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diff --git a/src/LyXFunc.cpp b/src/LyXFunc.cpp
index 04decddf8a..f549847e39 100644
--- a/src/LyXFunc.cpp
+++ b/src/LyXFunc.cpp
@@ -1410,23 +1410,34 @@ void LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 		}
 
 		case LFUN_BUFFER_CHILD_OPEN: {
+			// takes an optional argument, "|bool", at the end
+			// indicating whether this file is being opened automatically
+			// by LyX itself, in which case we will not want to switch
+			// buffers after opening. The default is false, so in practice
+			// it is used only when true.
 			BOOST_ASSERT(lyx_view_);
-			FileName const filename =
+			int const arglength = argument.length();
+			FileName filename;
+			bool autoOpen = false;
+			if (argument.substr(arglength - 5, 5) == "|true") {
+				autoOpen = true;
+				filename = makeAbsPath(argument.substr(0, arglength - 5), 
+					lyx_view_->buffer()->filePath());
+			} else if (argument.substr(arglength - 6, 6) == "|false") {
+				filename = makeAbsPath(argument.substr(0, arglength - 6), 
+					lyx_view_->buffer()->filePath());
+			} else filename = 
 				makeAbsPath(argument, lyx_view_->buffer()->filePath());
 			view()->saveBookmark(false);
-			string const parentfilename = lyx_view_->buffer()->fileName();
-			if (theBufferList().exists(filename.absFilename()))
-				lyx_view_->setBuffer(theBufferList().getBuffer(filename.absFilename()));
-			else
-				if (lyx_view_->loadLyXFile(filename)) {
-					// Set the parent name of the child document.
-					// This makes insertion of citations and references in the child work,
-					// when the target is in the parent or another child document.
-					lyx_view_->buffer()->setParentName(parentfilename);
-					setMessage(bformat(_("Opening child document %1$s..."),
-						 makeDisplayPath(filename.absFilename())));
-				} else
-					setMessage(_("Document not loaded."));
+			if (theBufferList().exists(filename.absFilename())) {
+				Buffer * buf = theBufferList().getBuffer(filename.absFilename());
+				if (!autoOpen)
+					lyx_view_->setBuffer(buf, true);
+				else
+					buf->setParentName(lyx_view_->buffer()->fileName());
+			} else
+				lyx_view_->loadLyXFile(filename, true, true, autoOpen);
+
 			break;
 		}