diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java
index cfc1f66..6365978 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextConverter.java
@@ -1854,12 +1854,16 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 	}
 
 	private Node addHeader(Node node) {
-		
+		Node headerNode = null;
 		inHeader = true;
 		MasterPage masterPage = ofr.getFullMasterPage(currentMasterPage);
 		if (currentMasterPage != null) {
-			
-			Node headerNode = masterPage.getHeader();
+			if (pageNum % 2 == 0) {
+				headerNode = masterPage.getHeaderLeft();
+			}
+			if (headerNode == null) {
+				headerNode = masterPage.getHeader();
+			}		
 			if (headerNode != null) {
 				//Create header element
 				Element headerElement = converter.createElement("header");
@@ -1874,12 +1878,16 @@ public class TextConverter extends ConverterHelper {
 	}
 
 	private Node addFooter(Node node) {
-		
+		Node footerNode = null;
 		inFooter = true;
 		MasterPage masterPage = ofr.getFullMasterPage(currentMasterPage);
 		if (currentMasterPage != null) {
-			
-			Node footerNode = masterPage.getFooter();
+			if (pageNum % 2 == 0) {
+				footerNode = masterPage.getFooterLeft();
+			}
+			if (footerNode == null) {
+				footerNode = masterPage.getFooter();
+			}
 			if (footerNode != null) {
 				//Create footer element
 				Element footerElement = converter.createElement("footer");