diff --git a/samples/Sample_26_Html.php b/samples/Sample_26_Html.php
index 31e5984f..d8763805 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_26_Html.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_26_Html.php
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ $html .= '<p lang="he-IL" style="text-align: right; direction: rtl">היי, זה
 $html .= '<p style="margin-top: 240pt;">Unordered (bulleted) list:</p>';
 $html .= '<ul><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li><ul><li>Item 2.1</li><li>Item 2.1</li></ul></ul>';
 
+$html .= '<p style="margin-top: 240pt;">1.5 line height with first line text indent:</p>';
+$html .= '<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 150%;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <strong>consectetur adipiscing elit</strong>, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>';
+
 $html .= '<h2 style="align: center">centered title</h2>';
 
 $html .= '<p style="margin-top: 240pt;">Ordered (numbered) list:</p>';
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
index 64c6b4a5..dcf84778 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class Html
                     $styles['bgColor'] = trim($cValue, '#');
                     break;
                 case 'line-height':
-                    $styles['lineHeight'] = $cValue;
+                    $styles['lineHeight'] = Html::toMultiplier($cValue);
                     break;
                 case 'text-indent':
                     $styles['indentation']['firstLine'] = Converter::cssToTwip($cValue);
@@ -681,6 +681,15 @@ class Html
         return null;
     }
 
+    private static function toMultiplier($cssValue)
+    {
+        if (preg_match('/([0-9]+)%/', $cssValue, $matches)) {
+            return ((int) $matches[1]) / 100;
+        }
+
+        return $cssValue;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parse line break
      *