diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Definition.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Definition.php
index 0965bc69..9223a440 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Definition.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Definition.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require_once 'HTMLPurifier/AttrDef.php';
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/ChildDef.php';
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Generator.php';
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Token.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/TagTransform.php';
 
 /**
  * Defines the purified HTML type with large amounts of objects.
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Definition
     // used solely by HTMLPurifier_Strategy_FixNesting
     var $info_parent = 'div';
     
+    // used solely by HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements
+    var $info_tag_transform = array();
+    
     function instance() {
         static $instance = null;
         if (!$instance) {
@@ -212,6 +216,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Definition
         // dir -> ul
         // center -> div / css: text-align: center;
         
+        //$this->info_tag_transform['font']   = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Font();
+        $this->info_tag_transform['menu']   = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Simple('ul');
+        $this->info_tag_transform['dir']    = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Simple('ul');
+        $this->info_tag_transform['center'] = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Center();
+        
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // info[]->auto_close : tags that automatically close another
         
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
index ff8eb001..1f55b512 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Strategy.php';
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Definition.php';
 require_once 'HTMLPurifier/Generator.php';
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/TagTransform.php';
 
 /**
  * Removes all unrecognized tags from the list of tokens.
@@ -27,7 +28,18 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
         foreach($tokens as $token) {
             if (!empty( $token->is_tag )) {
                 // DEFINITION CALL
-                if (!isset($this->definition->info[$token->name])) {
+                if (isset($this->definition->info[$token->name])) {
+                    // leave untouched
+                } elseif (
+                    isset($this->definition->info_tag_transform[$token->name])
+                ) {
+                    // there is a transformation for this tag
+                    // DEFINITION CALL
+                    $token = $this->
+                                definition->
+                                    info_tag_transform[$token->name]->
+                                        transform($token);
+                } else {
                     // invalid tag, generate HTML and insert in
                     $token = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Text(
                         $this->generator->generateFromToken($token)
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..230c348a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/TagTransform.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once('HTMLPurifier/Token.php');
+
+class HTMLPurifier_TagTransform
+{
+    
+    function transform($tag) {
+        trigger_error('Call to abstract function', E_USER_ERROR);
+    }
+    
+    function normalizeAttributes($attributes) {
+        $keys = array_keys($attributes);
+        foreach ($keys as $key) {
+            // normalization only necessary when key is not lowercase
+            if (!ctype_lower($key)) {
+                $new_key = strtolower($key);
+                if (!isset($attributes[$new_key])) {
+                    $attributes[$new_key] = $attributes[$key];
+                }
+                unset($attributes[$key]);
+            }
+        }
+        return $attributes;
+    }
+    
+}
+
+class HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Simple extends HTMLPurifier_TagTransform
+{
+    
+    var $transform_to;
+    
+    function HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Simple($transform_to) {
+        $this->transform_to = $transform_to;
+    }
+    
+    function transform($tag) {
+        switch ($tag->type) {
+            case 'end':
+                $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_End($this->transform_to);
+                break;
+            case 'start':
+                $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start($this->transform_to,
+                                                        $tag->attributes);
+                break;
+            case 'empty':
+                $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty($this->transform_to,
+                                                        $tag->attributes);
+                break;
+            default:
+                trigger_error('Failed tag transformation', E_USER_WARNING);
+                return;
+        }
+        return $new_tag;
+    }
+    
+}
+
+class HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Center extends HTMLPurifier_TagTransform
+{
+    function transform($tag) {
+        $attributes = $this->normalizeAttributes($tag->attributes);
+        $prepend_css = 'text-align:center;';
+        if (isset($attributes['style'])) {
+            $attributes['style'] = $prepend_css . $attributes['style'];
+        } else {
+            $attributes['style'] = $prepend_css;
+        }
+        switch ($tag->type) {
+            case 'end':
+                $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_End('div');
+                break;
+            case 'start':
+                $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start('div', $attributes);
+                break;
+            case 'empty':
+                $new_tag = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty('div', $attributes);
+                break;
+            default:
+                trigger_error('Failed tag transformation', E_USER_WARNING);
+                return;
+        }
+        return $new_tag;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php
index 1d2741c6..3fe26452 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElementsTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElementsTest
         $inputs[2] = '<asdf>Bling</asdf><d href="bang">Bong</d><foobar />';
         $expect[2] = htmlspecialchars($inputs[2]);
         
+        // test simple transform
+        $inputs[3] = '<menu><li>Item 1</li></menu>';
+        $expect[3] = '<ul><li>Item 1</li></ul>';
+        
+        // test center transform
+        $inputs[4] = '<center>Look I am Centered!</center>';
+        $expect[4] = '<div style="text-align:center;">Look I am Centered!</div>';
+        
         $this->assertStrategyWorks($strategy, $inputs, $expect);
     }
     
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/TagTransformTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/TagTransformTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b578abdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/TagTransformTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'HTMLPurifier/TagTransform.php';
+
+class HTMLPurifier_TagTransformTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    
+    function assertTransformation($transformer,
+                                         $name,        $attributes,
+                                  $expect_name, $expect_attributes,
+                                  $expect_added_attributes = array()) {
+        
+        
+        // start tag transform
+        $this->assertEqual(
+                new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start($expect_name, $expect_added_attributes),
+                $transformer->transform(
+                  new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start($name))
+            );
+        
+        // start tag transform with attributes
+        $this->assertEqual(
+                new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start($expect_name, $expect_attributes),
+                $transformer->transform(
+                    new HTMLPurifier_Token_Start($name, $attributes)
+                )
+            );
+        
+        // end tag transform
+        $this->assertEqual(
+                new HTMLPurifier_Token_End($expect_name),
+                $transformer->transform(new HTMLPurifier_Token_End($name))
+            );
+        
+        // empty tag transform
+        $this->assertEqual(
+                new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty($expect_name, $expect_added_attributes),
+                $transformer->transform(new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty($name))
+            );
+        
+        // empty tag transform with attributes
+        $this->assertEqual(
+                new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty($expect_name, $expect_attributes),
+                $transformer->transform(
+                    new HTMLPurifier_Token_Empty($name, $attributes))
+            );
+        
+        
+    }
+    
+    function test_normalizeAttributes() {
+        
+        $transformer = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform();
+        
+        $this->assertEqual(array(), $transformer->normalizeAttributes(array()));
+        $this->assertEqual(array('class'=>'foo'),
+            $transformer->normalizeAttributes(array('class'=>'foo')));
+        $this->assertEqual(array('class'=>'foo'),
+            $transformer->normalizeAttributes(array('CLASS'=>'foo')));
+        
+    }
+    
+    function testSimple() {
+        
+        $transformer = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Simple('ul');
+        
+        $this->assertTransformation(
+            $transformer,
+            'menu', array('class' => 'boom'),
+            'ul', array('class' => 'boom')
+        );
+        
+    }
+    
+    function testCenter() {
+        
+        $transformer = new HTMLPurifier_TagTransform_Center();
+        
+        $this->assertTransformation(
+            $transformer,
+            'center', array('class' => 'boom', 'style'=>'font-weight:bold;'),
+            'div', array('class' => 'boom', 'style'=>'text-align:center;font-weight:bold;'),
+            array('style'=>'text-align:center;')
+        );
+        
+        // test special case, uppercase attribute key
+        $this->assertTransformation(
+            $transformer,
+            'center', array('STYLE'=>'font-weight:bold;'),
+            'div', array('style'=>'text-align:center;font-weight:bold;'),
+            array('style'=>'text-align:center;')
+        );
+        
+    }
+    
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/index.php b/tests/index.php
index 21ab870e..f6adc716 100644
--- a/tests/index.php
+++ b/tests/index.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
+// wishlist: automated calling of this file from multiple PHP versions so we
+// don't have to constantly switch around
+
 // load files, assume that simpletest directory is in path
 require_once 'simpletest/unit_tester.php';
 require_once 'simpletest/reporter.php';
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/Strategy/ValidateAttributesTest.php');
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/EnumTest.php');
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/IDTest.php');
 $test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulatorTest.php');
+$test->addTestFile('HTMLPurifier/TagTransformTest.php');
 
 if (SimpleReporter::inCli()) $reporter = new TextReporter();
 else $reporter = new HTMLReporter();