https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45134
--- Comment #4 from chuck.mccallum+...@jove.com --- I found this bug via http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-fop-users/201103.mbox/browser. It's ugly, but if anyone needs an ad-hoc work-around, you can add an invisible "word" of non-breaking spaces so that the content of the cell actually spans as many rows as have been allotted for it. ie, replace <fo:table-cell number-rows-spanned="2"> <fo:block>Too short!</fo:block> </fo:table-cell> with <fo:table-cell number-rows-spanned="2"> <fo:block>Too short        </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> The invisible word gets line wrapped, assuming your table is narrow enough, and the new block of text is not vulnerable to page-breaking from this bug. For what that's worth. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.