diff --git a/packages/autoflow/lib/autoflow.coffee b/packages/autoflow/lib/autoflow.coffee
index 3bb31745b29..656d800e43e 100644
--- a/packages/autoflow/lib/autoflow.coffee
+++ b/packages/autoflow/lib/autoflow.coffee
@@ -51,14 +51,30 @@ module.exports =
       tabLengthInSpaces = ''
 
     for block in paragraphBlocks
+      blockLines = block.split('\n')
+
+      # For LaTeX tags surrounding the text, we simply ignore them, and
+      # reproduce them verbatim in the wrapped text.
+      beginningLinesToIgnore = []
+      endingLinesToIgnore = []
+      latexTagRegex = /^\s*\\\w+(\[.*\])?\{\w+\}(\[.*\])?\s*$/g    # e.g. \begin{verbatim}
+      latexTagStartRegex = /^\s*\\\w+\s*\{\s*$/g                   # e.g. \item{
+      latexTagEndRegex = /^\s*\}\s*$/g                             # e.g. }
+      while blockLines[0].match(latexTagRegex) or
+            blockLines[0].match(latexTagStartRegex)
+        beginningLinesToIgnore.push(blockLines[0])
+        blockLines.shift()
+      while blockLines[blockLines.length - 1].match(latexTagRegex) or
+            blockLines[blockLines.length - 1].match(latexTagEndRegex)
+        endingLinesToIgnore.unshift(blockLines[blockLines.length - 1])
+        blockLines.pop()
 
       # TODO: this could be more language specific. Use the actual comment char.
       # Remember that `-` has to be the last character in the character class.
-      linePrefix = block.match(/^\s*(\/\/|\/\*|;;|#'|\|\|\||--|[#%*>-])?\s*/g)[0]
+      linePrefix = blockLines[0].match(/^\s*(\/\/|\/\*|;;|#'|\|\|\||--|[#%*>-])?\s*/g)[0]
       linePrefixTabExpanded = linePrefix
       if tabLengthInSpaces
         linePrefixTabExpanded = linePrefix.replace(/\t/g, tabLengthInSpaces)
-      blockLines = block.split('\n')
 
       if linePrefix
         escapedLinePrefix = _.escapeRegExp(linePrefix)
@@ -93,7 +109,8 @@ module.exports =
         currentLineLength += segment.length
       lines.push(linePrefix + currentLine.join(''))
 
-      paragraphs.push(lines.join('\n').replace(/\s+\n/g, '\n'))
+      wrappedLines = beginningLinesToIgnore.concat(lines.concat(endingLinesToIgnore))
+      paragraphs.push(wrappedLines.join('\n').replace(/\s+\n/g, '\n'))
 
     leadingVerticalSpace + paragraphs.join('\n\n') + trailingVerticalSpace
 
diff --git a/packages/autoflow/spec/autoflow-spec.coffee b/packages/autoflow/spec/autoflow-spec.coffee
index e8b7ed81f6c..3e132305d29 100644
--- a/packages/autoflow/spec/autoflow-spec.coffee
+++ b/packages/autoflow/spec/autoflow-spec.coffee
@@ -560,3 +560,71 @@ describe "Autoflow package", ->
         '''
 
       expect(autoflow.reflow(test, wrapColumn: 80)).toEqual res
+
+    it 'properly reflows text around LaTeX tags', ->
+      text =
+        '''
+        \\begin{verbatim}
+            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nisl odio amet, et tempor netus neque at at blandit, vel vestibulum libero dolor, semper lobortis ligula praesent. Eget condimentum integer, porta sagittis nam, fusce vitae a vitae augue. Nec semper quis sed ut, est porttitor praesent. Nisl velit quam dolore velit quam, elementum neque pellentesque pulvinar et vestibulum.
+        \\end{verbatim}
+        '''
+
+      res =
+        '''
+        \\begin{verbatim}
+            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nisl odio amet, et tempor netus neque at at
+            blandit, vel vestibulum libero dolor, semper lobortis ligula praesent. Eget
+            condimentum integer, porta sagittis nam, fusce vitae a vitae augue. Nec
+            semper quis sed ut, est porttitor praesent. Nisl velit quam dolore velit
+            quam, elementum neque pellentesque pulvinar et vestibulum.
+        \\end{verbatim}
+        '''
+
+      expect(autoflow.reflow(text, wrapColumn: 80)).toEqual res
+
+    it 'properly reflows text inside LaTeX tags', ->
+      text =
+        '''
+        \\item{
+            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nisl odio amet, et tempor netus neque at at blandit, vel vestibulum libero dolor, semper lobortis ligula praesent. Eget condimentum integer, porta sagittis nam, fusce vitae a vitae augue. Nec semper quis sed ut, est porttitor praesent. Nisl velit quam dolore velit quam, elementum neque pellentesque pulvinar et vestibulum.
+        }
+        '''
+
+      res =
+        '''
+        \\item{
+            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nisl odio amet, et tempor netus neque at at
+            blandit, vel vestibulum libero dolor, semper lobortis ligula praesent. Eget
+            condimentum integer, porta sagittis nam, fusce vitae a vitae augue. Nec
+            semper quis sed ut, est porttitor praesent. Nisl velit quam dolore velit
+            quam, elementum neque pellentesque pulvinar et vestibulum.
+        }
+        '''
+
+      expect(autoflow.reflow(text, wrapColumn: 80)).toEqual res
+
+    it 'properly reflows text inside nested LaTeX tags', ->
+      text =
+        '''
+        \\begin{enumerate}[label=(\\alph*)]
+            \\item{
+                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nisl odio amet, et tempor netus neque at at blandit, vel vestibulum libero dolor, semper lobortis ligula praesent. Eget condimentum integer, porta sagittis nam, fusce vitae a vitae augue. Nec semper quis sed ut, est porttitor praesent. Nisl velit quam dolore velit quam, elementum neque pellentesque pulvinar et vestibulum.
+            }
+        \\end{enumerate}
+        '''
+
+      res =
+        '''
+        \\begin{enumerate}[label=(\\alph*)]
+            \\item{
+                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, nisl odio amet, et tempor netus neque at at
+                blandit, vel vestibulum libero dolor, semper lobortis ligula praesent.
+                Eget condimentum integer, porta sagittis nam, fusce vitae a vitae augue.
+                Nec semper quis sed ut, est porttitor praesent. Nisl velit quam dolore
+                velit quam, elementum neque pellentesque pulvinar et vestibulum.
+            }
+        \\end{enumerate}
+        '''
+
+      expect(autoflow.reflow(text, wrapColumn: 80)).toEqual res
+