diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index 173353aa5..e0987b1a7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
content
|> Formatter.html_escape("text/plain")
|> Formatter.linkify()
+ |> (fn {text, mentions, tags} ->
+ {String.replace(text, ~r/\r?\n/, "
"), mentions, tags}
+ end).()
text
end
diff --git a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
index 41c6909de..611a9ae66 100644
--- a/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs
@@ -50,6 +50,26 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
assert activity
end
+ test "it adds html newlines" do
+ author = insert(:user)
+ recipient = insert(:user)
+
+ other_user = insert(:user)
+
+ {:ok, activity} =
+ CommonAPI.post_chat_message(
+ author,
+ recipient,
+ "uguu\nuguuu"
+ )
+
+ assert other_user.ap_id not in activity.recipients
+
+ object = Object.normalize(activity, false)
+
+ assert object.data["content"] == "uguu
uguuu"
+ end
+
test "it linkifies" do
author = insert(:user)
recipient = insert(:user)