diff --git a/src/buildHTML.js b/src/buildHTML.js
index cc6b30314..2d1ba65ff 100644
--- a/src/buildHTML.js
+++ b/src/buildHTML.js
@@ -376,8 +376,9 @@ groupTypes.supsub = function(group, options, prev) {
         supsub.children[1].style.marginRight = scriptspace;
     }
 
+    // We ensure to wrap the supsub vlist in a span.msupsub to reset text-align
     return makeSpan([getTypeOfGroup(group.value.base)],
-        [base, supsub]);
+        [base, makeSpan(["msupsub"], [supsub])]);
 };
 
 groupTypes.genfrac = function(group, options, prev) {
diff --git a/test/screenshotter/images/SupSubLeftAlignReset-chrome.png b/test/screenshotter/images/SupSubLeftAlignReset-chrome.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95fb8a4cb
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diff --git a/test/screenshotter/images/SupSubLeftAlignReset-firefox.png b/test/screenshotter/images/SupSubLeftAlignReset-firefox.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88e7ae739
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diff --git a/test/screenshotter/ss_data.yaml b/test/screenshotter/ss_data.yaml
index a14b7fce5..a2ae511d7 100644
--- a/test/screenshotter/ss_data.yaml
+++ b/test/screenshotter/ss_data.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ SqrtRoot: |
 SupSubCharacterBox: a_2f_2{f}_2{aa}_2{af}_2
 SupSubHorizSpacing: |
     x^{x^{x}}\Big|x_{x_{x_{x_{x}}}}\bigg|x^{x^{x_{x_{x_{x_{x}}}}}}\bigg|
+SupSubLeftAlignReset: |
+    \omega^8_{888} \quad \frac{1}{\hat{\omega}^{8}_{888}} \quad \displaystyle\sum_{\omega^{8}_{888}}
 SupSubOffsets: \displaystyle \int_{2+3}x f^{2+3}+3\lim_{2+3+4+5}f
 Text: \frac{a}{b}\text{c~ {ab} \ e}+fg
 UnsupportedCmds: