2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cmark.h b/src/cmark.h
index 71c634b..7b7001e 100644
--- a/src/cmark.h
+++ b/src/cmark.h
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ char *cmark_render_latex(cmark_node *root, int options, int width);
  */
 #define CMARK_OPT_SAFE (1 << 3)
 
+/** Render `softbreak` elements as spaces.
+ */
+#define CMARK_OPT_NOBREAKS (1 << 4)
+
 /**
  * ### Options affecting parsing
  */
diff --git a/src/html.c b/src/html.c
index 9ffa08a..c2267cb 100644
--- a/src/html.c
+++ b/src/html.c
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ static int S_render_node(cmark_node *node, cmark_event_type ev_type,
   case CMARK_NODE_SOFTBREAK:
     if (options & CMARK_OPT_HARDBREAKS) {
       cmark_strbuf_puts(html, "<br />\n");
+    } else if (options & CMARK_OPT_NOBREAKS) {
+      cmark_strbuf_putc(html, ' ');
     } else {
       cmark_strbuf_putc(html, '\n');
     }