diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index a8fbe1a..ed72830 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Apr 19
+*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Apr 28
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -2175,6 +2175,13 @@
 line otherwise, with >
 	:let g:java_foldtext_show_first_or_second_line = 1
 
+HTML tags in Javadoc comments can additionally be folded by following the
+instructions listed under |html-folding| and giving explicit consent with >
+	:let g:java_consent_to_html_syntax_folding = 1
+Do not default to this kind of folding unless ALL start tags and optional end
+tags are balanced in Javadoc comments; otherwise, put up with creating runaway
+folds that break syntax highlighting.
+
 Trailing whitespace characters or a run of space characters before a tab
 character can be marked as an error with >
 	:let g:java_space_errors = 1
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/java.vim b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
index 8dabc5e..37b99b7 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/java.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:		Aliaksei Budavei <0x000c70 AT gmail DOT com>
 " Former Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
 " Repository:		https://github.com/zzzyxwvut/java-vim.git
-" Last Change:		2025 Mar 26
+" Last Change:		2025 Apr 28
 
 " Please check ":help java.vim" for comments on some of the options
 " available.
@@ -387,15 +387,30 @@
   " Include HTML syntax coloring for Javadoc comments.
   if s:with_html
     try
+      if exists("g:html_syntax_folding") && !exists("g:java_consent_to_html_syntax_folding")
+	let s:html_syntax_folding_copy = g:html_syntax_folding
+	unlet g:html_syntax_folding
+      endif
+
       syntax include @javaHtml syntax/html.vim
     finally
       unlet! b:current_syntax
+
+      if exists("s:html_syntax_folding_copy")
+	let g:html_syntax_folding = s:html_syntax_folding_copy
+	unlet s:html_syntax_folding_copy
+      endif
     endtry
   endif
 
   " Include Markdown syntax coloring (v7.2.437) for Javadoc comments.
   if s:with_markdown
     try
+      if exists("g:html_syntax_folding") && !exists("g:java_consent_to_html_syntax_folding")
+	let s:html_syntax_folding_copy = g:html_syntax_folding
+	unlet g:html_syntax_folding
+      endif
+
       syntax include @javaMarkdown syntax/markdown.vim
 
       try
@@ -413,6 +428,11 @@
     finally
       unlet! b:current_syntax
 
+      if exists("s:html_syntax_folding_copy")
+	let g:html_syntax_folding = s:html_syntax_folding_copy
+	unlet s:html_syntax_folding_copy
+      endif
+
       if exists("s:no_support")
 	unlet s:no_support
 	unlockvar s:with_markdown
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_html_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_html_00.dump
index be35389..50c1109 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_html_00.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_html_00.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_00.dump
index baf8f38..2fe656f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_00.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_00.dump
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_07.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_07.dump
index c6471d6..69a27ae 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_07.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_markdown_07.dump
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_html.java b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_html.java
index eeffef5..15d4a2f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_html.java
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_html.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_no_tab_space_error g:java_ignore_javadoc
 // VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_no_trail_space_error
-// VIM_TEST_SETUP let [g:java_space_errors,g:java_comment_strings]=[1,1]
-// VIM_TEST_SETUP let g:java_ignore_markdown = 1
-
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_consent_to_html_syntax_folding
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP let[g:java_space_errors,g:java_comment_strings]=[1,1]
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP let[g:java_ignore_markdown,g:html_syntax_folding]=[1,1]
 
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_markdown.java b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_markdown.java
index fa36971..a34af8f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_markdown.java
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments_markdown.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_no_trail_space_error
 // VIM_TEST_SETUP let[g:java_space_errors,g:java_comment_strings]=[1,1]
 // VIM_TEST_SETUP let[g:java_ignore_html,g:markdown_syntax_conceal]=[1,1]
-
-
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP let g:html_syntax_folding = 1
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP let g:java_consent_to_html_syntax_folding = 1