diff --git a/panels/table/module.js b/panels/table/module.js
index ffac5446cac..e5b3033271a 100644
--- a/panels/table/module.js
+++ b/panels/table/module.js
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@ angular.module('kibana.table', [])
         replace(/&/g, '&').
         replace(/</g, '&lt;').
         replace(/>/g, '&gt;').
+        replace(/\r?\n/g, '<br/>').
         replace(/@start-highlight@/g, '<code class="highlight">').
         replace(/@end-highlight@/g, '</code>')
     }
     return '';
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});