diff --git a/MdXaml/Markdown.cs b/MdXaml/Markdown.cs
index 6da980b..14256d2 100644
--- a/MdXaml/Markdown.cs
+++ b/MdXaml/Markdown.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public class Markdown : DependencyObject, IMarkdown, IUriContext
 
         public bool DisabledContextMenu { get; set; }
 
+        public bool UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak { get; set; }
+
         public string? AssetPathRoot { get; set; }
 
         public ICommand? HyperlinkCommand { get; set; }
@@ -2079,8 +2081,9 @@ private Inline UnderlineEvaluator(Match match)
         private static readonly Regex _eoln = new("\\s+");
         private static readonly Regex _lbrk = new(@"\ {2,}\n");
 
-        public static IEnumerable<Inline> DoText(string text)
+        public IEnumerable<Inline> DoText(string text)
         {
+            text = UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak ? text.Replace("\n", "  \n") : text;
             var lines = _lbrk.Split(text);
             bool first = true;
             foreach (var line in lines)
diff --git a/MdXaml/MarkdownScrollViewer.cs b/MdXaml/MarkdownScrollViewer.cs
index cc54369..4ba007b 100644
--- a/MdXaml/MarkdownScrollViewer.cs
+++ b/MdXaml/MarkdownScrollViewer.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ public class MarkdownScrollViewer : FlowDocumentScrollViewer, IUriContext
                 typeof(MarkdownScrollViewer),
                 new PropertyMetadata(false, UpdateDisabledLazyLoad));
 
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreakProperty =
+            DependencyProperty.Register(
+                nameof(UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak),
+                typeof(bool),
+                typeof(MarkdownScrollViewer),
+                new PropertyMetadata(false, UpdateUseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak));
 
         private static void UpdateSource(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
@@ -181,6 +187,17 @@ private static void UpdateDisabledLazyLoad(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropert
                 }
             }
         }
+        private static void UpdateUseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if(d is MarkdownScrollViewer owner)
+            {
+                var useSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak = (bool)e.NewValue;
+                if (useSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak != owner.Engine.UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak)
+                {
+                  owner.Engine.UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak = (bool)e.NewValue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         private string _fragment;
         private Uri _source;
@@ -341,6 +358,11 @@ public string Fragment
             get { return (string)GetValue(FragmentProperty); }
             set { SetValue(FragmentProperty, value); }
         }
+        public bool UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreak
+        {
+          get { return (bool)GetValue(UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreakProperty); }
+          set { SetValue(UseSoftlineBreakAsHardlineBreakProperty, value); }
+        }
 
         private ClickAction _clickAction;
         public ClickAction ClickAction