diff --git a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssBox.cs b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssBox.cs
index 1ef899648..d84d32590 100644
--- a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssBox.cs
+++ b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssBox.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public bool IsPseudoElement
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsInline
         {
-            get { return (Display == CssConstants.Inline || Display == CssConstants.InlineBlock) && !IsBrElement; }
+            get { return Display == CssConstants.Inline || Display == CssConstants.InlineBlock; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1474,9 +1474,10 @@ internal void GetMinMaxWidth(out double minWidth, out double maxWidth)
             double maxSum = 0f;
             double paddingSum = 0f;
             double marginSum = 0f;
-            GetMinMaxSumWords(this, ref min, ref maxSum, ref paddingSum, ref marginSum);
+            double brokenLinesMax = 0f;
+            GetMinMaxSumWords(this, ref min, ref maxSum, ref paddingSum, ref marginSum, ref brokenLinesMax);
 
-            maxWidth = paddingSum + maxSum;
+            maxWidth = paddingSum + Math.Max(maxSum, brokenLinesMax);
             minWidth = paddingSum + (min < 90999 ? min : 0);
         }
 
@@ -1488,10 +1489,12 @@ internal void GetMinMaxWidth(out double minWidth, out double maxWidth)
         /// <param name="maxSum">the max width a single line of words can take without wrapping</param>
         /// <param name="paddingSum">the total amount of padding the content has </param>
         /// <param name="marginSum"></param>
+        /// <param name="brokenLinesMax">the widest line already ended by a line break in the current block</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private static void GetMinMaxSumWords(CssBox box, ref double min, ref double maxSum, ref double paddingSum, ref double marginSum)
+        private static void GetMinMaxSumWords(CssBox box, ref double min, ref double maxSum, ref double paddingSum, ref double marginSum, ref double brokenLinesMax)
         {
             double? oldSum = null;
+            double oldBrokenLinesMax = 0;
 
             // paddingSum must be scoped per "line" the same way maxSum is (see the oldSum save/restore
             // below) - it represents the border/padding belonging to the WIDEST line found so far, not a
@@ -1509,6 +1512,8 @@ private static void GetMinMaxSumWords(CssBox box, ref double min, ref double max
                 maxSum = marginSum;
                 oldPaddingSum = paddingSum;
                 paddingSum = 0;
+                oldBrokenLinesMax = brokenLinesMax;
+                brokenLinesMax = 0;
             }
 
             // add the padding 
@@ -1524,6 +1529,14 @@ private static void GetMinMaxSumWords(CssBox box, ref double min, ref double max
                 // calculate the min and max sum for all the words in the box
                 foreach (CssRect word in box.Words)
                 {
+                    // A line break ends the line, so the next word starts a new one instead of adding to it.
+                    if (word.IsLineBreak)
+                    {
+                        brokenLinesMax = Math.Max(brokenLinesMax, maxSum);
+                        maxSum = marginSum;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     maxSum += word.FullWidth + (word.HasSpaceBefore ? word.OwnerBox.ActualWordSpacing : 0);
                     min = Math.Max(min, word.Width);
                 }
@@ -1542,7 +1555,7 @@ private static void GetMinMaxSumWords(CssBox box, ref double min, ref double max
 
                     //maxSum += childBox.ActualMarginLeft + childBox.ActualMarginRight;
                     var maxSumBeforeChild = maxSum;
-                    GetMinMaxSumWords(childBox, ref min, ref maxSum, ref paddingSum, ref marginSum);
+                    GetMinMaxSumWords(childBox, ref min, ref maxSum, ref paddingSum, ref marginSum, ref brokenLinesMax);
 
                     // This walk otherwise never consults a box's own explicit CSS `width` at all - only
                     // literal word/text content. That's usually fine (explicit width constrains layout
@@ -1575,7 +1588,8 @@ private static void GetMinMaxSumWords(CssBox box, ref double min, ref double max
             // max sum (and its matching padding contribution) is the max of all the lines in the box
             if (oldSum.HasValue)
             {
-                maxSum = Math.Max(maxSum, oldSum.Value);
+                maxSum = Math.Max(Math.Max(maxSum, brokenLinesMax), oldSum.Value);
+                brokenLinesMax = oldBrokenLinesMax;
                 paddingSum = Math.Max(paddingSum, oldPaddingSum!.Value);
             }
         }
diff --git a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssLayoutEngine.cs b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssLayoutEngine.cs
index c1ebb75d9..6acf2a0be 100644
--- a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssLayoutEngine.cs
+++ b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Dom/CssLayoutEngine.cs
@@ -467,9 +467,14 @@ private static void FlowBox(RGraphics g, CssBox blockbox, CssBox box, double lim
                             actualLimitRight = rightObstructingFloat.Location.X - rightObstructingFloat.ActualMarginLeft - rightspacing;
                         }
 
+                        // A line break ends the current line, so the word after it starts the next one. Wrapping on
+                        // the break itself would add an empty line after a trailing <br> and drop the one a
+                        // leading <br> creates.
+                        var afterLineBreak = line.Words.Count > 0 && line.Words[line.Words.Count - 1].IsLineBreak;
+
                         if ((b.WhiteSpace != CssConstants.NoWrap && b.WhiteSpace != CssConstants.Pre && curx + word.Width + rightspacing > actualLimitRight
                              && (b.WhiteSpace != CssConstants.PreWrap || !word.IsSpaces))
-                            || word.IsLineBreak || wrapNoWrapBox)
+                            || afterLineBreak || wrapNoWrapBox)
                         {
                             wrapNoWrapBox = false;
                             curx = startx;
diff --git a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Parse/HtmlParser.cs b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Parse/HtmlParser.cs
index 3e85e1997..534ace396 100644
--- a/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Parse/HtmlParser.cs
+++ b/Source/HtmlRenderer/Core/Parse/HtmlParser.cs
@@ -98,11 +98,29 @@ private static void AddTextBox(HtmlDataToken token, ref CssBox curBox)
 
             if (text == null) return;
 
+            // HTML drops a single newline directly after the <pre>, <listing> or <textarea> start tag.
+            if (curBox.Boxes.Count == 0 && curBox.HtmlTag != null && IsNewlineStrippingElement(curBox.HtmlTag.Name))
+            {
+                if (text.StartsWith("\r\n", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    text = text.Substring(2);
+                else if (text.StartsWith("\n", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    text = text.Substring(1);
+
+                if (text.Length == 0) return;
+            }
+
             var box = CssBox.CreateBox(curBox);
             box.Text = text;
         }
 
 
+        private static bool IsNewlineStrippingElement(string tagName)
+        {
+            return tagName.Equals("pre", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                   || tagName.Equals("listing", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                   || tagName.Equals("textarea", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Parse the html part, the part from prev parsing index to the beginning of the next html tag.<br/>
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/BlockInInline.png b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/BlockInInline.png
index 0f94e7bcd..9eb24cfe7 100644
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diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/External Image.png b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/External Image.png
index f46283eaf..631004bb7 100644
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diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/Line break.png b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/Line break.png
index 20bbb594e..6b24798cb 100644
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diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/RTL.png b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/RTL.png
index 14c35ccf2..8264a12de 100644
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diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/Tables.png b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Baselines/Tables.png
index 4f008f4e8..2563742bc 100644
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diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/HtmlRenderingRegressionTests.cs b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/HtmlRenderingRegressionTests.cs
index 842c5dc1b..05d58bd36 100644
--- a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/HtmlRenderingRegressionTests.cs
+++ b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/HtmlRenderingRegressionTests.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ public sealed class HtmlRenderingRegressionTests
 
     private static bool _samplesLoaded;
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task Render_ConsecutiveBreaks_LeaveAnEmptyLine()
+    {
+        EnsureSamplesLoaded();
+
+        using var oneBreak = await RenderSample("<span>first</span><br/><span>second</span>");
+        using var consecutiveBreaks = await RenderSample("<span>first</span><br/><br/><span>second</span>");
+
+        Assert.IsTrue(
+            consecutiveBreaks.Height > oneBreak.Height,
+            $"Consecutive <br> elements should add an empty line. One break: {oneBreak.Height}px; two breaks: {consecutiveBreaks.Height}px.");
+    }
+
     [DoNotParallelize]
     [TestMethod]
     [DynamicData(nameof(GetSamples), DynamicDataDisplayName = nameof(GetSampleDisplayName))]
diff --git a/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Text/LineBreakLayoutIntegrationTests.cs b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Text/LineBreakLayoutIntegrationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20315ed29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Test/HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest/Text/LineBreakLayoutIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest.TestSupport;
+
+namespace HtmlRenderer.IntegrationTest.Text;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Where lines end around &lt;br&gt;, compared against what browsers render. With the mock adapter every line
+/// is 20px tall.
+/// </summary>
+[DoNotParallelize]
+[TestClass]
+public sealed class LineBreakLayoutIntegrationTests
+{
+    private const double Delta = 0.5;
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    [DataRow("<div id='x'>first<br>second</div>", 40)]
+    [DataRow("<div id='x'>first<br><br>second</div>", 60)]
+    [DataRow("<div id='x'><span>first</span><br/><br/><span>second</span></div>", 60)]
+    [DataRow("<div id='x'>a<br></div>", 20)]
+    [DataRow("<div id='x'><br>b</div>", 40)]
+    [DataRow("<div id='x'><br></div>", 20)]
+    public void BlockHeight_MatchesTheNumberOfLines(string html, double expectedHeight)
+    {
+        var (root, _) = LayoutHarness.Layout(LayoutHarness.Wrap(html));
+        var box = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "x")!;
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(expectedHeight, box.ActualBottom - box.Location.Y, Delta);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void BreakBetweenBlocks_LeavesOneEmptyLine()
+    {
+        var (root, _) = LayoutHarness.Layout(LayoutHarness.Wrap("<div id='a'>a</div><br><div id='b'>b</div>"));
+        var a = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "a")!;
+        var b = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "b")!;
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(20, b.Location.Y - a.ActualBottom, Delta);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void PreElement_DropsTheNewlineRightAfterItsStartTag()
+    {
+        var (root, _) = LayoutHarness.Layout(LayoutHarness.Wrap("<pre id='x'>\nline</pre><pre id='y'>line</pre>"));
+        var withNewline = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "x")!;
+        var without = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "y")!;
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(without.ActualBottom - without.Location.Y, withNewline.ActualBottom - withNewline.Location.Y, Delta);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TableCell_MaxContentWidth_IsTheWidestLine_NotAllLinesSummed()
+    {
+        var (root, _) = LayoutHarness.Layout(LayoutHarness.Wrap(
+            "<table><tr><td id='broken'>aaaa<br>bbbb</td></tr></table>"
+            + "<table><tr><td id='single'>aaaa</td></tr></table>"));
+        var broken = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "broken")!;
+        var single = LayoutHarness.FindById(root, "single")!;
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(single.ActualWidth, broken.ActualWidth, Delta);
+    }
+}