diff --git a/config.rb b/config.rb
index 31e4d2ca373..c69665926c8 100644
--- a/config.rb
+++ b/config.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require './lib/redcarpet_header_fix'
+
 set :css_dir, 'stylesheets'
 
 set :js_dir, 'javascripts'
@@ -34,3 +36,4 @@
   # Or use a different image path
   # set :http_prefix, "/Content/images/"
 end
+
diff --git a/lib/redcarpet_header_fix.rb b/lib/redcarpet_header_fix.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..170d4b843d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redcarpet_header_fix.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module RedcarpetHeaderFix
+  def header(text, level, id)
+    clean_id = id.gsub(/[\.]/, '-').gsub(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\-_]/, '')
+    "<h#{level} id='#{clean_id}'>#{text}</h1>"
+  end
+end
+
+require 'middleman-core/renderers/redcarpet'
+Middleman::Renderers::MiddlemanRedcarpetHTML.send :include, RedcarpetHeaderFix