diff --git a/libse/HtmlUtil.cs b/libse/HtmlUtil.cs
index efc1326f2..43af931b7 100644
--- a/libse/HtmlUtil.cs
+++ b/libse/HtmlUtil.cs
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core
             text = text.Replace("< I >", beginTag);
             text = text.Replace("< I>", beginTag);
             text = text.Replace("<I >", beginTag);
+            text = text.Replace("<i<", beginTag);
+            text = text.Replace("<I<", beginTag);
 
             text = text.Replace("< / i >", endTag);
             text = text.Replace("< /i>", endTag);
@@ -579,6 +581,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core
             text = text.Replace("</I >", endTag);
             text = text.Replace("</ I >", endTag);
             text = text.Replace("< / I>", endTag);
+            text = text.Replace("</i<", beginTag);
+            text = text.Replace("</I<", beginTag);
 
             text = text.Replace("<I>", beginTag);
             text = text.Replace("</I>", endTag);
diff --git a/src/Test/Logic/UtilitiesTest.cs b/src/Test/Logic/UtilitiesTest.cs
index e611ef669..9f02ac148 100644
--- a/src/Test/Logic/UtilitiesTest.cs
+++ b/src/Test/Logic/UtilitiesTest.cs
@@ -437,6 +437,14 @@ namespace Test.Logic
             Assert.AreEqual(s2, "{\\an8}<i>Hallo!" + Environment.NewLine + "Hallo!</i>");
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void FixInvalidItalicTagsBadStartTag()
+        {
+            var s1 = "<i<Hallo!<i/>";
+            string s2 = HtmlUtil.FixInvalidItalicTags(s1);
+            Assert.AreEqual( "<i>Hallo!</i>", s2);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void FixUnneededSpacesDoubleSpace1()
         {