diff --git a/sources/createdxf.cpp b/sources/createdxf.cpp
index 073ec257a..1a82fb14f 100644
--- a/sources/createdxf.cpp
+++ b/sources/createdxf.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ const double Createdxf::sheetWidth = 4000;
 const double Createdxf::sheetHeight = 2700;
 
 double Createdxf::xScale = 1;
+
+namespace {
+	/// @p text on one line. A DXF value ends at the line break, so a break
+	/// inside a text would shift every group code after it by one line and
+	/// a reader would take values for codes (FINDINGS F052). Callers that
+	/// mean several lines split them first; this is the safety net.
+	QString singleLine(QString text)
+	{
+		text.replace(QLatin1String("\r\n"), QLatin1String(" "));
+		text.replace(QLatin1Char('\r'), QLatin1Char(' '));
+		text.replace(QLatin1Char('\n'), QLatin1Char(' '));
+		return text;
+	}
+}
 double Createdxf::yScale = 1;
 
 Createdxf::Createdxf()
@@ -727,7 +741,7 @@ void Createdxf::drawText(
 		To_Dxf << 41        << "\r\n";
 		To_Dxf << xScaleW    << "\r\n";    // X Scale
 		To_Dxf << 1         << "\r\n";
-		To_Dxf << text      << "\r\n";    // Text Value
+		To_Dxf << singleLine(text) << "\r\n";    // Text Value
 		To_Dxf << 50        << "\r\n";
 		To_Dxf << rotation  << "\r\n";    // Text Rotation
 		file.close();
@@ -780,7 +794,7 @@ void Createdxf::drawTextAligned(
 			To_Dxf << 41        << "\r\n";
 		To_Dxf << xScaleW    << "\r\n";    // X Scale
 			To_Dxf << 1         << "\r\n";
-			To_Dxf << text      << "\r\n";    // Text Value
+			To_Dxf << singleLine(text) << "\r\n";    // Text Value
 			To_Dxf << 50        << "\r\n";
 			To_Dxf << rotation  << "\r\n";    // Text Rotation
 #if 0
diff --git a/sources/titleblocktemplate.cpp b/sources/titleblocktemplate.cpp
index f3c0b04a0..79d6b0adf 100644
--- a/sources/titleblocktemplate.cpp
+++ b/sources/titleblocktemplate.cpp
@@ -1993,32 +1993,58 @@ void TitleBlockTemplate::renderTextCellDxf(
 	}
 
 	//painter.setFont(text_font);
-	qreal ratio = 1.0;
 
-	if (cell.hadjust)
+		//A cell can hold several lines, which the screen shows one under the
+		//other (QPainter::drawText()). A DXF TEXT is a single line, and a line
+		//break inside one breaks the file (FINDINGS F052), so each line gets
+		//its own, stacked as the cell's vertical alignment says: the first at
+		//y1 when aligned to the top, the last at y1 when aligned to the
+		//bottom, the block centred on y1 otherwise. Spacing as the diagram
+		//texts' DXF export: 1.6 times the text height. A single line is
+		//written exactly as before.
+	const QStringList lines = text.split(QRegularExpression(QStringLiteral("\r\n|\r|\n")));
+	const qreal line_spacing = textHeight * Createdxf::yScale * 1.6;
+	const int last = lines.size() - 1;
+	for (int i = 0 ; i < lines.size() ; ++i)
 	{
-	// Scale font width to fit string in cell width w
-	// As DXF font aspect ratio is implementation dependent we add a fudge-factor based on tests with AutoCAD
-		int len = text.length() * textHeight * Createdxf::xScale * 1.2;
+		const QString &line = lines.at(i);
+		if (line.isEmpty()) continue;
 
-		if(len > w)
-			ratio = (w/len);
+		qreal offset; // upward, from y1
+		if (vAlign == 3)
+			offset = -i * line_spacing;
+		else if (vAlign == 2)
+			offset = (last / 2.0 - i) * line_spacing;
+		else
+			offset = (last - i) * line_spacing;
+
+		qreal ratio = 1.0;
+
+		if (cell.hadjust)
+		{
+		// Scale font width to fit string in cell width w
+		// As DXF font aspect ratio is implementation dependent we add a fudge-factor based on tests with AutoCAD
+			int len = line.length() * textHeight * Createdxf::xScale * 1.2;
+
+			if(len > w)
+				ratio = (w/len);
+		}
+
+		// x offset value below currently set heuristically based on appearance...
+		Createdxf::drawTextAligned(
+					file_path,
+					line,
+					x - 2*Createdxf::xScale,
+					y1 + offset,
+					textHeight*Createdxf::yScale,
+					0,
+					0,
+					hAlign,
+					vAlign,
+					x2,
+					ratio,
+					color);
 	}
-
-	// x offset value below currently set heuristically based on appearance...
-	Createdxf::drawTextAligned(
-				file_path,
-				text,
-				x - 2*Createdxf::xScale,
-				y1,
-				textHeight*Createdxf::yScale,
-				0,
-				0,
-				hAlign,
-				vAlign,
-				x2,
-				ratio,
-				color);
 }
 
 /**