diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/StructureTransformer.php b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/StructureTransformer.php
index 6b526d18ec..e7da01aaf9 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/StructureTransformer.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/StructureTransformer.php
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ class StructureTransformer {
       } else {
         return array(
           'type' => 'text',
-          'text' => $item->toString(),
+          'text' => ($item->getNextSibling()) ?
+            preg_replace('/\n/', "<p>&nbsp;</p>", $item->toString()) :
+            $item->toString()
         );
       }