diff --git a/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp b/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp
index cea4021bc201..df1efc071723 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp
@@ -1228,6 +1228,22 @@ nsImageFrame::GetAnchorHREFAndTarget(nsString& aHref, nsString& aTarget)
   return status;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsImageFrame::CanContinueTextRun(PRBool& aContinueTextRun) const
+{
+  NS_ASSERTION(mStyleContext, "null style context is really really bad");
+
+  // check for block element: 
+  // we only contine a text run if we are NOT acting as a block
+  const nsStyleDisplay* display =
+    (const nsStyleDisplay*)mStyleContext->GetStyleData(eStyleStruct_Display);
+  NS_ASSERTION(display, "null display style struct - how?");
+
+  aContinueTextRun = !(display->IsBlockLevel());
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP  
 nsImageFrame::GetContentForEvent(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
                                  nsEvent* aEvent,
diff --git a/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.h b/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.h
index 3e539b698a52..f33473db4d11 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.h
+++ b/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public:
                     nsHTMLReflowMetrics&     aDesiredSize,
                     const nsHTMLReflowState& aReflowState,
                     nsReflowStatus&          aStatus);
+  
+  NS_IMETHOD CanContinueTextRun(PRBool& aContinueTextRun) const;
+
+
   NS_IMETHOD  GetContentForEvent(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
                                  nsEvent* aEvent,
                                  nsIContent** aContent);
diff --git a/layout/generic/nsLineLayout.cpp b/layout/generic/nsLineLayout.cpp
index 5b3518b4f5a5..7ce50fccd538 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsLineLayout.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsLineLayout.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,43 @@
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 #define FIX_BUG_50257
 
 #define PLACED_LEFT  0x1
 #define PLACED_RIGHT 0x2
 
+#define HACK_MEW
+#ifdef HACK_MEW
+static nscoord AccumulateImageSizes(nsIPresContext& aPresContext, nsIFrame& aFrame, PRBool& inChild)
+{
+  nscoord sizes = 0;
+
+  // see if aFrame is an image frame first
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIAtom> type;
+  aFrame.GetFrameType(getter_AddRefs(type));
+  if(type.get() == nsLayoutAtoms::imageFrame) {
+    nsSize size;
+    aFrame.GetSize(size);
+    sizes += NS_STATIC_CAST(nscoord,size.width);
+  } else {
+    // see if there are children to process
+    nsIFrame* child = nsnull;
+    // XXX: process alternate child lists?
+    aFrame.FirstChild(&aPresContext,nsnull,&child);
+    while(child) {
+      PRBool dummy;
+      inChild = PR_TRUE;
+      // recurse: note that we already know we are in a child frame, so no need to track further
+      sizes += AccumulateImageSizes(aPresContext, *child, dummy);
+      // now next sibling
+      child->GetNextSibling(&child);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return sizes;
+}
+#endif
+
 MOZ_DECL_CTOR_COUNTER(nsLineLayout)
 
 nsLineLayout::nsLineLayout(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
@@ -1828,19 +1859,60 @@ nsLineLayout::VerticalAlignLine(nsLineBox* aLineBox,
   PerFrameData* pfd = psd->mFirstFrame;
   nscoord maxElementWidth = 0;
   nscoord maxElementHeight = 0;
+  PRBool prevFrameAccumulates = PR_FALSE;
+  nscoord accumulatedWidth = 0;
+
   while (nsnull != pfd) {
+
     // Compute max-element-size if necessary
     if (mComputeMaxElementSize) {
+
       nscoord mw = pfd->mMaxElementSize.width +
         pfd->mMargin.left + pfd->mMargin.right;
       if (psd->mNoWrap) {
         maxElementWidth += mw;
       }
       else {
+
+#ifdef HACK_MEW
+        // accumulate the widths of any image frames in the current frame
+        // if there are images, accumulate the widths of the frames containing the images
+        // - this is to handle images in a text run
+        // - see bugs 54565, 32191, and their many dups
+        // XXX - reconsider how textFrame text measurement happens and have it take into account
+        //       image frames as well, thus eliminating the need for this code
+        PRBool inChild = PR_FALSE;
+        nscoord imgSizes = AccumulateImageSizes(*mPresContext, *pfd->mFrame, inChild);
+        // NOTE: the imgSizes do not need to be added into the width of the frame, we just
+        //       need to accumualte adjacent frames
+        PRBool curFrameAccumulates = (imgSizes > 0);
+
+        if (prevFrameAccumulates && curFrameAccumulates) {
+
+ #ifdef NOISY_MAX_ELEMENT_SIZE
+          printf("Contiguous continuable frames: MEW being coalessed...\n");
+          printf("last frame's MEW=%d | Accumulated MEW=%d\n", mw, accumulatedWidth+mw);
+ #endif
+          // accumulate the MEW
+          accumulatedWidth += mw;
+          if (accumulatedWidth > mw)
+            mw = accumulatedWidth;
+        } else if(curFrameAccumulates) {
+          // start the accumulation (first continuable frame in potential sequence)
+          accumulatedWidth = mw;
+        } else {
+          // clear the accumulation
+          accumulatedWidth = 0;
+        }
+        // now update the prevFrame
+        prevFrameAccumulates = curFrameAccumulates;
+#endif
+        // and finally reset the max element width
         if (maxElementWidth < mw) {
           maxElementWidth = mw;
         }
       }
+
       nscoord mh = pfd->mMaxElementSize.height +
         pfd->mMargin.top + pfd->mMargin.bottom;
       if (maxElementHeight < mh) {
diff --git a/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.cpp b/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.cpp
index cea4021bc201..df1efc071723 100644
--- a/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.cpp
@@ -1228,6 +1228,22 @@ nsImageFrame::GetAnchorHREFAndTarget(nsString& aHref, nsString& aTarget)
   return status;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsImageFrame::CanContinueTextRun(PRBool& aContinueTextRun) const
+{
+  NS_ASSERTION(mStyleContext, "null style context is really really bad");
+
+  // check for block element: 
+  // we only contine a text run if we are NOT acting as a block
+  const nsStyleDisplay* display =
+    (const nsStyleDisplay*)mStyleContext->GetStyleData(eStyleStruct_Display);
+  NS_ASSERTION(display, "null display style struct - how?");
+
+  aContinueTextRun = !(display->IsBlockLevel());
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP  
 nsImageFrame::GetContentForEvent(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
                                  nsEvent* aEvent,
diff --git a/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.h b/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.h
index 3e539b698a52..f33473db4d11 100644
--- a/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.h
+++ b/layout/html/base/src/nsImageFrame.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public:
                     nsHTMLReflowMetrics&     aDesiredSize,
                     const nsHTMLReflowState& aReflowState,
                     nsReflowStatus&          aStatus);
+  
+  NS_IMETHOD CanContinueTextRun(PRBool& aContinueTextRun) const;
+
+
   NS_IMETHOD  GetContentForEvent(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
                                  nsEvent* aEvent,
                                  nsIContent** aContent);
diff --git a/layout/html/base/src/nsLineLayout.cpp b/layout/html/base/src/nsLineLayout.cpp
index 5b3518b4f5a5..7ce50fccd538 100644
--- a/layout/html/base/src/nsLineLayout.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/base/src/nsLineLayout.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,43 @@
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 #define FIX_BUG_50257
 
 #define PLACED_LEFT  0x1
 #define PLACED_RIGHT 0x2
 
+#define HACK_MEW
+#ifdef HACK_MEW
+static nscoord AccumulateImageSizes(nsIPresContext& aPresContext, nsIFrame& aFrame, PRBool& inChild)
+{
+  nscoord sizes = 0;
+
+  // see if aFrame is an image frame first
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIAtom> type;
+  aFrame.GetFrameType(getter_AddRefs(type));
+  if(type.get() == nsLayoutAtoms::imageFrame) {
+    nsSize size;
+    aFrame.GetSize(size);
+    sizes += NS_STATIC_CAST(nscoord,size.width);
+  } else {
+    // see if there are children to process
+    nsIFrame* child = nsnull;
+    // XXX: process alternate child lists?
+    aFrame.FirstChild(&aPresContext,nsnull,&child);
+    while(child) {
+      PRBool dummy;
+      inChild = PR_TRUE;
+      // recurse: note that we already know we are in a child frame, so no need to track further
+      sizes += AccumulateImageSizes(aPresContext, *child, dummy);
+      // now next sibling
+      child->GetNextSibling(&child);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return sizes;
+}
+#endif
+
 MOZ_DECL_CTOR_COUNTER(nsLineLayout)
 
 nsLineLayout::nsLineLayout(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
@@ -1828,19 +1859,60 @@ nsLineLayout::VerticalAlignLine(nsLineBox* aLineBox,
   PerFrameData* pfd = psd->mFirstFrame;
   nscoord maxElementWidth = 0;
   nscoord maxElementHeight = 0;
+  PRBool prevFrameAccumulates = PR_FALSE;
+  nscoord accumulatedWidth = 0;
+
   while (nsnull != pfd) {
+
     // Compute max-element-size if necessary
     if (mComputeMaxElementSize) {
+
       nscoord mw = pfd->mMaxElementSize.width +
         pfd->mMargin.left + pfd->mMargin.right;
       if (psd->mNoWrap) {
         maxElementWidth += mw;
       }
       else {
+
+#ifdef HACK_MEW
+        // accumulate the widths of any image frames in the current frame
+        // if there are images, accumulate the widths of the frames containing the images
+        // - this is to handle images in a text run
+        // - see bugs 54565, 32191, and their many dups
+        // XXX - reconsider how textFrame text measurement happens and have it take into account
+        //       image frames as well, thus eliminating the need for this code
+        PRBool inChild = PR_FALSE;
+        nscoord imgSizes = AccumulateImageSizes(*mPresContext, *pfd->mFrame, inChild);
+        // NOTE: the imgSizes do not need to be added into the width of the frame, we just
+        //       need to accumualte adjacent frames
+        PRBool curFrameAccumulates = (imgSizes > 0);
+
+        if (prevFrameAccumulates && curFrameAccumulates) {
+
+ #ifdef NOISY_MAX_ELEMENT_SIZE
+          printf("Contiguous continuable frames: MEW being coalessed...\n");
+          printf("last frame's MEW=%d | Accumulated MEW=%d\n", mw, accumulatedWidth+mw);
+ #endif
+          // accumulate the MEW
+          accumulatedWidth += mw;
+          if (accumulatedWidth > mw)
+            mw = accumulatedWidth;
+        } else if(curFrameAccumulates) {
+          // start the accumulation (first continuable frame in potential sequence)
+          accumulatedWidth = mw;
+        } else {
+          // clear the accumulation
+          accumulatedWidth = 0;
+        }
+        // now update the prevFrame
+        prevFrameAccumulates = curFrameAccumulates;
+#endif
+        // and finally reset the max element width
         if (maxElementWidth < mw) {
           maxElementWidth = mw;
         }
       }
+
       nscoord mh = pfd->mMaxElementSize.height +
         pfd->mMargin.top + pfd->mMargin.bottom;
       if (maxElementHeight < mh) {