diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java
index 06f702d..14316ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java
@@ -1776,6 +1776,9 @@ public class TextParser extends Parser {
 		inHeader = true;
 		MasterPage masterPage = ofr.getFullMasterPage(currentMasterPage);
 		if (currentMasterPage != null) {
+			String pageLayoutName = masterPage.getPageLayoutName();
+			PageLayout pageLayout = ofr.getPageLayout(pageLayoutName);
+			String marginBottom = pageLayout.getFooterProperty(FO_MARGIN_BOTTOM);
 			if (pageNum % 2 == 0) {
 				headerNode = masterPage.getHeaderLeft();
 			}
@@ -1785,6 +1788,9 @@ public class TextParser extends Parser {
 			if (headerNode != null) {
 				//Create header element
 				Element headerElement = converter.createElement("header");
+				if (marginBottom != null) {
+					headerElement.setAttribute("style", "margin-bottom:"+getPageSc().scale(marginBottom)+";");
+				}
 				Node pageNode =	node.getParentNode();
 				pageNode.insertBefore(headerElement, node);
 				traverseBlockText(headerNode, headerElement);
@@ -1801,6 +1807,9 @@ public class TextParser extends Parser {
 		inFooter = true;
 		MasterPage masterPage = ofr.getFullMasterPage(currentMasterPage);
 		if (currentMasterPage != null) {
+			String pageLayoutName = masterPage.getPageLayoutName();
+			PageLayout pageLayout = ofr.getPageLayout(pageLayoutName);
+			String marginTop = pageLayout.getFooterProperty(FO_MARGIN_TOP);
 			if (pageNum % 2 == 0) {
 				footerNode = masterPage.getFooterLeft();
 			}
@@ -1810,6 +1819,9 @@ public class TextParser extends Parser {
 			if (footerNode != null) {
 				//Create footer element
 				Element footerElement = converter.createElement("footer");
+				if (marginTop != null) {
+					footerElement.setAttribute("style", "margin-top:"+getPageSc().scale(marginTop)+";");
+				}
 				Node pageNode =	node.getParentNode();
 				pageNode.appendChild(footerElement);
 				traverseBlockText(footerNode, footerElement);