diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown.svelte
index 812cf7e138..a54be2b073 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Markdown.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	marked.use(footnoteExtension(options));
 	marked.use(colonFenceExtension(options));
 	marked.use(disableSingleTilde);
+	// Also set by RichTextInput, but messages can render before any input mounts.
+	marked.use({ breaks: true });
 	marked.use({
 		extensions: [
 			mentionExtension({ triggerChar: '@' }),