diff --git a/data/templates/default.org b/data/templates/default.org
index a7daef7df..ee073c6e5 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.org
+++ b/data/templates/default.org
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ $for(header-includes)$
 $header-includes$
 
 $endfor$
+$if(abstract)$
+#+begin_abstract
+$abstract$
+#+end_abstract
+$endif$
 $for(include-before)$
 $include-before$
 
diff --git a/test/command/8204.md b/test/command/8204.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80a21564d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/8204.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+```
+% pandoc --to=org --standalone
+---
+abstract: |
+  This is an *abstract*.
+
+  It has multiple paragraphs.
+---
+^D
+#+begin_abstract
+This is an /abstract/.
+
+It has multiple paragraphs.
+
+#+end_abstract
+```