7 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/CommonMark.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/CommonMark.hs
index 7f752c446..71c7d05b2 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/CommonMark.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/CommonMark.hs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ addInline (Node _ (TEXT t) _) = (map toinl clumps ++)
         toinl (' ':_)    = Space
         toinl xs         = Str xs
 addInline (Node _ LINEBREAK _) = (LineBreak :)
-addInline (Node _ SOFTBREAK _) = (Space :)
+addInline (Node _ SOFTBREAK _) = (SoftBreak :)
 addInline (Node _ (INLINE_HTML t) _) =
   (RawInline (Format "html") (unpack t) :)
 addInline (Node _ (CODE t) _) =
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
index 85e9a0743..a34e2fb5c 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
@@ -799,7 +799,10 @@ pBad = do
   return $ B.str [c']
 
 pSpace :: InlinesParser Inlines
-pSpace = many1 (satisfy isSpace) >> return B.space
+pSpace = many1 (satisfy isSpace) >>= \xs ->
+            if '\n' `elem` xs
+               then return B.softbreak
+               else return B.space
 
 --
 -- Constants
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
index 6500cb29f..5a4612862 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ dimenarg = try $ do
   return $ ch ++ num ++ dim
 
 sp :: LP ()
-sp = skipMany1 $ satisfy (\c -> c == ' ' || c == '\t')
-        <|> try (newline <* lookAhead anyChar <* notFollowedBy blankline)
+sp = whitespace <|> endline
+
+whitespace :: LP ()
+whitespace = skipMany1 $ satisfy (\c -> c == ' ' || c == '\t')
+
+endline :: LP ()
+endline = try (newline >> lookAhead anyChar >> notFollowedBy blankline)
 
 isLowerHex :: Char -> Bool
 isLowerHex x = x >= '0' && x <= '9' || x >= 'a' && x <= 'f'
@@ -196,7 +201,8 @@ singleQuote = do
 
 inline :: LP Inlines
 inline = (mempty <$ comment)
-     <|> (space  <$ sp)
+     <|> (space  <$ whitespace)
+     <|> (softbreak <$ endline)
      <|> inlineText
      <|> inlineCommand
      <|> inlineEnvironment
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/MediaWiki.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/MediaWiki.hs
index 24b3f5c7e..e423720df 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/MediaWiki.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/MediaWiki.hs
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ inlineHtml :: MWParser Inlines
 inlineHtml = B.rawInline "html" . snd <$> htmlTag isInlineTag'
 
 whitespace :: MWParser Inlines
-whitespace = B.space <$ (skipMany1 spaceChar <|> endline <|> htmlComment)
+whitespace = B.space <$ (skipMany1 spaceChar <|> htmlComment)
+         <|> B.softbreak <$ endline
 
 endline :: MWParser ()
 endline = () <$ try (newline <*
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs
index 3be47cfd4..99a6927e2 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ endline = try $ do
   decEmphasisNewlinesCount
   guard =<< newlinesCountWithinLimits
   updateLastPreCharPos
-  return . return $ B.space
+  return . return $ B.softbreak
 
 cite :: OrgParser (F Inlines)
 cite = try $ do
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
index 0e5bb2a87..85f34d9d8 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ endline = try $ do
      then notFollowedBy (anyOrderedListMarker >> spaceChar) >>
           notFollowedBy' bulletListStart
      else return ()
-  return B.space
+  return B.softbreak
 
 --
 -- links
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Txt2Tags.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Txt2Tags.hs
index 58841f2ce..c28ce1653 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Txt2Tags.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Txt2Tags.hs
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ endline = try $ do
   notFollowedBy quote
   notFollowedBy list
   notFollowedBy table
-  return $ B.space
+  return $ B.softbreak
 
 str :: T2T Inlines
 str = try $ do