diff --git a/_test/extra.txt b/_test/extra.txt
index ceaf432..742777a 100644
--- a/_test/extra.txt
+++ b/_test/extra.txt
@@ -771,3 +771,12 @@ a <!-- b -->
 <p>&lt;img src=./.assets/logo.svg</p>
 <p>/&gt;</p>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
+
+61: Image alt with a new line
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+![alt
+text](logo.png)
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+<p><img src="logo.png" alt="alt
+text" /></p>
+//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
diff --git a/renderer/html/html.go b/renderer/html/html.go
index 3503688..1241a0b 100644
--- a/renderer/html/html.go
+++ b/renderer/html/html.go
@@ -938,6 +938,9 @@ func nodeToHTMLText(n ast.Node, source []byte) []byte {
 			buf.Write(s.Text(source))
 		} else if !c.HasChildren() {
 			buf.Write(util.EscapeHTML(c.Text(source)))
+			if t, ok := c.(*ast.Text); ok && t.SoftLineBreak() {
+				buf.WriteByte('\n')
+			}
 		} else {
 			buf.Write(nodeToHTMLText(c, source))
 		}