diff --git a/docs/spec/ngdocSpec.js b/docs/spec/ngdocSpec.js
index 46b05aef..68d3700f 100644
--- a/docs/spec/ngdocSpec.js
+++ b/docs/spec/ngdocSpec.js
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ describe('ngdoc', function(){
 
     describe('@description', function(){
       it('should support pre blocks', function(){
-        var doc = new Doc("@description <pre>abc</pre>");
+        var doc = new Doc("@description <pre><b>abc</b></pre>");
         doc.parse();
         expect(doc.description).
-          toBe('<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js; html-script: true;">abc</pre></div>');
+          toBe('<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js; html-script: true;">&lt;b&gt;abc&lt;/b&gt;</pre></div>');
       });
 
       it('should support multiple pre blocks', function() {
@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ describe('ngdoc', function(){
         doc.parse();
         expect(doc.description).
           toBe('<p>foo </p>' +
-               '<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js; html-script: true;">abc</pre></div>' +
+               '<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js;">abc</pre></div>' +
                '<h1>bah</h1>\n\n' +
                '<p>foo </p>' +
-               '<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js; html-script: true;">cba</pre></div>');
+               '<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js;">cba</pre></div>');
 
       });
 
diff --git a/docs/src/ngdoc.js b/docs/src/ngdoc.js
index 875b24df..57202809 100644
--- a/docs/src/ngdoc.js
+++ b/docs/src/ngdoc.js
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ Doc.prototype = {
     parts.forEach(function(text, i){
       if (text.match(/^<pre>/)) {
         text = text.replace(/^<pre>([\s\S]*)<\/pre>/mi, function(_, content){
-          return '<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="brush: js; html-script: true;">' +
+          var clazz = 'brush: js;'
+          if (content.match(/\<\w/)) {
+            // we are HTML
+            clazz += ' html-script: true;';
+          }
+          return '<div ng:non-bindable><pre class="' + clazz +'">' +
                   content.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;') +
                  '</pre></div>';
         });