diff --git a/Text/HTML/TagStream/ByteString.hs b/Text/HTML/TagStream/ByteString.hs
--- a/Text/HTML/TagStream/ByteString.hs
+++ b/Text/HTML/TagStream/ByteString.hs
@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 module Text.HTML.TagStream.ByteString where
 
-import Control.Applicative
-import Control.Monad (unless)
-
-import Data.Monoid (mconcat)
-import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import qualified Blaze.ByteString.Builder as B
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Control.Monad (unless)
+import           Data.Attoparsec.Char8
+import           Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as S
-import Data.Attoparsec.Char8
-import Data.Conduit
+import           Data.Conduit
+import qualified Data.Conduit.List as CL
+import           Data.Default
+import           Data.Functor.Identity (runIdentity)
+import           Data.Monoid
+import           Data.Text.Encoding
+import qualified Text.XML.Stream.Parse as XML
 
-import qualified Blaze.ByteString.Builder as B
-import Text.HTML.TagStream.Types
-import Text.HTML.TagStream.Utils (splitAccum)
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream.Entities
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream.Types
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream.Utils (splitAccum)
 
 type Token = Token' ByteString
 type Attr = Attr' ByteString
@@ -124,6 +129,22 @@
 text :: Parser Token
 text = Text <$> atLeast 1 (takeTill (=='<'))
 
+-- | Decode the HTML entities e.g. @&amp;@ in some text into @&@.
+decodeEntitiesBS :: Monad m => Conduit Token m Token
+decodeEntitiesBS =
+  decodeEntities
+    Dec { decToS     = B.toByteString
+        , decBreak   = S.break
+        , decBuilder = B.fromByteString
+        , decDrop    = S.drop
+        , decEntity  = decodeEntity
+        , decUncons  = S.uncons }
+  where decodeEntity entity =
+          fmap encodeUtf8
+          $ CL.sourceList ["&",entity,";"]
+          $= XML.parseBytes def { XML.psDecodeEntities = XML.decodeHtmlEntities }
+          $$ XML.content
+
 token :: Parser Token
 token = char '<' *> (tag <|> incomplete)
     <|> text
@@ -153,8 +174,11 @@
             _ -> (t:) <$> html
 
 decode :: ByteString -> Either String [Token]
-decode = parseOnly html
+decode = fmap decodeEntitiesBS' . parseOnly html
+  where
+    decodeEntitiesBS' tokens = runIdentity $ mapM_ yield tokens $$ decodeEntitiesBS =$ CL.consume
 
+
 {--
  - Utils {{{
  -}
@@ -212,7 +236,7 @@
             => GInfConduit ByteString m Token
 #endif
 tokenStream =
-    loop S.empty
+    loop S.empty =$= decodeEntitiesBS
   where
 #if MIN_VERSION_conduit(1, 0, 0)
     loop accum = await >>= maybe (close accum ()) (push accum)
diff --git a/Text/HTML/TagStream/Entities.hs b/Text/HTML/TagStream/Entities.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Text/HTML/TagStream/Entities.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+-- | HTML entity decoding.
+
+module Text.HTML.TagStream.Entities
+  (Dec(..)
+  ,isNameChar
+  ,isNameStart
+  ,decodeEntities)
+  where
+
+import Data.Char
+import Data.Monoid
+import Data.String
+import Data.Conduit
+import Text.HTML.TagStream.Types
+
+import qualified Data.Conduit.List as CL
+import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, isJust)
+import Control.Arrow (first)
+
+-- | A conduit to decode entities from a stream of tokens into a new stream of tokens.
+decodeEntities :: (Monad m
+                  ,Monoid builder
+                  ,Monoid string
+                  ,IsString string
+                  ,Eq string)
+               => Dec builder string
+               -> Conduit (Token' string) m (Token' string)
+decodeEntities dec =
+    start
+  where
+    start = await >>= maybe (return ()) (\token -> start' token >> start)
+    start' (Text t) = (yield t >> yieldWhileText) =$= decodeEntities' dec =$= CL.mapMaybe go
+    start' token = yield token
+
+    go t
+        | t == ""   = Nothing
+        | otherwise = Just (Text t)
+
+decodeEntities' :: (Monad m
+                   ,Monoid string
+                   ,IsString string
+                   ,Monoid builder
+                   ,Eq string)
+                => Dec builder string
+                -> Conduit string m string
+decodeEntities' dec =
+    loop id
+  where
+    loop accum = do
+        mchunk <- await
+        let chunk = accum $ fromMaybe mempty mchunk
+            (newStr, remainder) = makeEntityDecoder dec chunk
+        yield newStr
+        if isJust mchunk
+            then loop (mappend remainder)
+            else yield remainder
+
+-- | Yield contiguous text tokens as strings.
+yieldWhileText :: Monad m => Conduit (Token' string) m string
+yieldWhileText =
+    loop
+  where
+    loop = await >>= maybe (return ()) go
+    go (Text t) = yield t >> loop
+    go token = leftover token
+
+-- | A decoder.
+data Dec builder string = Dec
+  { decToS     :: builder -> string
+  , decBreak   :: (Char -> Bool) -> string -> (string,string)
+  , decBuilder :: string -> builder
+  , decDrop    :: Int -> string -> string
+  , decEntity  :: string -> Maybe string
+  , decUncons  :: string -> Maybe (Char,string)
+  }
+
+-- | Decode the entities in a string type with a decoder.
+makeEntityDecoder :: (IsString string,Monoid builder,Eq string,Monoid string)
+                  => Dec builder string -> string -> (string, string)
+makeEntityDecoder Dec{..} = first decToS . go
+  where
+    go s =
+      case decBreak (=='&') s of
+        (_,"") -> (decBuilder s, "")
+        (before,restPlusAmp@(decDrop 1 -> rest)) ->
+          case decBreak (not . (\c -> isNameChar c || c == '#')) rest of
+            (_,"") -> (decBuilder before, restPlusAmp)
+            (entity,after) -> (before1 <> before2, after')
+              where
+                before1 = decBuilder before
+                (before2, after') =
+                  case mdecoded of
+                    Nothing -> first ((decBuilder "&" <> decBuilder entity) <>) (go after)
+                    Just (decBuilder -> decoded) ->
+                      case decUncons after of
+                        Just (';',validAfter) -> first (decoded <>) (go validAfter)
+                        Just (_invalid,_rest) -> first (decoded <>) (go after)
+                        Nothing -> (mempty, s)
+                mdecoded =
+                  if entity == mempty
+                     then Nothing
+                     else decEntity entity
+
+-- | Is the character a valid Name starter?
+isNameStart :: Char -> Bool
+isNameStart c =
+  c == ':' ||
+  c == '_' ||
+  isAsciiUpper c ||
+  isAsciiLower c ||
+  (c >= '\xC0' && c <= '\xD6') ||
+  (c >= '\xD8' && c <= '\xF6') ||
+  (c >= '\xF8' && c <= '\x2FF') ||
+  (c >= '\x370' && c <= '\x37D') ||
+  (c >= '\x37F' && c <= '\x1FFF') ||
+  (c >= '\x200C' && c <= '\x200D') ||
+  (c >= '\x2070' && c <= '\x218F') ||
+  (c >= '\x2C00' && c <= '\x2FEF') ||
+  (c >= '\x3001' && c <= '\xD7FF') ||
+  (c >= '\xF900' && c <= '\xFDCF') ||
+  (c >= '\xFDF0' && c <= '\xFFFD') ||
+  (c >= '\x10000' && c <= '\xEFFFF')
+
+-- | Is the character valid in a Name?
+isNameChar :: Char -> Bool
+isNameChar c =
+  c == '-' ||
+  c == '.' ||
+  c == '\xB7' ||
+  isDigit c ||
+  isNameStart c ||
+  (c >= '\x0300' && c <= '\x036F') ||
+  (c >= '\x203F' && c <= '\x2040')
diff --git a/Text/HTML/TagStream/Text.hs b/Text/HTML/TagStream/Text.hs
--- a/Text/HTML/TagStream/Text.hs
+++ b/Text/HTML/TagStream/Text.hs
@@ -3,36 +3,40 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 module Text.HTML.TagStream.Text where
 
-import Prelude hiding (mapM)
-import Control.Applicative
-import Control.Monad (unless, when, liftM)
-import Control.Monad.Trans.Class (lift)
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Control.Monad (unless, when, liftM)
+import           Control.Monad.Trans.Class (lift)
+import           Data.Char
+import qualified Data.Conduit.List as CL
+import           Data.Default
+import           Prelude hiding (mapM)
 
-import Data.Traversable (mapM)
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
-import Data.Monoid (mconcat)
-import Data.Char (isSpace)
-import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
-import Data.Text (Text)
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Char8 as S
+import           Data.Attoparsec.Text
+import           Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import qualified Data.CaseInsensitive as CI
+import           Data.Conduit
+import           Data.Functor.Identity (runIdentity)
+import           Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
+import           Data.Monoid (mconcat)
+import           Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as L
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder as B
-import qualified Data.CaseInsensitive as CI
-import qualified Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Char8 as S
-import Data.Attoparsec.Text
-import Data.Conduit
+import           Data.Traversable (mapM)
+import qualified Text.XML.Stream.Parse as XML
 #if MIN_VERSION_conduit(1, 0, 0)
-import Data.Conduit.Internal (unConduitM)
 #else
-import Data.Conduit.Internal (pipeL)
+import           Data.Conduit.Internal (pipeL)
 #endif
 import qualified Data.Conduit.List as C
 import qualified Data.Conduit.Attoparsec as C
 import qualified Data.Conduit.Text as C
 
 import qualified Text.HTML.TagStream.ByteString as S
-import Text.HTML.TagStream.Types
-import Text.HTML.TagStream.Utils (splitAccum)
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream.Entities
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream.Types
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream.Utils (splitAccum)
 
 type Token = Token' Text
 type Attr = Attr' Text
@@ -142,6 +146,22 @@
 text :: Parser Token
 text = Text <$> atLeast 1 (takeTill (=='<'))
 
+-- | Decode the HTML entities e.g. @&amp;@ in some text into @&@.
+decodeEntitiesText :: Monad m => Conduit Token m Token
+decodeEntitiesText =
+  decodeEntities
+    Dec { decToS     = L.toStrict . B.toLazyText
+        , decBreak   = T.break
+        , decBuilder = B.fromText
+        , decDrop    = T.drop
+        , decEntity  = decodeEntity
+        , decUncons  = T.uncons }
+  where decodeEntity entity =
+          CL.sourceList ["&",entity,";"]
+          $= XML.parseText def { XML.psDecodeEntities = XML.decodeHtmlEntities }
+          $= CL.map snd
+          $$ XML.content
+
 token :: Parser Token
 token = char '<' *> (tag <|> incomplete)
     <|> text
@@ -171,7 +191,9 @@
             _ -> (t:) <$> html
 
 decode :: Text -> Either String [Token]
-decode = parseOnly html
+decode = fmap decodeEntitiesText' . parseOnly html
+  where
+    decodeEntitiesText' tokens = runIdentity $ mapM_ yield tokens $$ decodeEntitiesText =$ CL.consume
 
 {--
  - Utils {{{
@@ -230,7 +252,7 @@
             => GInfConduit Text m Token
 #endif
 tokenStream =
-    loop T.empty
+    loop T.empty =$= decodeEntitiesText
   where
 #if MIN_VERSION_conduit(1, 0, 0)
     loop accum = await >>= maybe (close accum ()) (push accum)
diff --git a/tagstream-conduit.cabal b/tagstream-conduit.cabal
--- a/tagstream-conduit.cabal
+++ b/tagstream-conduit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                tagstream-conduit
-Version:             0.5.4.1
+Version:             0.5.5
 Synopsis:            streamlined html tag parser
 Description:
     Tag-stream is a library for parsing HTML//XML to a token stream.
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
                      , Text.HTML.TagStream.Text
                      , Text.HTML.TagStream.Types
                      , Text.HTML.TagStream.Utils
+                     , Text.HTML.TagStream.Entities
   Build-depends:       base >= 4 && < 5
                      , bytestring
                      , text
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@
                      , blaze-builder
                      , blaze-builder-conduit >= 0.5 && < 1.1
                      , attoparsec-conduit >= 0.5
+                     , xml-conduit >= 1.1.0.0
+                     , data-default >= 0.5.0
 
 test-suite test
     hs-source-dirs: tests
diff --git a/tests/Tests.hs b/tests/Tests.hs
--- a/tests/Tests.hs
+++ b/tests/Tests.hs
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
 module Main where
 
-import Control.Applicative
+import           Control.Applicative
 
-import Data.Monoid (Monoid(..))
-import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import           Data.Monoid (Monoid(..),(<>))
+import           Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as S
-import Data.Text (Text)
+import           Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as T
 import qualified Data.Conduit as C
 import qualified Data.Conduit.List as CL
 
-import Test.Hspec
-import Test.Hspec.QuickCheck (prop)
-import Test.HUnit hiding (Test)
-import Test.QuickCheck
+import           Test.Hspec
+import           Test.Hspec.QuickCheck (prop)
+import           Test.HUnit hiding (Test)
+import           Test.QuickCheck
 
-import Text.HTML.TagStream
+import           Text.HTML.TagStream
 import qualified Text.HTML.TagStream.ByteString as S
 import qualified Text.HTML.TagStream.Text as T
 
@@ -205,7 +205,28 @@
   , ( "<foo>  hello</foo>"
     , [TagOpen "foo" [] False, Text "  hello", TagClose "foo"]
     )
+
+  -- Text entity decoding
+  , text "" ""
+  , text "&" "&"
+  , text "& hello" "& hello"
+  , text "&amp" "&amp"
+  , text "&amp;" "&"
+  , text "&quot;" "\""
+  , text "&unknown;" "&unknown;"
+  , text "a &unknown b" "a &unknown b"
+  , text "\"&unknown\"" "\"&unknown\""
+  , text "foo &bar; mu" "foo &bar; mu"
+  , text "&foo; &bar &quot;mu&lt; zot &hello;" "&foo; &bar \"mu< zot &hello;"
+  , text "&lt;p&gt;" "<p>"
+  , text "&#60;" "<"
+  , text "a&#97;a" "aaa"
+  , text "foo &" "foo &"
+  , text "foo &amp" "foo &amp"
+  , text "foo &amp;" "foo &"
   ]
+  where text b a = ("<p>" <> b <> "</p>"
+                   ,concat [[TagOpen "p" [] False],[Text a | not (T.null a)],[TagClose "p"]])
 
 testChar :: Gen Char
 testChar = growingElements "<>/=\"' \t\r\nabcde\\"
@@ -239,6 +260,7 @@
     return tokens
 
 combineText :: Monoid s => [Token' s] -> [Token' s]
-combineText [] = []
-combineText (Text t1 : Text t2 : xs) = combineText $ Text (mappend t1 t2) : xs
-combineText (x:xs) = x : combineText xs
+combineText = go
+  where go [] = []
+        go (Text t1 : Text t2 : xs) = go $ Text (mappend t1 t2) : xs
+        go (x:xs) = x : go xs