diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.summernote.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.summernote.js
index 5f28c9510bb..b8f3198dae2 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.summernote.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.summernote.js
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@ dom.isImg = function (node) {
 };
 var fn_is_forbidden_node = dom.isForbiddenNode || function () {};
 dom.isForbiddenNode = function (node) {
+    if (node.tagName === "BR") {
+        return false;
+    }
     return fn_is_forbidden_node(node) || $(node).is(".media_iframe_video");
 };
 var fn_is_img_font = dom.isImgFont || function () {};