diff --git a/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py b/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py
index acc1b45..662d6f2 100755
--- a/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py
+++ b/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py
@@ -475,8 +475,10 @@ class Text:
 class TableCell(ElementBase):
     def __init__(self, attrs, parent):
         ElementBase.__init__(self, 'tablecell', parent)
+        self.cellHasChildElement = False
 
     def start_element(self, parser, name, attrs):
+        self.cellHasChildElement = True
         if name == 'bookmark':
             self.parse_child(Bookmark(attrs, self, 'div', parser))
         elif name == 'comment':
@@ -492,6 +494,15 @@ class TableCell(ElementBase):
         else:
             self.unhandled_element(parser, name)
 
+    def get_all(self):
+        text = ''
+        role = 'tablecontent' # how to detect tablehead?
+        if not self.cellHasChildElement: # an empty element
+            text = text + replace_paragraph_role['start'][role]
+            text = text + replace_paragraph_role['end'][role]
+        text = text + ElementBase.get_all(self)
+        return text
+
 class TableRow(ElementBase):
     def __init__(self, attrs, parent):
         ElementBase.__init__(self, 'tablerow', parent)