diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
index 7e0848b1..bf1a688b 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
@@ -96,19 +96,19 @@ class Html
             $attributes = $node->attributes; // get all the attributes(eg: id, class)
 
             foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
+                $val = trim($attribute->value);
                 switch (strtolower($attribute->name)) {
                     case 'style':
                         $styles = self::parseStyle($attribute, $styles);
                         break;
                     case 'align':
-                        $styles['alignment'] = self::mapAlign($attribute->value);
+                        $styles['alignment'] = self::mapAlign($val);
                         break;
                     case 'lang':
-                        $styles['lang'] = $attribute->value;
+                        $styles['lang'] = $val;
                         break;
                     case 'width':
                         // tables, cells
-                        $val = trim($attribute->value);
                         if(false !== strpos($val, '%')){
                             // e.g. <table width="100%"> or <td width=50%>
                             $styles['width'] = intval($val) * 50;
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ class Html
                         break;
                     case 'bgcolor':
                         // tables, rows, cells e.g. <tr bgColor="#FF0000">
-                        $styles['bgColor'] = trim($attribute->value, '# ');
+                        $styles['bgColor'] = trim($val, '# ');
+                        break;
+                    case 'valign':
+                        // cells e.g. <td valign="middle">
+                        if (preg_match('#(?:top|bottom|middle|baseline)#i', $val, $matches)) {
+                            $styles['valign'] = self::mapAlignVertical($matches[0]);
+                        }
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -678,6 +684,12 @@ class Html
                         $styles["border{$which}Style"] = self::mapBorderStyle($matches[3]);
                     }
                     break;
+                case 'vertical-align':
+                    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/vertical-align
+                    if (preg_match('#(?:top|bottom|middle|sub|baseline)#i', $cValue, $matches)) {
+                        $styles['valign'] = self::mapAlignVertical($matches[0]);
+                    }
+                    break;
             }
         }
 
@@ -842,6 +854,32 @@ class Html
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Transforms a HTML/CSS alignment into a \PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc
+     *
+     * @param string $cssAlignment
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    protected static function mapAlignVertical($alignment)
+    {
+        $alignment = strtolower($alignment);
+        switch ($alignment) {
+            case 'top':
+            case 'baseline':
+            case 'bottom':
+                return $alignment;
+            case 'middle':
+                return 'center';
+            case 'sub':
+                return 'bottom';
+            case 'text-top':
+            case 'baseline':
+                return 'top';
+            default:
+                return '';
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
     * Map list style for ordered list
     *
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php
index 2c1e2d07..67c9fcaa 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php
@@ -844,4 +844,48 @@ HTML;
         $this->assertTrue($doc->elementExists($xpath, $xmlFile));
         $this->assertEquals('lowerRoman', $doc->getElement($xpath, $xmlFile)->getAttribute('w:val'));
     }
+
+    /**
+    * Parse ordered list start & numbering style
+    */
+    public function testParseVerticalAlign()
+    {
+        $phpWord = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord();
+        $section = $phpWord->addSection();
+
+        // borders & backgrounds are here just for better visual comparison
+        $html = <<<HTML
+<table width="100%">
+    <tr>
+        <td width="20%" style="border: 1px #666666 solid;">default</td>
+        <td width="20%" style="vertical-align: top; border: 1px #666666 solid;">top</td>
+        <td width="20%" style="vertical-align: middle; border: 1px #666666 solid;">middle</td>
+        <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border: 1px #666666 solid;">bottom</td>
+        <td bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></td>
+    </tr>
+</table>
+HTML;
+
+        Html::addHtml($section, $html);
+        $doc = TestHelperDOCX::getDocument($phpWord, 'Word2007');
+
+        // uncomment to see results
+        file_put_contents('./table_src.html', $html);
+        file_put_contents('./table_result_'.time().'.docx', file_get_contents( TestHelperDOCX::getFile() ) );
+
+        $xpath = '/w:document/w:body/w:tbl/w:tr/w:tc[1]/w:tcPr/w:vAlign';
+        $this->assertFalse($doc->elementExists($xpath));
+
+        $xpath = '/w:document/w:body/w:tbl/w:tr/w:tc[2]/w:tcPr/w:vAlign';
+        $this->assertTrue($doc->elementExists($xpath));
+        $this->assertEquals('top', $doc->getElement($xpath)->getAttribute('w:val'));
+
+        $xpath = '/w:document/w:body/w:tbl/w:tr/w:tc[3]/w:tcPr/w:vAlign';
+        $this->assertTrue($doc->elementExists($xpath));
+        $this->assertEquals('center', $doc->getElement($xpath)->getAttribute('w:val'));
+
+        $xpath = '/w:document/w:body/w:tbl/w:tr/w:tc[4]/w:tcPr/w:vAlign';
+        $this->assertTrue($doc->elementExists($xpath));
+        $this->assertEquals('bottom', $doc->getElement($xpath)->getAttribute('w:val'));
+    }
 }