diff --git a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SoftNiSub.cs b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SoftNiSub.cs
index ce71249eb..91c437a5b 100644
--- a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SoftNiSub.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SoftNiSub.cs
@@ -42,28 +42,85 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.SubtitleFormats
             foreach (Paragraph p in subtitle.Paragraphs)
             {
                 string text = p.Text;
-                if (text.StartsWith("<i>") && text.EndsWith("</i>"))
-                    text = "[" + text;
-                text = Utilities.RemoveHtmlTags(text);
+                bool positionTop = false;
+
+                // If text starts with {\an8}, subtitle appears at the top
+                if (text.StartsWith("{\\an8}"))
+                {
+                    positionTop = true;
+                    // Remove the tag {\an8}.
+                    text = text.Remove(0, 6);
+                }
+
+                // Split lines (split a subtitle into its lines)
+                var lines = text.Split(Environment.NewLine.ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+                int count = 0;
+                var lineSb = new StringBuilder();
+                string tempLine = string.Empty;
+                Boolean nextLineInItalics = false;
+                foreach (string line in lines)
+                {
+                    // Append line break in every line except the first one
+                    if (count > 0)
+                        lineSb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
+
+                    tempLine = line;
+
+                    // This line should be in italics (it was detected in previous line)
+                    if (nextLineInItalics)
+                    {
+                        tempLine = "<i>" + tempLine;
+                        nextLineInItalics = false;
+                    }
+
+                    if (tempLine.StartsWith("<i>") && tempLine.EndsWith("</i>"))
+                    {
+                        // Whole line is in italics
+                        // Remove <i> from the beginning
+                        tempLine = tempLine.Remove(0, 3);
+                        // Remove </i> from the end
+                        tempLine = tempLine.Remove(tempLine.Length - 4, 4);
+                        // Add new italics tag at the beginning
+                        tempLine = "[" + tempLine;
+                    }
+                    else if (tempLine.StartsWith("<i>") && Utilities.CountTagInText(tempLine, "<i>") > Utilities.CountTagInText(tempLine, "</i>"))
+                    {
+                        // Line starts with <i> but italics are not closed. So the next line should be in italics
+                        nextLineInItalics = true;
+                    }
+                    lineSb.Append(tempLine);
+                    count++;
+             
+                    text = lineSb.ToString();
+                    // Replace remaining italics tags
+                    text = text.Replace("<i>", @"[");
+                    text = text.Replace("</i>", @"]");
+                    text = Utilities.RemoveHtmlTags(text);
+                }
+
+                // Add top-position SoftNI marker "{" at the beginning of first line.
+                if (positionTop)
+                    text = "{" + text;
+
                 sb.AppendLine(string.Format("{0}{1}{2}\\{3}", text, Environment.NewLine, p.StartTime.ToHHMMSSPeriodFF(), p.EndTime.ToHHMMSSPeriodFF()));
             }
-            sb.AppendLine(@"*END*
-...........\...........
-*CODE*
-0000000000000000
-*CAST*
-*GENERATOR*
-*FONTS*
-*READ*
-0,300 15,000 130,000 100,000 25,000
-*TIMING*
-1 25 0
-*TIMED BACKUP NAME*
-C:\
-*FORMAT SAMPLE ÅåÉéÌìÕõÛûÿ*
-*READ ADVANCED*
-< > 1 1 0,300
-*MARKERS*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*END*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"...........\...........");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*CODE*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"0000000000000000");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*CAST*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*GENERATOR*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*FONTS*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*READ*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"0,300 15,000 130,000 100,000 25,000");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*TIMING*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"1 25 0");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*TIMED BACKUP NAME*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"C:\");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*FORMAT SAMPLE ÅåÉéÌìÕõÛûÿ*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*READ ADVANCED*");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"< > 1 1 0,300");
+            sb.AppendLine(@"*MARKERS*");
             return sb.ToString();
         }
 
@@ -85,6 +142,7 @@ C:\
                 string s = line.Trim();
                 if (regexTimeCodes.IsMatch(s))
                 {
+                    // Start and end time separated by "\"
                     var temp = s.Split('\\');
                     if (temp.Length > 1)
                     {
@@ -101,8 +159,46 @@ C:\
                                 p.StartTime = DecodeTimeCode(startParts);
                                 p.EndTime = DecodeTimeCode(endParts);
                                 string text = sb.ToString().Trim();
-                                if (text.StartsWith("["))
-                                    text = "<i>" + text.Remove(0, 1) + "</i>";
+
+                                Boolean positionTop = false;
+                                // If text starts with "{", subtitle appears at the top
+                                if (text.StartsWith("{"))
+                                {
+                                    positionTop = true;
+                                    // Remove the tag "{"
+                                    text = text.Remove(0, 1);
+                                }
+                                // Replace tags
+                                text = text.Replace("[", @"<i>");
+                                text = text.Replace("]", @"</i>");
+
+                                // Split subtitle lines (one subtitle has one or more lines)
+                                var subtitleLines = text.Split(Environment.NewLine.ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+                                int count = 0;
+                                var lineSb = new StringBuilder();
+                                string tempLine = string.Empty;
+                                foreach (string subtitleLine in subtitleLines)
+                                {
+                                    // Append line break in every line except the first one
+                                    if (count > 0)
+                                        lineSb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
+                                    tempLine = subtitleLine;
+                                    // Close italics in every line (if next line is in italics, SoftNI will use "[" at the beginning)
+                                    if (Utilities.CountTagInText(tempLine,"<i>") > Utilities.CountTagInText(tempLine,"</i>"))
+                                        tempLine = tempLine + "</i>";
+
+                                    lineSb.Append(tempLine);
+                                    count++;
+                                }
+                                text = lineSb.ToString();
+
+                                // Replace "</i>line break<i>" with just a line break (Subrip does not need to close italics and open them again in the next line).
+                                text = text.Replace("</i>" + Environment.NewLine + "<i>", Environment.NewLine);
+                                
+                                // Subtitle appears at the top (add tag)
+                                if (positionTop)
+                                    text = "{\\an8}" + text;
+
                                 p.Text = text;
                                 if (text.Length > 0)
                                     subtitle.Paragraphs.Add(p);
diff --git a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SubtitleFormat.cs b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SubtitleFormat.cs
index 69fdd161b..3c53c3dde 100644
--- a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SubtitleFormat.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/SubtitleFormat.cs
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.SubtitleFormats
                     new ScenaristClosedCaptions(),
                     new ScenaristClosedCaptionsDropFrame(),
                     new SmilTimesheetData(),
+                    new SoftNiSub(),
                     new SonyDVDArchitect(),
                     new SonyDVDArchitectExplicitDuration(),
                     new SonyDVDArchitectLineAndDuration(),
                     new SonyDVDArchitectTabs(),
                     new SonyDVDArchitectWithLineNumbers(),
-                    new SoftNiSub(),
                     new Spruce(),
                     new SpruceWithSpace(),
                     new StructuredTitles(),