diff --git a/lib/kramdown/parser/gfm.rb b/lib/kramdown/parser/gfm.rb
index 46bc02a..b75b726 100644
--- a/lib/kramdown/parser/gfm.rb
+++ b/lib/kramdown/parser/gfm.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def update_elements(element)
           if child.type == :text && child.value.include?(@hard_line_break)
             update_text_type(element, child)
           elsif child.type == :html_element
+            update_elements(child)
             child
           elsif child.type == :header && @options[:auto_ids] && @options[:transliterated_header_ids]
             # Let the kramdown converter create the ID
diff --git a/test/testcases/header_ids.html b/test/testcases/header_ids.html
index f2fb65f..a5c0f05 100644
--- a/test/testcases/header_ids.html
+++ b/test/testcases/header_ids.html
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ <h3 id="variable_name-1">variable_name</h3>
 
 <h3 id="variable_name-2">variable_name</h3>
 
+<div>
+  <h3 id="variable_name-3">variable_name</h3>
+</div>
+
 <h3 id="-1">;;</h3>
 
 <h3 id="before--after-tab">before 	after tab</h3>
diff --git a/test/testcases/header_ids.text b/test/testcases/header_ids.text
index 0a89c0b..57aefad 100644
--- a/test/testcases/header_ids.text
+++ b/test/testcases/header_ids.text
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 ### variable_name
 
+<div markdown="1">
+### variable_name
+</div>
+
 ### ;;
 
 ### before 	after tab