diff --git a/ChangeLog.rst b/ChangeLog.rst
index 3c642f9..72aefde 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.rst
+++ b/ChangeLog.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ UNRELEASED
 * Don't wrap tables by default and add a ``--wrap-tables`` config option
 * Fix #320 padding empty tables and tables with no </tr> tags.
 * Add ``ignore_mailto_links`` config option to ignore ``mailto:`` style links.
-
+* Feature #198: Ignore ``<p>`` and ``<div>`` tags inside table rows.
 
 2020.1.16
 =========
diff --git a/html2text/__init__.py b/html2text/__init__.py
index c59ae16..47fcb95 100644
--- a/html2text/__init__.py
+++ b/html2text/__init__.py
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ def handle_tag(
                     self.soft_br()
             elif self.astack:
                 pass
+            elif self.split_next_td:
+                pass
             else:
                 self.p()
 
diff --git a/test/no_p_in_table.html b/test/no_p_in_table.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c1bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no_p_in_table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
+    <head lang="en"> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title></title> </head>
+    <body> <h1>This is a test document</h1> With some text, <code>code</code>, <b>bolds</b> and <i>italics</i>.  <h2>This is second header</h2> <p style="display: none">Displaynone text</p> 
+    <table>
+        <tr> <th>Header 1</th> <th>Header 2</th> <th>Header 3</th> </tr>
+        <tr> <td><p>Content 1</p></td> <td><p>2</p></td> <td><img src="http://lorempixel.com/200/200" alt="200"/> Image!</td> </tr>
+        <tr> <td><p>Content 1 longer</p></td> <td><p>Content 2</p></td> <td><p>blah</p></td> </tr>
+        <tr> <td><p>Content </p></td> <td><p>Content 2</p></td> <td><p>blah</p></td> </tr>
+        <tr> <td><p>t </p></td> <td><p>Content 2</p></td> <td><p>blah blah blah</p></td> </tr>
+    </table>
+
+  </body> </html>
diff --git a/test/no_p_in_table.md b/test/no_p_in_table.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f22449e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no_p_in_table.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This is a test document
+
+With some text, `code`, **bolds** and _italics_.
+
+## This is second header
+
+Displaynone text
+
+Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3  
+---|---|---  
+Content 1 | 2 | ![200](http://lorempixel.com/200/200) Image!  
+Content 1 longer | Content 2 | blah  
+Content  | Content 2 | blah  
+t  | Content 2 | blah blah blah
+

Header 1	Header 2	Header 3
Content 1	2	Image!
Content 1 longer	Content 2	blah
Content	Content 2	blah
t	Content 2	blah blah blah