diff --git a/res/css/views/elements/_MessageEditor.scss b/res/css/views/elements/_MessageEditor.scss
index eefb45afe5..b3b73e88e3 100644
--- a/res/css/views/elements/_MessageEditor.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/elements/_MessageEditor.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         border: solid 1px #e9edf1;
         background-color: #ffffff;
         padding: 10px;
+        white-space: pre;
 
         span {
             display: inline-block;