diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index 2da0345..c7a15de 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ function smartProperty(obj, name) { // get a camel-cased/namespaced property of
 }
 
 function htmlEscape(s) {
-	return s
-		.replace(/&/g, '&')
+	return s.replace(/&/g, '&')
 		.replace(/</g, '&lt;')
 		.replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
 		.replace(/'/g, '&#039;')
-		.replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+		.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')
+		.replace(/\n/g, '<br />');
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/sources.html b/tests/sources.html
index 097e54b..73a59ec 100644
--- a/tests/sources.html
+++ b/tests/sources.html
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 			start: new Date(y, m, d-5),
 			end: new Date(y, m, d-2)
 		},
+		{
+			title: 'Event with \n newline',
+			start: new Date(y, m, d),
+			end: new Date(y, m, d)
+		},
 		{
 			title: 'T event',
 			start: y + '-06-06T10:20:00',