diff --git a/anki/latex.py b/anki/latex.py
index 9ee72ea1a..c82dbf1e5 100644
--- a/anki/latex.py
+++ b/anki/latex.py
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ def imageForLatex(deck, latex, build=True):
 
 def imgLink(deck, latex, build=True):
     "Parse LATEX and return a HTML image representing the output."
-    latex = mungeLatex(deck, latex)
-    (ok, img) = imageForLatex(deck, latex, build)
+    munged = mungeLatex(deck, latex)
+    (ok, img) = imageForLatex(deck, munged, build)
     if ok:
-        return '<img src="%s">' % img
+        return '<img src="%s" alt="%s">' % (img, latex)
     else:
         return img
 
diff --git a/anki/utils.py b/anki/utils.py
index 53c646422..8675f17b6 100644
--- a/anki/utils.py
+++ b/anki/utils.py
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ def stripHTML(s):
     s = entsToTxt(s)
     return s
 
+def stripHTMLAlt(s):
+    "Strip HTML, preserving img alt text."
+    s = re.sub("<img [^>]*alt=[\"']?([^\"'>]+)[\"']?[^>]*>", "\\1", s)
+    return stripHTML(s)
+
 def stripHTMLMedia(s):
     "Strip HTML but keep media filenames"
     s = re.sub("<img src=[\"']?([^\"'>]+)[\"']? ?/?>", " \\1 ", s)