diff --git a/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index ad6099df..97a30215 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -370,6 +370,19 @@ exports[`markdown-to-jsx compiler arbitrary HTML #207 handles tables inside HTML
 
 `;
 
+exports[`markdown-to-jsx compiler arbitrary HTML #214 nested paragraphs work inside html 1`] = `
+
+<div data-reactroot>
+  <p>
+    Hello
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    World
+  </p>
+</div>
+
+`;
+
 exports[`markdown-to-jsx compiler arbitrary HTML allows whitespace between attribute and value 1`] = `
 
 <div data-reactroot
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ba4af5bc..7a8aba08 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ const BLOCK_SYNTAXES = [
     LIST_ITEM_R,
     LIST_R,
     NP_TABLE_R,
+    PARAGRAPH_R
 ];
 
 function containsBlockSyntax (input) {
diff --git a/index.spec.js b/index.spec.js
index a0033776..4212519e 100644
--- a/index.spec.js
+++ b/index.spec.js
@@ -1067,6 +1067,22 @@ Text content
 
                 expect(root.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
             });
+
+            it('#214 nested paragraphs work inside html', () => {
+                render(
+                    compiler(
+                        [
+                            '<div>',
+                            'Hello',
+                            '',
+                            'World',
+                            '</div>',
+                        ].join('\n')
+                    )
+                );
+
+                expect(root.innerHTML).toMatchSnapshot();
+            });
         });
 
         describe('horizontal rules', () => {