diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt b/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
index caccf925..dd3f8ecb 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
              [index? (eq? 'index s-name)]
              [tableform
               (cond [index? "list"]
+                    [(eq? 'block s-name) "tabular"]
                     [(not (current-table-mode)) "bigtabular"]
                     [else "tabular"])]
              [opt (cond [(equal? tableform "bigtabular") ""]
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
index 7f808313..1286cf12 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/core.scrbl
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ recognized:
 
  @item{@racket['centered] --- Centers HTML output horizontally.}
 
+ @item{@racket['block] --- Prevents pages breaks in Latex output.}
+
 ]
 
 The following @tech{style properties} are currently recognized: