diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
index a2ea946524..8f9d2f35be 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Shared/Html.php
@@ -702,6 +702,13 @@ protected static function parseStyle($attribute, $styles)
                     }
                     $styles['italic'] = $tValue;
                     break;
+                case 'font-variant':
+                    $tValue = false;
+                    if (preg_match('#small-caps#', $cValue)) {
+                        $tValue = true;
+                    }
+                    $styles['smallCaps'] = $tValue;
+                    break;
                 case 'margin':
                     $cValue = Converter::cssToTwip($cValue);
                     $styles['spaceBefore'] = $cValue;
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php
index 80f96d5773..521d37d58c 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Shared/HtmlTest.php
@@ -132,6 +132,21 @@ public function testParseTextDecoration()
         $this->assertEquals('single', $doc->getElementAttribute('/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:r/w:rPr/w:u', 'w:val'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test font-variant style
+     */
+    public function testParseFontVariant(): void
+    {
+        $html = '<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">test</span>';
+        $phpWord = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord();
+        $section = $phpWord->addSection();
+        Html::addHtml($section, $html);
+
+        $doc = TestHelperDOCX::getDocument($phpWord, 'Word2007');
+        $this->assertTrue($doc->elementExists('/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:r/w:rPr/w:smallCaps'));
+        $this->assertEquals('1', $doc->getElementAttribute('/w:document/w:body/w:p/w:r/w:rPr/w:smallCaps', 'w:val'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test font
      */