diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index fd642d0..b435e14 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 - [x] Blocks
 - [ ] Clock, Diary Sexp and Planning
 - [x] Comments
-- [ ] Fixed Width Areas
+- [x] Fixed Width Areas
 - [x] Horizontal Rules
 - [x] Keywords
 - [ ] LaTeX Environments
diff --git a/src/elements/mod.rs b/src/elements/mod.rs
index 06da443..78926d8 100644
--- a/src/elements/mod.rs
+++ b/src/elements/mod.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub enum Element<'a> {
     },
     Rule,
     Comment(&'a str),
+    FixedWidth(&'a str),
     List {
         ident: usize,
         ordered: bool,
@@ -178,6 +179,14 @@ impl<'a> Element<'a> {
                     }
                 }
 
+                if bytes[pos] == b':' && bytes.get(pos + 1).map(|&b| b == b' ').unwrap_or(false) {
+                    let eol = src[pos..]
+                        .find('\n')
+                        .map(|i| i + pos + 1)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| src.len());
+                    ret!(Element::FixedWidth(&src[pos + 1..eol]), eol);
+                }
+
                 if bytes[pos] == b'#' && bytes.get(pos + 1).filter(|&&b| b == b'+').is_some() {
                     if let Some((name, args, contents_beg, cont_end, end)) =
                         Block::parse(&src[pos..])
diff --git a/src/export/html.rs b/src/export/html.rs
index 803e1e6..6d24313 100644
--- a/src/export/html.rs
+++ b/src/export/html.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ impl<W: Write> Handler<W> for HtmlHandler {
     fn handle_comment(&mut self, w: &mut W, cont: &str) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
+    fn handle_fixed_width(&mut self, w: &mut W, cont: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        write!(w, "<pre>{}</pre>", cont)
+    }
     fn handle_table_start(&mut self, w: &mut W) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/export/mod.rs b/src/export/mod.rs
index f3c5984..d7699dd 100644
--- a/src/export/mod.rs
+++ b/src/export/mod.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub trait Handler<W: Write> {
     fn handle_call(&mut self, w: &mut W) -> Result<()>;
     fn handle_clock(&mut self, w: &mut W) -> Result<()>;
     fn handle_comment(&mut self, w: &mut W, cont: &str) -> Result<()>;
+    fn handle_fixed_width(&mut self, w: &mut W, cont: &str) -> Result<()>;
     fn handle_table_start(&mut self, w: &mut W) -> Result<()>;
     fn handle_table_end(&mut self, w: &mut W) -> Result<()>;
     fn handle_table_cell(&mut self, w: &mut W) -> Result<()>;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ impl<'a, W: Write, H: Handler<W>> Render<'a, W, H> {
                 Call => h.handle_call(w)?,
                 Clock => h.handle_clock(w)?,
                 Comment(c) => h.handle_comment(w, c)?,
+                FixedWidth(f) => h.handle_fixed_width(w, f)?,
                 TableStart => h.handle_table_start(w)?,
                 TableEnd => h.handle_table_end(w)?,
                 TableCell => h.handle_table_cell(w)?,
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index d42235e..9b0f789 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ pub enum Event<'a> {
     Clock,
 
     Comment(&'a str),
+    FixedWidth(&'a str),
 
     TableStart,
     TableEnd,
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 Element::DynBlock { name, args, .. } => Event::DynBlockBeg { name, args },
                 Element::ExampleBlock { args, cont } => Event::ExampleBlock { args, cont },
                 Element::ExportBlock { args, cont } => Event::ExportBlock { args, cont },
+                Element::FixedWidth(f) => Event::FixedWidth(f),
                 Element::FnDef { label, cont } => Event::FnDef { label, cont },
                 Element::Keyword { key, value } => Event::Keyword { key, value },
                 Element::List { ordered, .. } => Event::ListBeg { ordered },