diff --git a/packages/extension-text-align/src/text-align.ts b/packages/extension-text-align/src/text-align.ts
index 593f8a2e..b65c6d1a 100644
--- a/packages/extension-text-align/src/text-align.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-text-align/src/text-align.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export const TextAlign = Extension.create<TextAlignOptions>({
         attributes: {
           textAlign: {
             default: this.options.defaultAlignment,
+            parseHTML: element => ({
+              textAlign: element.style.textAlign || this.options.defaultAlignment,
+            }),
             renderHTML: attributes => {
               if (attributes.textAlign === this.options.defaultAlignment) {
                 return {}
@@ -44,9 +47,6 @@ export const TextAlign = Extension.create<TextAlignOptions>({
 
               return { style: `text-align: ${attributes.textAlign}` }
             },
-            parseHTML: element => ({
-              textAlign: element.style.textAlign || this.options.defaultAlignment,
-            }),
           },
         },
       },