diff --git a/mod/forum/post.php b/mod/forum/post.php
index ee98761df84..cd30c22d36c 100644
--- a/mod/forum/post.php
+++ b/mod/forum/post.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             $errordestination = $SESSION->fromurl;
         }
 
-        $post->subject = strip_tags($post->subject, '<lang>');        // Strip all tags except lang
+        $post->subject = strip_tags($post->subject, '<lang><span>');        // Strip all tags except lang
 
         //$post->message = clean_text($post->message, $post->format);   // Clean up any bad tags