diff --git a/src/Parser.spec.ts b/src/Parser.spec.ts
index b420b005e..17727b2c6 100644
--- a/src/Parser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Parser.spec.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ describe("API", () => {
         expect(p.endIndex).toBe(12);
     });
 
+    test("should have the correct position for implied opening tags", () => {
+        const p = new Parser();
+
+        p.write("</p>");
+
+        expect(p.startIndex).toBe(0);
+        expect(p.endIndex).toBe(3);
+    });
+
     test("should parse <__proto__> (#387)", () => {
         const p = new Parser(null);
 
diff --git a/src/Parser.ts b/src/Parser.ts
index aae4cc17e..fa80bc268 100644
--- a/src/Parser.ts
+++ b/src/Parser.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ export class Parser {
         if (this.lowerCaseTagNames) {
             name = name.toLowerCase();
         }
+
+        this.emitOpenTag(name);
+    }
+
+    private emitOpenTag(name: string) {
         this.tagname = name;
 
         const impliesClose =
@@ -307,11 +312,11 @@ export class Parser {
                     }
                 } else this.stack.length = pos;
             } else if (name === "p" && !this.options.xmlMode) {
-                this.onopentagname(name);
+                this.emitOpenTag(name);
                 this.closeCurrentTag();
             }
         } else if (!this.options.xmlMode && (name === "br" || name === "p")) {
-            this.onopentagname(name);
+            this.emitOpenTag(name);
             this.closeCurrentTag();
         }
     }