diff --git a/src/docgen/HtmlDoc.py b/src/docgen/HtmlDoc.py
index b540d952c..369aa680e 100644
--- a/src/docgen/HtmlDoc.py
+++ b/src/docgen/HtmlDoc.py
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ class HtmlDoc(TextDoc.TextDoc):
         text = string.replace(text,'<','&lt;');
         text = string.replace(text,'>','&gt;');
         text = string.replace(text,'\n','<br>')
+        text = text.replace('&lt;super&gt;','<sup>')
+        text = text.replace('&lt;/super&gt;','</sup>')
         if text != "":
             self.empty = 0
 	self.f.write(text)
diff --git a/src/docgen/LaTeXDoc.py b/src/docgen/LaTeXDoc.py
index 5fb5317a6..ad45b8ef7 100644
--- a/src/docgen/LaTeXDoc.py
+++ b/src/docgen/LaTeXDoc.py
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ class LaTeXDoc(TextDoc.TextDoc):
 	if text == '\n':
 	    text = '\\newline\n'
         text = string.replace(text,'#','\#')
+        text = text.replace('<super>','\\textsuperscript{')
+        text = text.replace('</super>','}')
         self.f.write(text)