diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index c18924d2..eca7d9ac 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var block = {
   lheading: /^([^\n]+)\n *(=|-){3,}/,
   blockquote: /^ *>[^\n]*(?:\n *>[^\n]*)*/,
   list: /^( *)([*+-]|\d+\.) [^\0]+?(?:\n{2,}(?! )|\s*$)(?!\1\2|\1\d+\.)/,
-  html: /^(?:<!--[^\0]*?-->|<(\w+)[^\0]+?<\/\1>|<[^<>\n]+>) *(?:\n{2,}|\s*$)/,
+  html: /^ *(?:<!--[^\0]*?-->|<(\w+)[^\0]+?<\/\1>|<[^<>\n]+>) *(?:\n{2,}|\s*$)/,
   text: /^[^\n]+/
 };