diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
index e757deee2ee..533c0a7c4a7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ export const editorCommands = {
                     font = [];
                 }
             } else if ((node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE && !isWhitespace(node))
-                    || node.nodeName === "BR"
+                    || (node.nodeName === 'BR' && isEmptyBlock(node.parentNode))
                     || (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE &&
                         ['inline', 'inline-block'].includes(getComputedStyle(node).display) &&
                         !isWhitespace(node.textContent) &&
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/color.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/color.test.js
index aebd678e0af..50153b142c8 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/color.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/color.test.js
@@ -61,4 +61,20 @@ describe('applyColor', () => {
             contentAfter: '<p>[</p><p></p><p>]</p>',
         });
     });
+    it('should not merge line on background color change', async () => {
+        await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+            contentBefore: '<p><strong>[abcd</strong><br><strong>efghi]</strong></p>',
+            stepFunction: setColor('rgb(255, 0, 0)', 'backgroundColor'),
+            contentAfter: '<p><strong><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[abcd</font></strong><br>' +
+                          '<strong><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">efghi]</font></strong></p>',
+        });
+    });
+    it('should not merge line on color change', async () => {
+        await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+            contentBefore: '<p><strong>[abcd</strong><br><strong>efghi]</strong></p>',
+            stepFunction: setColor('rgb(255, 0, 0)', 'color'),
+            contentAfter: '<p><strong><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[abcd</font></strong><br>' +
+                          '<strong><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">efghi]</font></strong></p>',
+        });
+    });
 });