diff --git a/src/dawnshared/util/string.hpp b/src/dawnshared/util/string.hpp
index c9260ea2..32b76023 100644
--- a/src/dawnshared/util/string.hpp
+++ b/src/dawnshared/util/string.hpp
@@ -147,4 +147,22 @@ static inline std::string stringReplaceAll(
     startPos += replace.length();
   }
   return newString;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Joins a vector of strings into a single string, using a delimiter.
+ * 
+ * @param strings Vector of strings to join.
+ * @param delim Delimiter to join the strings with.
+ */
+static inline std::string stringJoin(
+  const std::vector<std::string> &strings,
+  const std::string &delim
+) {
+  std::string result;
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < strings.size(); i++) {
+    if(i > 0) result += delim;
+    result += strings[i];
+  }
+  return result;
 }
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diff --git a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp
index 67e90e59..d92ef3ec 100644
--- a/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp
+++ b/src/dawntools/vnscenetool/events/VNTextEventParser.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,19 @@ int32_t VNTextParser::onParse(
   struct VNText *out,
   std::string *error
 ) {
+  std::string innerXml = node->innerXml;
+
+  // Split by newlines, then trim each line.
+  std::vector<std::string> lines = stringSplit(innerXml, "\n");
+  std::vector<std::string> finalLines;
+  for(auto it = lines.begin(); it != lines.end(); ++it) {
+    auto newLine = stringTrim(*it);
+    if(newLine.length() > 0) finalLines.push_back(newLine);
+  }
+  std::string finalXml = stringJoin(finalLines, "\n");
+
   out->language = values["lang"];
-  out->text = stringParser(node->innerXml, error);
+  out->text = stringParser(finalXml, error);
   return error->length() == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }