diff --git a/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs b/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs
index 1cff7f92e..a1a2c5e98 100644
--- a/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-pdf/src/tags/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use typst_library::introspection::Location;
 use typst_library::layout::RepeatElem;
 use typst_library::model::{
     Destination, FigureCaption, FigureElem, HeadingElem, Outlinable, OutlineBody,
-    OutlineEntry, TableCell, TableElem,
+    OutlineEntry, ParElem, TableCell, TableElem,
 };
 use typst_library::pdf::{ArtifactElem, ArtifactKind, PdfTagElem, PdfTagKind};
 use typst_library::visualize::ImageElem;
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_start(gc: &mut GlobalContext, elem: &Content) -> SourceResu
         let link_id = gc.tags.next_link_id();
         push_stack(gc, loc, StackEntryKind::Link(link_id, link.clone()))?;
         return Ok(());
+    } else if let Some(_) = elem.to_packed::<ParElem>() {
+        TagKind::P.into()
     } else {
         return Ok(());
     };