diff --git a/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py b/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py
index 650b714866d..4ef0e9fa156 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/wizard/email_template_preview.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class email_template_preview(osv.osv_memory):
             signature = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context).signature
             description += '\n' + signature
         vals['body_text'] = description
+        if template.body_html:
+            vals['body_html'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.body_html, model, res_id, context) or ''
         vals['report_name'] = self.render_template(cr, uid, template.report_name, model, res_id, context)
         return {'value': vals}