diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/ANSI.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/ANSI.hs
index 962560422c4f..92c8e0af84bb 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/ANSI.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/ANSI.hs
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@ blockToANSI opts (Plain inlines) = inlineListToANSI opts inlines
 
 blockToANSI opts (Para inlines) = inlineListToANSI opts inlines
 
-blockToANSI opts (LineBlock lns) = blockToANSI opts $ linesToPara lns
+blockToANSI opts (LineBlock lns) = do
+  let go [] = return D.blankline
+      go xs = inlineListToANSI opts xs
+  lns' <- mapM go lns
+  return $ D.vcat lns'
 
 blockToANSI _ b@(RawBlock _ _) = do
     report $ BlockNotRendered b
diff --git a/test/ansi-test.ansi b/test/ansi-test.ansi
index 691ed561d211..57147eacc700 100644
--- a/test/ansi-test.ansi
+++ b/test/ansi-test.ansi
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ small caps
 
 We see a log₁₀ reduction in 2⁹ seconds.
 
+Hello
+
+Goodbye
+
                           ────────────────────
 
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diff --git a/test/ansi-test.txt b/test/ansi-test.txt
index a812629a7aef..4e6f9800cb90 100644
--- a/test/ansi-test.txt
+++ b/test/ansi-test.txt
@@ -121,3 +121,7 @@ More text.
 [small caps]{.smallcaps}
 
 We see a log~10~ reduction in 2^9^ seconds.
+
+| Hello
+|
+| Goodbye