1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libass/ass_render.c b/libass/ass_render.c
index f2a34b2d..870623e2 100644
--- a/libass/ass_render.c
+++ b/libass/ass_render.c
@@ -2224,6 +2224,14 @@ ass_render_event(ass_renderer_t *render_priv, ass_event_t *event,
         if (code == 0)
             break;
 
+        // Insert space between two forced breaks to create empty lines
+        // FIXME: should probably be done in wrap_lines_smart,
+        // this is a hack
+        if (previous == '\n' && code == '\n') {
+            code = ' ';
+            p -= 2;
+        }
+
         if (text_info->length >= text_info->max_glyphs) {
             // Raise maximum number of glyphs
             text_info->max_glyphs *= 2;