diff --git a/lisp/ox-html.el b/lisp/ox-html.el
index a843441..76472c7 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-html.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-html.el
@@ -2899,6 +2899,8 @@ the plist used as a communication channel."
   (let* ((parent (org-export-get-parent paragraph))
 	 (parent-type (org-element-type parent))
 	 (style '((footnote-definition " class=\"footpara\"")))
+	 (class0 (org-export-read-attribute :attr_html paragraph :class))
+	 (class (if class0 (format " class=\"%s\"" class0)))
 	 (extra (or (cadr (assoc parent-type style)) "")))
     (cond
      ((and (eq (org-element-type parent) 'item)
@@ -2925,7 +2927,7 @@ the plist used as a communication channel."
 	    (label (org-element-property :name paragraph)))
 	(org-html--wrap-image contents info caption label)))
      ;; Regular paragraph.
-     (t (format "<p%s>\n%s</p>" extra contents)))))
+     (t (format "<p%s%s>\n%s</p>" class extra contents)))))
 
 ;;;; Plain List