diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index aadbf9d28..a467c5d96 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 * Fix incorrect MIME structure when using S/MIME signing and isMail() (#372)
 * Improved checks and error messages for missing extensions
 * Store and report SMTP errors more consistently
+* Add MIME multipart preamble for better Outlook compatibility
 
 ## Version 5.2.9 (Sept 25th 2014)
 * **Important: The autoloader is no longer autoloaded by the PHPMailer class**
diff --git a/class.phpmailer.php b/class.phpmailer.php
index fec7d19ab..dadf8e8cc 100644
--- a/class.phpmailer.php
+++ b/class.phpmailer.php
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ public function createBody()
             $altBodyCharSet = 'us-ascii';
         }
         //Use this as a preamble in all multipart message types
-        $mimepre = "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.".$this->LE;
+        $mimepre = "This is a multi-part message in MIME format." . $this->LE . $this->LE;
         switch ($this->message_type) {
             case 'inline':
                 $body .= $mimepre;
diff --git a/test/phpmailerTest.php b/test/phpmailerTest.php
index dbb4a9ccc..7064150f7 100644
--- a/test/phpmailerTest.php
+++ b/test/phpmailerTest.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public function buildBody()
         } else {
             $eol = "\r\n";
             $bullet_start = ' - ';
-            $bullet_end = '';
+            $bullet_end = "\r\n";
             $list_start = '';
             $list_end = '';
         }