diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/server/config.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/server/config.js
index 42c6bd756..8d0fc87d3 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/server/config.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-rich-text/server/config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const config = {
 
   // TODO: move to admin eventually
   // Super strict rules to make sure users only submit the tags they are allowed
-  dompurify: { ALLOWED_TAGS: ['b', 'i', 'blockquote'] },
+  dompurify: { ALLOWED_TAGS: ['b', 'i', 'blockquote', 'br'] },
 
   // Secure config for jsdom even when DOMPurify creates a document without a browsing context
   jsdom: {