diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp
index 934451e825ca22632e16379662d66b4f6f8e911b..917eaeadd8d5b6c76f6fdc48c976f39f8f257261 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicktext.cpp
@@ -527,10 +527,13 @@ void QQuickTextPrivate::updateSize()
         }
         if (internalWidthUpdate)
             return;
+
+        extra->doc->setPageSize(QSizeF());
         if (q->widthValid() && (wrapMode != QQuickText::NoWrap || extra->doc->idealWidth() < q->width()))
             extra->doc->setTextWidth(q->width());
         else
             extra->doc->setTextWidth(extra->doc->idealWidth()); // ### Text does not align if width is not set (QTextDoc bug)
+
         widthExceeded = extra->doc->textWidth() < extra->doc->idealWidth();
         QSizeF dsize = extra->doc->size();
         layedOutTextRect = QRectF(QPointF(0,0), dsize);
diff --git a/tests/manual/scenegraph_lancelot/data/text/text_html_center_tag.qml b/tests/manual/scenegraph_lancelot/data/text/text_html_center_tag.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..86b528f0a4cd8a5df5fe4281eb0329f51995275b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/manual/scenegraph_lancelot/data/text/text_html_center_tag.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+
+Item {
+    width: 320
+    height: 480
+
+    Text {
+        id: implicitSizedText
+        textFormat: Text.RichText
+        text: "<center>Implicit size<br>----- Second line -----</center>"
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+        color: "white"
+
+        Rectangle {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            z: -1
+            color: "blue"
+        }
+    }
+    Text {
+        textFormat: Text.RichText
+        text: "<center>Explicit size<br>----- Second line -----</center>"
+        anchors.top: implicitSizedText.bottom
+        anchors.topMargin: 10
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        width: 300
+        color: "white"
+
+        Rectangle {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            z: -1
+            color: "blue"
+        }
+    }
+}