diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/richclip.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/richclip.rs
index e813e743..db7feb56 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/richclip.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/richclip.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ pub fn html_to_body(html: &str) -> Option<TextBody> {
                 }
                 continue;
             }
+            if is_block(&name) {
+                new_para(&mut paragraphs);
+            }
             if is_break(&name) {
                 new_para(&mut paragraphs);
                 continue;
@@ -394,6 +397,15 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn text_before_opening_block_tag_is_separate_paragraph() {
+        for tag in ["div", "p", "li", "h1"] {
+            let body = html_to_body(&format!("Hello<{tag}>world</{tag}>")).unwrap();
+            let texts: Vec<String> = body.paragraphs.iter().map(|p| p.runs.iter().map(|r| r.text.as_str()).collect()).collect();
+            assert_eq!(texts, ["Hello", "world"], "{tag}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn multibyte_after_ampersand_is_kept() {
         let text = "é".repeat(20);