diff --git a/lib/redcloth3.rb b/lib/redcloth3.rb
index 8a33943..d09804f 100644
--- a/lib/redcloth3.rb
+++ b/lib/redcloth3.rb
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ class RedCloth3 < String
         end
     end
 
-    def rip_offtags( text, escape_aftertag=true )
+    def rip_offtags( text, escape_aftertag=true, escape_line=true )
         if text =~ /<.*>/
             ## strip and encode <pre> content
             codepre, used_offtags = 0, {}
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ class RedCloth3 < String
                     codepre += 1
                     used_offtags[offtag] = true
                     if codepre - used_offtags.length > 0
-                        htmlesc( line, :NoQuotes )
+                        htmlesc( line, :NoQuotes ) if escape_line
                         @pre_list.last << line
                         line = ""
                     else
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ class RedCloth3 < String
                     end
                 elsif $1 and codepre > 0
                     if codepre - used_offtags.length > 0
-                        htmlesc( line, :NoQuotes )
+                        htmlesc( line, :NoQuotes ) if escape_line
                         @pre_list.last << line
                         line = ""
                     end
diff --git a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/formatter.rb b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/formatter.rb
index 1122883..22cd5cb 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/formatter.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module Redmine
         def extract_sections(index)
           @pre_list = []
           text = self.dup
-          rip_offtags text, false
+          rip_offtags text, false, false
           before = ''
           s = ''
           after = ''
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb b/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb
index 8d33db1..2625099 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas sed libero.",
   end
 </code></pre>
 
+<pre><code><pre><code class=\"ruby\">
+  Place your code here.
+</code></pre>
+</code></pre>
+
 Morbi facilisis accumsan orci non pharetra.
 
 <pre>