diff --git a/src/editor/deserialize.js b/src/editor/deserialize.js
index 1b99d70946..947ce30ce7 100644
--- a/src/editor/deserialize.js
+++ b/src/editor/deserialize.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function parseHeader(el, partCreator) {
     return partCreator.plain("#".repeat(depth) + " ");
 }
 
-function parseElement(n, partCreator, state) {
+function parseElement(n, partCreator, lastNode, state) {
     switch (n.nodeName) {
         case "H1":
         case "H2":
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ function parseElement(n, partCreator, state) {
                 return partCreator.plain(`${indent}- `);
             }
         }
+        case "P": {
+            if (lastNode) {
+                return partCreator.newline();
+            }
+            break;
+        }
         case "OL":
         case "UL":
             state.listDepth = (state.listDepth || 0) + 1;
@@ -183,7 +189,7 @@ function parseHtmlMessage(html, partCreator, isQuotedMessage) {
         if (n.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
             newParts.push(...parseAtRoomMentions(n.nodeValue, partCreator));
         } else if (n.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
-            const parseResult = parseElement(n, partCreator, state);
+            const parseResult = parseElement(n, partCreator, lastNode, state);
             if (parseResult) {
                 if (Array.isArray(parseResult)) {
                     newParts.push(...parseResult);