diff --git a/data/kramdown/document.latex b/data/kramdown/document.latex
index 5bdbbcd1..14934e12 100644
--- a/data/kramdown/document.latex
+++ b/data/kramdown/document.latex
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ encmap = {
 <% end %>
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
 \usepackage{listings}
-\usepackage{hyperref}
 <% @converter.data[:packages].each {|pkg| %>\usepackage{<%= pkg %>}
 <% } %>
+\usepackage{hyperref}
 
 <% if @converter.data[:packages].include?('fancyvrb') %>
 \VerbatimFootnotes
diff --git a/doc/news/release_0_X_X.page b/doc/news/release_0_X_X.page
index b7d1887e..be1a8c57 100644
--- a/doc/news/release_0_X_X.page
+++ b/doc/news/release_0_X_X.page
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ modified_at: 2011-02-21 18:01:00 +02:00
 
 ## Changes
 
-* 6 bug fixes:
+* 7 bug fixes:
 
   - Table line `` |a|`b` `` was parsed as `` |a`b` `` (patch by Masahiro Kitajima)
   - Table line `` |`a` `` lead to error condition (patch by Masahiro Kitajima)
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ modified_at: 2011-02-21 18:01:00 +02:00
   - Fixed bug in LaTeX image element converter that was introduced in a former release (reported by
     Michael Franzl)
   - Fixed problem with block HTML tag being treated as header text
+  - Fixed problem with footnotes in LaTeX tables -- now using `longtable` instead of `tabular`
+    environment (reported by Michael Franzl)
 
 * 1 documentation fix:
 
diff --git a/lib/kramdown/converter/latex.rb b/lib/kramdown/converter/latex.rb
index 417fa641..238b8080 100644
--- a/lib/kramdown/converter/latex.rb
+++ b/lib/kramdown/converter/latex.rb
@@ -180,9 +180,10 @@ def convert_xml_pi(el, opts)
       TABLE_ALIGNMENT_CHAR = {:default => 'l', :left => 'l', :center => 'c', :right => 'r'} # :nodoc:
 
       def convert_table(el, opts)
+        @data[:packages] << 'longtable'
         align = el.options[:alignment].map {|a| TABLE_ALIGNMENT_CHAR[a]}.join('|')
         attrs = attribute_list(el)
-        "#{latex_link_target(el)}\\begin{tabular}{|#{align}|}#{attrs}\n\\hline\n#{inner(el, opts)}\\hline\n\\end{tabular}#{attrs}\n\n"
+        "#{latex_link_target(el)}\\begin{longtable}{|#{align}|}#{attrs}\n\\hline\n#{inner(el, opts)}\\hline\n\\end{longtable}#{attrs}\n\n"
       end
 
       def convert_thead(el, opts)
diff --git a/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.html b/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caebef5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>this is <sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" rel="footnote">1</a></sup></td>
+      <td>a table</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>with a</td>
+      <td>footnote</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<div class="footnotes">
+  <ol>
+    <li id="fn:1">
+      <p>Something</p>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        <p>special here</p>
+      </blockquote>
+      <p><a href="#fnref:1" rev="footnote">&#8617;</a></p>
+    </li>
+  </ol>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.latex b/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.latex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99b5312f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.latex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\begin{longtable}{|l|l|}
+\hline
+this is \footnote{Something
+
+\begin{quote}
+special here
+\end{quote}} & a table\\
+with a & footnote\\
+\hline
+\end{longtable}
+
diff --git a/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.text b/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..345fc5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testcases/block/14_table/table_with_footnote.text
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+| this is [^1] | a table
+| with a | footnote
+
+[^1]: Something
+
+    > special here