diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4758e8f..2239496 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn basic_text() {
-        let text = "Hello World!";
-        let doc = parse(text);
+        let doc = parse("Hello World!");
         let doc_ref = Document(vec![Node::Paragraph(vec![StyledText {
             italic: false,
             bold: false,
@@ -115,4 +114,35 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(doc, doc_ref);
     }
+
+    /// Single paragraphs are allowed to include newlines; double
+    /// newlines, however, separate paragraphs.
+    #[test]
+    fn paragraphs() {
+        let doc = parse(
+            "\
+Hello
+World!
+
+New paragraph",
+        );
+        let doc_ref = Document(vec![
+            Node::Paragraph(vec![StyledText {
+                italic: false,
+                bold: false,
+                underline: false,
+                color: None,
+                text: "Hello World!".to_string(),
+            }]),
+            Node::Paragraph(vec![StyledText {
+                italic: false,
+                bold: false,
+                underline: false,
+                color: None,
+                text: "New paragraph".to_string(),
+            }]),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(doc, doc_ref);
+    }
 }