diff --git a/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py b/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
index f7392e26..5449db6b 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ SETTINGS_TEMPLATE = {
     "format.justifyText":      (bool, False),
     "format.stripUnicode":     (bool, False),
     "format.replaceTabs":      (bool, False),
+    "format.keepBreaks":       (bool, True),
     "format.firstLineIndent":  (bool, False),
     "format.firstIndentWidth": (float, 1.4),
     "format.indentFirstPar":   (bool, False),
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ SETTINGS_LABELS = {
     "format.justifyText":      QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Justify Text Margins"),
     "format.stripUnicode":     QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Replace Unicode Characters"),
     "format.replaceTabs":      QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Replace Tabs with Spaces"),
+    "format.keepBreaks":       QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Preserve Hard Line Breaks"),
 
     "format.grpParIndent":     QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "First Line Indent"),
     "format.firstLineIndent":  QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Enable Indent"),
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
index dca739f9..b575a9ae 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
@@ -1098,10 +1098,12 @@ class _FormatTab(NScrollableForm):
         self.justifyText = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.stripUnicode = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.replaceTabs = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
+        self.keepBreaks = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
 
         self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("format.justifyText"), self.justifyText)
         self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("format.stripUnicode"), self.stripUnicode)
         self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("format.replaceTabs"), self.replaceTabs)
+        self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("format.keepBreaks"), self.keepBreaks)
 
         # First Line Indent
         # =================
@@ -1184,6 +1186,7 @@ class _FormatTab(NScrollableForm):
         self.justifyText.setChecked(self._build.getBool("format.justifyText"))
         self.stripUnicode.setChecked(self._build.getBool("format.stripUnicode"))
         self.replaceTabs.setChecked(self._build.getBool("format.replaceTabs"))
+        self.keepBreaks.setChecked(self._build.getBool("format.keepBreaks"))
 
         self.firstIndent.setChecked(self._build.getBool("format.firstLineIndent"))
         self.indentWidth.setValue(self._build.getFloat("format.firstIndentWidth"))
@@ -1223,6 +1226,7 @@ class _FormatTab(NScrollableForm):
         self._build.setValue("format.justifyText", self.justifyText.isChecked())
         self._build.setValue("format.stripUnicode", self.stripUnicode.isChecked())
         self._build.setValue("format.replaceTabs", self.replaceTabs.isChecked())
+        self._build.setValue("format.keepBreaks", self.keepBreaks.isChecked())
 
         self._build.setValue("format.firstLineIndent", self.firstIndent.isChecked())
         self._build.setValue("format.firstIndentWidth", self.indentWidth.value())