@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ }
 
 		// include the newline in data sent to tableRow
 		i++
-		p.tableRow(&body, data[rowStart:i], columns)
+		p.tableRow(&body, data[rowStart:i], columns, false)
 	}
 
 	p.r.Table(out, header.Bytes(), body.Bytes(), columns)
@@ -771,12 +771,12 @@ if col != colCount {
 		return
 	}
 
-	p.tableRow(out, header, columns)
+	p.tableRow(out, header, columns, true)
 	size = i + 1
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *parser) tableRow(out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, columns []int) {
+func (p *parser) tableRow(out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, columns []int, header bool) {
 	i, col := 0, 0
 	var rowWork bytes.Buffer
 
@@ -806,12 +806,21 @@ }
 
 		var cellWork bytes.Buffer
 		p.inline(&cellWork, data[cellStart:cellEnd])
-		p.r.TableCell(&rowWork, cellWork.Bytes(), columns[col])
+
+		if header {
+			p.r.TableHeaderCell(&rowWork, cellWork.Bytes(), columns[col])
+		} else {
+			p.r.TableCell(&rowWork, cellWork.Bytes(), columns[col])
+		}
 	}
 
 	// pad it out with empty columns to get the right number
 	for ; col < len(columns); col++ {
-		p.r.TableCell(&rowWork, nil, columns[col])
+		if header {
+			p.r.TableHeaderCell(&rowWork, nil, columns[col])
+		} else {
+			p.r.TableCell(&rowWork, nil, columns[col])
+		}
 	}
 
 	// silently ignore rows with too many cells

@@ -649,46 +649,46 @@ 
 func TestTable(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []string{
 		"a | b\n---|---\nc | d\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>c</td>\n<td>d</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a | b\n---|--\nc | d\n",
 		"<p>a | b\n---|--\nc | d</p>\n",
 
 		"|a|b|c|d|\n|----|----|----|---|\n|e|f|g|h|\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b</td>\n<td>c</td>\n<td>d</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n<th>c</th>\n<th>d</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>e</td>\n<td>f</td>\n<td>g</td>\n<td>h</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"*a*|__b__|[c](C)|d\n---|---|---|---\ne|f|g|h\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><em>a</em></td>\n<td><strong>b</strong></td>\n<td><a href=\"C\">c</a></td>\n<td>d</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><em>a</em></th>\n<th><strong>b</strong></th>\n<th><a href=\"C\">c</a></th>\n<th>d</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>e</td>\n<td>f</td>\n<td>g</td>\n<td>h</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a|b|c\n---|---|---\nd|e|f\ng|h\ni|j|k|l|m\nn|o|p\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b</td>\n<td>c</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n<th>c</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>d</td>\n<td>e</td>\n<td>f</td>\n</tr>\n\n" +
 			"<tr>\n<td>g</td>\n<td>h</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n\n" +
 			"<tr>\n<td>i</td>\n<td>j</td>\n<td>k</td>\n</tr>\n\n" +
 			"<tr>\n<td>n</td>\n<td>o</td>\n<td>p</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a|b|c\n---|---|---\n*d*|__e__|f\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b</td>\n<td>c</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n<th>c</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>d</em></td>\n<td><strong>e</strong></td>\n<td>f</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a|b|c|d\n:--|--:|:-:|---\ne|f|g|h\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">a</td>\n<td align=\"right\">b</td>\n" +
-			"<td align=\"center\">c</td>\n<td>d</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">a</th>\n<th align=\"right\">b</th>\n" +
+			"<th align=\"center\">c</th>\n<th>d</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">e</td>\n<td align=\"right\">f</td>\n" +
 			"<td align=\"center\">g</td>\n<td>h</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a|b|c\n---|---|---\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b</td>\n<td>c</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n<tbody>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n<th>c</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n<tbody>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a| b|c | d | e\n---|---|---|---|---\nf| g|h | i |j\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b</td>\n<td>c</td>\n<td>d</td>\n<td>e</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b</th>\n<th>c</th>\n<th>d</th>\n<th>e</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n" +
 			"<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>f</td>\n<td>g</td>\n<td>h</td>\n<td>i</td>\n<td>j</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 
 		"a|b\\|c|d\n---|---|---\nf|g\\|h|i\n",
-		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>a</td>\n<td>b|c</td>\n<td>d</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>f</td>\n<td>g|h</td>\n<td>i</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
+		"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>a</th>\n<th>b|c</th>\n<th>d</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>f</td>\n<td>g|h</td>\n<td>i</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n",
 	}
 	doTestsBlock(t, tests, EXTENSION_TABLES)
 }

@@ -305,6 +305,23 @@ out.Write(text)
 	out.WriteString("\n</tr>\n")
 }
 
+func (options *Html) TableHeaderCell(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, align int) {
+	doubleSpace(out)
+	switch align {
+	case TABLE_ALIGNMENT_LEFT:
+		out.WriteString("<th align=\"left\">")
+	case TABLE_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT:
+		out.WriteString("<th align=\"right\">")
+	case TABLE_ALIGNMENT_CENTER:
+		out.WriteString("<th align=\"center\">")
+	default:
+		out.WriteString("<th>")
+	}
+
+	out.Write(text)
+	out.WriteString("</th>")
+}
+
 func (options *Html) TableCell(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, align int) {
 	doubleSpace(out)
 	switch align {

@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ }
 	out.Write(text)
 }
 
+func (options *Latex) TableHeaderCell(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, align int) {
+	if out.Len() > 0 {
+		out.WriteString(" & ")
+	}
+	out.Write(text)
+}
+
 func (options *Latex) TableCell(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, align int) {
 	if out.Len() > 0 {
 		out.WriteString(" & ")

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ ListItem(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, flags int)
 	Paragraph(out *bytes.Buffer, text func() bool)
 	Table(out *bytes.Buffer, header []byte, body []byte, columnData []int)
 	TableRow(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte)
+	TableHeaderCell(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, flags int)
 	TableCell(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, flags int)
 	Footnotes(out *bytes.Buffer, text func() bool)
 	FootnoteItem(out *bytes.Buffer, name, text []byte, flags int)