diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index c7cf2a2..b71baa0 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -327,6 +327,19 @@ class TwythonAPITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue('<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL" class="twython-symbol">$AAPL</a>' in tweet_text)
         self.assertTrue('<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ANOTHER" class="twython-symbol">$ANOTHER</a>' not in tweet_text)
 
+    def test_html_for_tweet_no_symbols(self):
+        """Should still work if tweet object has no symbols list"""
+        tweet = test_tweet_symbols_object
+        # Save a copy:
+        symbols = tweet['entities']['symbols']
+        del tweet['entities']['symbols']
+        tweet_text = self.api.html_for_tweet(tweet)
+        self.assertTrue('symbols: $AAPL and' in tweet_text)
+        self.assertTrue('and $ANOTHER and $A.' in tweet_text)
+        # Put the symbols back:
+        test_tweet_symbols_object['entities']['symbols'] = symbols
+
+
     def test_html_for_tweet_compatmode(self):
         tweet_text = self.api.html_for_tweet(test_tweet_compat_object)
         # link to compat web status link
diff --git a/twython/api.py b/twython/api.py
index f806cea..42a7380 100644
--- a/twython/api.py
+++ b/twython/api.py
@@ -581,13 +581,14 @@ class Twython(EndpointsMixin, object):
                                       hashtag_html % {'hashtag': entity['text']}, display_text)
 
             # Symbols
-            for entity in sorted(entities['symbols'],
-                                 key=lambda symbol: len(symbol['text']), reverse=True):
-                start, end = entity['indices'][0], entity['indices'][1]
+            if 'symbols' in entities:
+                for entity in sorted(entities['symbols'],
+                                     key=lambda symbol: len(symbol['text']), reverse=True):
+                    start, end = entity['indices'][0], entity['indices'][1]
 
-                symbol_html = '<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%%24%(symbol)s" class="twython-symbol">$%(symbol)s</a>'
-                display_text = re.sub(r'(?<!>)' + re.escape(orig_tweet_text[start:end]) + r'\b(?!</a>)',
-                                      symbol_html % {'symbol': entity['text']}, display_text)
+                    symbol_html = '<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%%24%(symbol)s" class="twython-symbol">$%(symbol)s</a>'
+                    display_text = re.sub(r'(?<!>)' + re.escape(orig_tweet_text[start:end]) + r'\b(?!</a>)',
+                                          symbol_html % {'symbol': entity['text']}, display_text)
 
             # Urls
             for entity in entities['urls']: