diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
index 6aec6b244..5eb47b261 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
@@ -1058,7 +1058,12 @@ inlineToMarkdown opts (Span ("",["emoji"],kvs) [Str s]) =
 inlineToMarkdown opts (Span attrs ils) = do
   variant <- asks envVariant
   contents <- inlineListToMarkdown opts ils
-  return $ case variant of
+  return $ case attrs of
+             (_,["csl-block"],_) -> (cr <>)
+             (_,["csl-left-margin"],_) -> (cr <>)
+             (_,["csl-indent"],_) -> (cr <>)
+             _ -> id
+         $ case variant of
                 PlainText -> contents
                 _     | attrs == nullAttr -> contents
                       | isEnabled Ext_bracketed_spans opts ->
diff --git a/test/command/pandoc-citeproc-53.md b/test/command/pandoc-citeproc-53.md
index 295f52049..fb8d5c35e 100644
--- a/test/command/pandoc-citeproc-53.md
+++ b/test/command/pandoc-citeproc-53.md
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ Doe[^1] Doe[^2] Roe[^3] Roe[^4] Doe[^5] Doe[^6] Roe[^7] Roe[^8]
 
 ::: {#refs .references .csl-bib-body}
 ::: {#ref-a .csl-entry}
-[[Doe J.]{.smallcaps} ]{.csl-block}[2000, *Work A*,.]{.csl-left-margin}
+[[Doe J.]{.smallcaps} ]{.csl-block}
+[2000, *Work A*,.]{.csl-left-margin}
 :::
 
 ::: {#ref-b .csl-entry}
-[[Roe J.]{.smallcaps} ]{.csl-block}[1990, *Work B*,.]{.csl-left-margin}
+[[Roe J.]{.smallcaps} ]{.csl-block}
+[1990, *Work B*,.]{.csl-left-margin}
 :::
 :::