diff --git a/contrib/limited_html_renderer.py b/contrib/limited_html_renderer.py
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+import html
+from mistletoe.html_renderer import HTMLRenderer
+
+class LimitedHTMLRenderer(HTMLRenderer):
+    @staticmethod
+    def render_html_block(token):
+        return html.escape(token.content)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def render_html_span(token):
+        return html.escape(token.content)
diff --git a/test/test_contrib/test_limited_html_renderer.py b/test/test_contrib/test_limited_html_renderer.py
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+from contrib.limited_html_renderer import LimitedHTMLRenderer
+from mistletoe.block_token import Document
+import random
+import string
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+class TestLimitedHTMLRenderer(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.renderer = LimitedHTMLRenderer()
+        self.renderer.__enter__()
+        self.addCleanup(self.renderer.__exit__, None, None, None)
+
+    def check_render(self, inputString, expected, errormsg):
+        output = self.renderer.render(Document(inputString))
+        output = output.strip()
+        self.assertEqual(output, expected, errormsg)
+
+    def test_render_inline_div(self):
+        input = '<div>hello</div>'
+        output = '&lt;div&gt;hello&lt;/div&gt;'
+        self.check_render(input, output, 'One line div is not escaped')
+
+    def test_render_inline_span(self):
+        input = '<span>hello</span>'
+        output = '<p>&lt;span&gt;hello&lt;/span&gt;</p>'
+        self.check_render(input, output, 'One line span is not escaped')
+
+    def test_render_embedded_markdown(self):
+        input = '<div>\n\n*hello*\n\n</div>'
+        output = '&lt;div&gt;\n<p><em>hello</em></p>\n&lt;/div&gt;'
+        self.check_render(input, output, 'Markdown inside div is unexpectedly escaped')