diff --git a/samples/html/test/regres.htm b/samples/html/test/regres.htm
index 7e61edcbc8..a98d37adf2 100644
--- a/samples/html/test/regres.htm
+++ b/samples/html/test/regres.htm
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
 
 <font size="+2">Unbre</font>akable word<P>
 
+<pre width="50%">
+&lt;pre&gt; text, 50% wide
+</pre>
+
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/html/m_pre.cpp b/src/html/m_pre.cpp
index 76090c9398..2594df910c 100644
--- a/src/html/m_pre.cpp
+++ b/src/html/m_pre.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ TAG_HANDLER_BEGIN(PRE, "PRE")
 
         m_WParser->CloseContainer();
         c = m_WParser->OpenContainer();
+        c->SetWidthFloat(tag);
+        c = m_WParser->OpenContainer();
         c->SetAlignHor(wxHTML_ALIGN_LEFT);
         c->SetIndent(m_WParser->GetCharHeight(), wxHTML_INDENT_TOP);
 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ TAG_HANDLER_BEGIN(PRE, "PRE")
         m_Parser->DoParsing();
         m_Parser->RestoreState();
 
+        m_WParser->CloseContainer();
         m_WParser->CloseContainer();
         c = m_WParser->OpenContainer();