diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/reveal.js b/core/modules/widgets/reveal.js
index 2afa1d9ee..84f0b22e8 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/reveal.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/reveal.js
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ RevealWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	this.parentDomNode = parent;
 	this.computeAttributes();
 	this.execute();
-	var domNode = this.document.createElement(this.parseTreeNode.isBlock ? "div" : "span");
+	var tag = this.parseTreeNode.isBlock ? "div" : "span";
+	if($tw.config.htmlUnsafeElements.indexOf(this.revealTag) === -1) {
+		tag = this.revealTag;
+	}
+	var domNode = this.document.createElement(tag);
 	var classes = this["class"].split(" ") || [];
 	classes.push("tc-reveal");
 	domNode.className = classes.join(" ");
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ Compute the internal state of the widget
 RevealWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	// Get our parameters
 	this.state = this.getAttribute("state");
+	this.revealTag = this.getAttribute("tag");
 	this.type = this.getAttribute("type");
 	this.text = this.getAttribute("text");
 	this.position = this.getAttribute("position");
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/RevealWidget.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/RevealWidget.tid
index 3940e91a0..acc8898be 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/RevealWidget.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/RevealWidget.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20131024141900000
-modified: 20140211232346858
+modified: 20150310124305795
 tags: Widgets
 title: RevealWidget
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The content of the `<$reveal>` widget is displayed according to the rules given
 
 |!Attribute |!Description |
 |state |The title of the tiddler containing the state |
+|tag |Overrides the default HTML element tag (`<div>` in block mode or `<span>` in inline mode) |
 |type |The type of matching performed: ''match'', ''nomatch'' or ''popup'' |
 |text |The text to match when the type is ''match'' and ''nomatch'' |
 |position |The position used for the popup when the type is ''popup''. Can be ''left'', ''above'', ''aboveright'', ''right'', ''belowleft'' or ''below'' |