diff --git a/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js b/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js
index c453a56d5..5bb391a00 100644
--- a/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js
+++ b/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML.js
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 try {
                     var $ = cheerio.load(msg.payload);
                     var pay = [];
+		    var count = 0;
+                    $(tag).each(function() {
+			count++;
+		    });
+		    var index = 0;
                     $(tag).each(function() {
                         if (node.as === "multi") {
                             var pay2 = null;
@@ -41,6 +46,13 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             /* istanbul ignore else */
                             if (pay2) {
                                 msg.payload = pay2;
+				msg.parts = {
+				    id: msg._msgid,
+				    index: index,
+				    count: count,
+                                    type: "string",
+                                    ch: ""
+				};
                                 node.send(msg);
                             }
                         }
@@ -50,6 +62,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             if (node.ret === "attr") { pay.push( this.attribs ); }
                             //if (node.ret === "val")  { pay.push( $(this).val() ); }
                         }
+			index++;
                     });
                     if ((node.as === "single") && (pay.length !== 0)) {
                         msg.payload = pay;
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js
index 9382c6cf1..c518c0d35 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-HTML_spec.js
@@ -207,12 +207,29 @@ describe('html node', function() {
 
     describe('multiple messages', function(){
         var cnt = 0;
+        var parts_id = undefined;
 
         afterEach(function() {
             cnt.should.be.exactly(2);
             cnt = 0;
+            parts_id = undefined;
         });
 
+        function check_parts(msg, index, count) {
+            msg.should.have.property('parts');
+            msg.parts.should.have.property('id');
+            if(parts_id === undefined) {
+                parts_id = msg.parts.id;
+            }
+            else {
+                msg.parts.should.have.property('id', parts_id);
+            }
+            msg.parts.should.have.property('index', index);
+            msg.parts.should.have.property('count', count);
+            msg.parts.should.have.property('type', 'string');
+            msg.parts.should.have.property('ch', '');
+        }
+
         it('should retrieve list contents as html as default with output as multiple msgs ', function(done) {
             fs.readFile(file, 'utf8', function(err, data) {
                 var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"html",wires:[["n2"]],tag:"ul",as:"multi"},
@@ -224,6 +241,7 @@ describe('html node', function() {
                     n2.on("input", function(msg) {
                         cnt++;
                         msg.should.have.property('topic', 'bar');
+                        check_parts(msg, cnt -1, 2);
                         if (cnt !== 1 && cnt !== 2) {
                             return false;
                         }
@@ -252,6 +270,7 @@ describe('html node', function() {
                     n2.on("input", function(msg) {
                         cnt++;
                         msg.should.have.property('topic', 'bar');
+                        check_parts(msg, cnt -1, 2);
                         if (cnt !== 1 && cnt !== 2) {
                             return false;
                         }
@@ -281,6 +300,7 @@ describe('html node', function() {
                         msg.should.have.property('payload');
                         msg.payload.should.have.property('src','foo.png');
                         msg.should.have.property('topic', 'bar');
+                        check_parts(msg, 0, 1);
                         cnt = 2;  // frig the answer as only one img tag
                         done();
                     });