diff --git a/app/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service.rb b/app/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service.rb
index 9348b2bc7..8984374d1 100644
--- a/app/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service.rb
@@ -53,22 +53,49 @@ class Messages::MarkdownRendererService
   end
 
   def render_whatsapp
+    content_with_preserved_newlines = preserve_multiple_newlines(@content)
     renderer = Messages::MarkdownRenderers::WhatsAppRenderer.new
-    renderer.render(commonmarker_doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    doc = CommonMarker.render_doc(content_with_preserved_newlines, [:DEFAULT, :STRIKETHROUGH_DOUBLE_TILDE])
+    result = renderer.render(doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    restore_multiple_newlines(result)
   end
 
   def render_instagram
+    content_with_preserved_newlines = preserve_multiple_newlines(@content)
     renderer = Messages::MarkdownRenderers::InstagramRenderer.new
-    renderer.render(commonmarker_doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    doc = CommonMarker.render_doc(content_with_preserved_newlines, [:DEFAULT, :STRIKETHROUGH_DOUBLE_TILDE])
+    result = renderer.render(doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    restore_multiple_newlines(result)
   end
 
   def render_line
+    content_with_preserved_newlines = preserve_multiple_newlines(@content)
     renderer = Messages::MarkdownRenderers::LineRenderer.new
-    renderer.render(commonmarker_doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    doc = CommonMarker.render_doc(content_with_preserved_newlines, [:DEFAULT, :STRIKETHROUGH_DOUBLE_TILDE])
+    result = renderer.render(doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    restore_multiple_newlines(result)
   end
 
   def render_plain_text
+    content_with_preserved_newlines = preserve_multiple_newlines(@content)
     renderer = Messages::MarkdownRenderers::PlainTextRenderer.new
-    renderer.render(commonmarker_doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    doc = CommonMarker.render_doc(content_with_preserved_newlines, [:DEFAULT, :STRIKETHROUGH_DOUBLE_TILDE])
+    result = renderer.render(doc).gsub(/\n+\z/, '')
+    restore_multiple_newlines(result)
+  end
+
+  # Preserve multiple consecutive newlines (3+) by replacing them with placeholders
+  # Standard markdown treats 2 newlines as paragraph break, we preserve 3+
+  def preserve_multiple_newlines(content)
+    content.gsub(/\n{3,}/) do |match|
+      "{{PRESERVE_#{match.length}_NEWLINES}}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Restore multiple newlines from placeholders
+  def restore_multiple_newlines(content)
+    content.gsub(/\{\{PRESERVE_(\d+)_NEWLINES\}\}/) do |_match|
+      "\n" * Regexp.last_match(1).to_i
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service_spec.rb
index 26c661495..d589c6ad1 100644
--- a/spec/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/messages/markdown_renderer_service_spec.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ RSpec.describe Messages::MarkdownRendererService, type: :service do
         expect(result).to include("Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3")
         expect(result).not_to include('Line 1 Line 2')
       end
+
+      it 'preserves multiple consecutive newlines for spacing' do
+        content = "Para 1\n\n\n\nPara 2"
+        result = described_class.new(content, channel_type).render
+        expect(result.scan("\n").count).to eq(4)
+        expect(result).to include("Para 1\n\n\n\nPara 2")
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when channel is Channel::Instagram' do
@@ -116,6 +123,13 @@ RSpec.describe Messages::MarkdownRendererService, type: :service do
         expect(result).to include("Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3")
         expect(result).not_to include('Line 1 Line 2')
       end
+
+      it 'preserves multiple consecutive newlines for spacing' do
+        content = "Para 1\n\n\n\nPara 2"
+        result = described_class.new(content, channel_type).render
+        expect(result.scan("\n").count).to eq(4)
+        expect(result).to include("Para 1\n\n\n\nPara 2")
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when channel is Channel::Line' do
@@ -201,6 +215,13 @@ RSpec.describe Messages::MarkdownRendererService, type: :service do
         expect(result).to include("Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3")
         expect(result).not_to include('Line 1 Line 2')
       end
+
+      it 'preserves multiple consecutive newlines for spacing' do
+        content = "Para 1\n\n\n\nPara 2"
+        result = described_class.new(content, channel_type).render
+        expect(result.scan("\n").count).to eq(4)
+        expect(result).to include("Para 1\n\n\n\nPara 2")
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when channel is Channel::Telegram' do