diff --git a/Classes/PHPWord/Section/TextRun.php b/Classes/PHPWord/Section/TextRun.php
index cb23f9ce..d6ec7321 100755
--- a/Classes/PHPWord/Section/TextRun.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPWord/Section/TextRun.php
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ class PHPWord_Section_TextRun
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a Text Break
+     *
+     * @param int $count
+     */
+    public function addTextBreak($count = 1) {
+        for ($i=1; $i<=$count; $i++) {
+            $this->_elementCollection[] = new PHPWord_Section_TextBreak();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a new Footnote Element
      *
diff --git a/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Base.php b/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Base.php
index 4d1c2a34..4e18fdd8 100755
--- a/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Base.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Base.php
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ class PHPWord_Writer_Word2007_Base extends PHPWord_Writer_Word2007_WriterPart
                     $this->_writeImage($objWriter, $element, true);
                 } elseif ($element instanceof PHPWord_Section_Footnote) {
                     $this->_writeFootnoteReference($objWriter, $element, true);
+                } elseif ($element instanceof PHPWord_Section_TextBreak) {
+                    $objWriter->writeElement('w:br');
                 }
             }
         }