diff --git a/mds.js b/mds.js
index 4e7b0e9..c91e0e9 100644
--- a/mds.js
+++ b/mds.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ export function write(s, chunk) {
         const last_last_txt_char = s.txt[s.txt.length-2]
         const last_last_src_char = s.src[s.idx-2]
         const last_txt_char      = s.txt[s.txt.length-1]
+		const last_src_char      = s.src[s.idx-1]
         const char               = s.src[s.idx]
         const in_token           = s.tokens_type[s.tokens_len]
 
@@ -333,12 +334,11 @@ export function write(s, chunk) {
 				add_paragraph(s)
 				flush(s)
 			}
-			s.tokens_len = Math.min(s.tokens_len, 1)
 			continue
 		}
-		if ('\n' === s.src[s.idx-1]) {
-			if ('\n' === s.src[s.idx-2]) {
-				end_token(s)
+		if ('\n' === last_src_char) {
+			if ('\n' === last_last_src_char) {
+				s.tokens_len = 0
 			} else {
 				s.renderer.update_node(s.renderer.data, s.tokens_node[s.tokens_len], '\n')
 			}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index d08a919..9a7d0c9 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mds.end(stream)
 
 - [x] Paragraphs
 - [x] Line breaks
-    - [ ] Line breaks don't end emphasis
+    - [x] Single line breaks don't end tokens
 - [x] Headers
 - [x] code block with triple backticks
 - [x] `inline code` with backticks
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index ba15c9f..cb5daa6 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -182,6 +182,27 @@ t.test("Line Breaks", () => {
 	assert.equal(renderer.data.temp_text_node, null)
 })
 
+t.test("Line Breaks with Italic", () => {
+	const renderer = test_renderer()
+	const parser = mds.parser(renderer)
+
+	mds.write(parser, "*" + content_1 + "\n" + content_2 + "*")
+	mds.end(parser)
+
+	assert.deepEqual(renderer.data.root, {
+		type    : mds.Token_Type.Root,
+		children: [{
+			type    : mds.Token_Type.Paragraph,
+			children: [{
+				type    : mds.Token_Type.Italic_Ast,
+				children: [content_1, "\n", content_2]
+			}],
+		}]
+	})
+	assert.equal(renderer.data.temp_text, "")
+	assert.equal(renderer.data.temp_text_node, null)
+})
+
 t.test("Paragraphs", () => {
 	const renderer = test_renderer()
 	const parser = mds.parser(renderer)