+		{ "docbookinnertagtype", IL_DOCBOOKINNERTAGTYPE },
 		{ "docbookitemattr", IL_DOCBOOKITEMATTR },
 		{ "docbookitemtag", IL_DOCBOOKITEMTAG },
 		{ "docbookitemtagtype", IL_DOCBOOKITEMTAGTYPE },
@@ -521,6 +527,15 @@ bool InsetLayout::read(Lexer & lex, TextClass const & tclass,
 		case IL_DOCBOOKTAGTYPE:
 			lex >> docbooktagtype_;
 			break;
+		case IL_DOCBOOKINNERTAG:
+			lex >> docbookinnertag_;
+			break;
+		case IL_DOCBOOKINNERATTR:
+			lex >> docbookinnerattr_;
+			break;
+		case IL_DOCBOOKINNERTAGTYPE:
+			lex >> docbookinnertagtype_;
+			break;
 		case IL_DOCBOOKININFO:
 			lex >> docbookininfo_;
 			break;
@@ -714,6 +729,14 @@ std::string InsetLayout::docbooktagtype() const
 }
 
 
+std::string InsetLayout::docbookinnertagtype() const
+{
+	if (docbookinnertagtype_ != "block" && docbookinnertagtype_ != "paragraph" && docbookinnertagtype_ != "inline")
+		docbookinnertagtype_ = "block";
+	return docbookinnertagtype_;
+}
+
+
 std::string InsetLayout::docbookwrappertagtype() const
 {
 	if (docbookwrappertagtype_ != "block" && docbookwrappertagtype_ != "paragraph" && docbookwrappertagtype_ != "inline")
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetLayout.h b/src/insets/InsetLayout.h
index b48fde7f0a..da003a95b0 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetLayout.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetLayout.h
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ public:
 	///
 	std::string docbookattr() const { return docbookattr_; }
 	///
+	std::string docbookinnertag() const { return docbookinnertag_; }
+	///
+	std::string docbookinnertagtype() const;
+	///
+	std::string docbookinnerattr() const { return docbookinnerattr_; }
+	///
 	std::string const & docbookininfo() const;
 	///
 	bool docbooksection() const { return docbooksection_; }
@@ -319,6 +325,12 @@ private:
 	///
 	std::string docbookattr_;
 	///
+	std::string docbookinnertag_;
+	///
+	mutable std::string docbookinnertagtype_;
+	///
+	std::string docbookinnerattr_;
+	///
 	mutable std::string docbookininfo_;
 	///
 	bool docbooknotinpara_ = false;
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetText.cpp b/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
index 95d55b765b..635a83f7f7 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
@@ -686,6 +686,9 @@ void InsetText::docbook(XMLStream & xs, OutputParams const & rp, XHTMLOptions op
 				attrs += from_ascii(" xlink:href=\"") + text_.asString() + from_ascii("\"");
 			xml::openTag(xs, il.docbooktag(), attrs, il.docbooktagtype());
 		}
+
+		if (!il.docbookinnertag().empty() && il.docbookinnertag() != "NONE" && il.docbookinnertag() != "IGNORE")
+			xml::openTag(xs, il.docbookinnertag(), il.docbookinnerattr(), il.docbookinnertagtype());
 	}
 
 	// - Think about the arguments before the paragraph.
@@ -733,6 +736,9 @@ void InsetText::docbook(XMLStream & xs, OutputParams const & rp, XHTMLOptions op
 		if (!il.docbookitemwrappertag().empty() && il.docbookitemwrappertag() != "NONE" && il.docbookitemwrappertag() != "IGNORE")
 			xml::closeTag(xs, il.docbookitemwrappertag(), il.docbookitemwrappertagtype());
 
+		if (!il.docbookinnertag().empty() && il.docbookinnertag() != "NONE" && il.docbookinnertag() != "IGNORE")
+			xml::closeTag(xs, il.docbookinnertag(), il.docbookinnertagtype());
+
 		if (!il.docbooktag().empty() && il.docbooktag() != "NONE" && il.docbooktag() != "IGNORE")
 			xml::closeTag(xs, il.docbooktag(), il.docbooktagtype());