diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 88fa74ace..d2f37a821 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 7.7.5
  - Adding StoryManager.
- - fixed #10223: Calendar List View Ignores Event Permissions (dhelsten)
+ - fixed #10226: html2text dropping text
 
 7.7.4
  - rfe: Extend DateTime for Week-Nrs  (#9151)
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/HTML.pm b/lib/WebGUI/HTML.pm
index e8f875c66..a05357024 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/HTML.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/HTML.pm
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ my $text = "";
 my $inside = {};
 
 sub html2text {
-	my $html = shift;
+	my $html = shift . " ";
 	$text = "";
 	$inside = {};
 	my $tagHandler = sub {
diff --git a/t/HTML.t b/t/HTML.t
index c88a282e7..fbdb151f9 100644
--- a/t/HTML.t
+++ b/t/HTML.t
@@ -96,7 +96,28 @@ my @macroParamSets = (
 	},
 );
 
-my $numTests = scalar @filterSets + scalar @macroParamSets;
+my @htmlTextSets = (
+	{
+		inputText => q|I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight.|,
+		output => q|I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight.|,
+		comment => 'bare text',
+	},
+	{
+		inputText => q|The man likes to play chess; let's get him some rocks. |,
+		output => q|The man likes to play chess; let's get him some rocks.|,
+		comment => 'bare text with ending space has that space removed',
+	},
+	{
+		inputText => q|<p>Do you enjoy working in the laundry?</p>|,
+		output => qq|\nDo you enjoy working in the laundry?\n|,
+		comment => 'text in paragraph tag nested inside newlines',
+	},
+);
+
+my $numTests = scalar @filterSets
+             + scalar @macroParamSets
+             + scalar @htmlTextSets
+             ;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
@@ -109,3 +130,8 @@ foreach my $testSet (@macroParamSets) {
 	WebGUI::HTML::makeParameterSafe(\$testSet->{inputText});
 	is($testSet->{inputText}, $testSet->{output}, $testSet->{comment});
 }
+
+foreach my $testSet (@htmlTextSets) {
+	my $text = WebGUI::HTML::html2text($testSet->{inputText});
+	is($text, $testSet->{output}, $testSet->{comment});
+}