diff --git a/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js b/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js
index d9bf0ab7c5..6542841596 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export const initEditor = (fieldName, options = {}) => {
       onSave={serialiseInputValue}
       placeholder={STRINGS.WRITE_HERE}
       spellCheck={true}
+      enableLineBreak={true}
       // If increasing above 4, we will need to add styles for the extra nesting levels.
       maxListNesting={4}
       // Draft.js + IE 11 presents some issues with pasting rich text. Disable rich paste there.