diff --git a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb
index c4dc4c25e..2bef56638 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb
@@ -1025,7 +1025,6 @@ class RedCloth3 < String
         text.gsub!( /\r/, "\n" )
         text.gsub!( /\t/, '    ' )
         text.gsub!( /^ +$/, '' )
-        text.gsub!( /\n{3,}/, "\n\n" )
         text.gsub!( /"$/, "\" " )
 
         # if entire document is indented, flush
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb b/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb
index 2a7714367..47be58031 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile_formatter_test.rb
@@ -622,6 +622,18 @@ EXPECTED
     assert_equal expected.gsub(%r{[\r\n\t]}, ''), to_html(text).gsub(%r{[\r\n\t]}, '')
   end
 
+  def test_should_not_clear_white_space_in_pre
+    text = <<-STR
+<pre>
+  This is some text in pre
+
+
+  two whitespace line avobe here.
+</pre>
+STR
+    assert_equal text.chomp, to_html(text)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def assert_html_output(to_test, expect_paragraph = true)