diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/exporter.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/exporter.js
index 56920b9b97..6a03349004 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/exporter.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/exporter.js
@@ -945,7 +945,13 @@ function translateLineBreak(params) {
   }
 
   return {
-    name: 'w:br',
+    name: 'w:r',
+    elements: [
+      {
+        name: 'w:br',
+        attributes,
+      },
+    ],
     attributes,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/tests/data/line-break.docx b/packages/super-editor/src/tests/data/line-break.docx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c013968882
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/super-editor/src/tests/data/line-break.docx differ
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/tests/export/lineBreakExporter.test.js b/packages/super-editor/src/tests/export/lineBreakExporter.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40523484f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/tests/export/lineBreakExporter.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { getExportedResult } from './export-helpers/index';
+
+describe('LineBreakExporter', () => {
+  let result;
+  let body;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    result = await getExportedResult('line-break.docx');
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    body = result.elements?.find((el) => el.name === 'w:body');
+  });
+
+  it('exports lineBreak nodes wrapped in w:r (run) elements', () => {
+    // Grab the first paragraph that contains line breaks
+    const paragraphWithLineBreaks = body.elements?.find(
+      (el) =>
+        el.name === 'w:p' &&
+        el.elements?.some((run) => run.name === 'w:r' && run.elements?.some((element) => element.name === 'w:br')),
+    );
+
+    expect(paragraphWithLineBreaks).toBeDefined();
+    expect(paragraphWithLineBreaks.name).toBe('w:p');
+
+    const runs = paragraphWithLineBreaks.elements?.filter((el) => el.name === 'w:r') || [];
+    expect(runs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const runsWithLineBreaks = runs.filter((run) => run.elements?.some((element) => element.name === 'w:br'));
+
+    expect(runsWithLineBreaks.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    // Verify the structure: w:r -> w:br
+    runsWithLineBreaks.forEach((run) => {
+      expect(run.name).toBe('w:r');
+      const lineBreak = run.elements?.find((element) => element.name === 'w:br');
+      expect(lineBreak).toBeDefined();
+      expect(lineBreak.name).toBe('w:br');
+    });
+  });
+});