diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php
index 5545dc7cd5d..5897427fe27 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php
@@ -1035,6 +1035,10 @@ class ExtraFields
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if ($type == 'text')
+		{
+			$value=nl2br($value);
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			$showsize=round($size);