diff --git a/lib/src/utils/markdown.dart b/lib/src/utils/markdown.dart
index 4b1cec4b..7f1f599f 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/markdown.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/markdown.dart
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ String markdown(
   bool convertLinebreaks = true,
 }) {
   var ret = markdownToHtml(
-    text,
+    text.replaceNewlines(),
     extensionSet: ExtensionSet.commonMark,
     blockSyntaxes: [
       BlockLatexSyntax(),
@@ -270,6 +270,18 @@ String markdown(
 }
 
 extension on String {
+  String replaceNewlines() {
+    // RegEx for at least 3 following \n
+    final regExp = RegExp(r'(\n{3,})');
+
+    return replaceAllMapped(regExp, (match) {
+      final newLineGroup = match.group(0)!;
+      return newLineGroup
+          .replaceAll('\n', '<br/>')
+          .replaceFirst('<br/><br/>', '\n\n');
+    });
+  }
+
   String convertLinebreaksToBr(
     String tagName, {
     bool exclude = false,
diff --git a/test/markdown_test.dart b/test/markdown_test.dart
index d685f62d..8b56f012 100644
--- a/test/markdown_test.dart
+++ b/test/markdown_test.dart
@@ -70,14 +70,29 @@ void main() {
         'Snape killed <span data-mx-spoiler="">Dumbledoor <strong>bold</strong></span>',
       );
     });
-    test('multiple paragraphs', () {
+    test('linebreaks', () {
+      expect(markdown('Heya!\nBeep'), 'Heya!<br/>Beep');
       expect(markdown('Heya!\n\nBeep'), '<p>Heya!</p><p>Beep</p>');
+      expect(markdown('Heya!\n\n\nBeep'), '<p>Heya!</p><p><br/>Beep</p>');
+      expect(
+        markdown('Heya!\n\n\n\nBeep'),
+        '<p>Heya!</p><p><br/><br/>Beep</p>',
+      );
+      expect(
+        markdown('Heya!\n\n\n\nBeep\n\n'),
+        '<p>Heya!</p><p><br/><br/>Beep</p>',
+      );
+      expect(
+        markdown('\n\nHeya!\n\n\n\nBeep'),
+        '<p>Heya!</p><p><br/><br/>Beep</p>',
+      );
+      expect(
+        markdown('\n\nHeya!\n\n\n\nBeep\n '),
+        '<p>Heya!</p><p><br/><br/>Beep</p>',
+      );
     });
     test('Other block elements', () {
-      expect(markdown('# blah\n\nblubb'), '<h1>blah</h1><p>blubb</p>');
-    });
-    test('linebreaks', () {
-      expect(markdown('foxies\ncute'), 'foxies<br/>cute');
+      expect(markdown('# blah\n\nblubb'), '<h1>blah</h1><p><br/>blubb</p>');
     });
     test('lists', () {
       expect(