diff --git a/libse/Forms/RemoveTextForHI.cs b/libse/Forms/RemoveTextForHI.cs
index e7b409b05..df52511a5 100644
--- a/libse/Forms/RemoveTextForHI.cs
+++ b/libse/Forms/RemoveTextForHI.cs
@@ -626,6 +626,31 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Forms
                 text = text.TrimStart().TrimStart('-').TrimStart();
             }
 
+            string removeText = "<i>- </i>" + Environment.NewLine + "-";
+            if (text.StartsWith(removeText))
+            {
+                text = text.Remove(0, removeText.Length).TrimStart(' ');
+            }
+
+            removeText = "<i>-</i>" + Environment.NewLine + "-";
+            if (text.StartsWith(removeText))
+            {
+                text = text.Remove(0, removeText.Length).TrimStart(' ');
+            }
+
+            removeText = "<i>-</i>" + Environment.NewLine + "<i>-";
+            if (text.StartsWith(removeText))
+            {
+                text = "<i>" + text.Remove(0, removeText.Length).TrimStart(' ');
+            }
+
+            removeText = "<i>- </i>" + Environment.NewLine + "<i>-";
+            if (text.StartsWith(removeText))
+            {
+                text = "<i>" + text.Remove(0, removeText.Length).TrimStart(' ');
+            }
+
+
             if (oldText != text)
             {
                 // insert spaces before "-"
@@ -1065,6 +1090,9 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Forms
                 preAssTag = text.Substring(0, indexOfEndBracketSuccessor);
                 text = text.Remove(0, indexOfEndBracketSuccessor).TrimStart();
             }
+            string preNewLine = string.Empty;
+            if (text.StartsWith(Environment.NewLine))
+                preNewLine = Environment.NewLine;
             if (Settings.RemoveTextBetweenSquares)
             {
                 text = RemoveTextBetweenTags("[", "]:", text);
@@ -1091,7 +1119,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.Forms
             }
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
                 return string.Empty;
-            return preAssTag + text.TrimStart();
+            return preAssTag + preNewLine + text.TrimStart();
         }
 
         private bool HasHearImpairedText(string text)
diff --git a/src/Test/Logic/Forms/RemoveTextForHearImpairedTest.cs b/src/Test/Logic/Forms/RemoveTextForHearImpairedTest.cs
index bd96a1f72..34e0def8b 100644
--- a/src/Test/Logic/Forms/RemoveTextForHearImpairedTest.cs
+++ b/src/Test/Logic/Forms/RemoveTextForHearImpairedTest.cs
@@ -1331,6 +1331,21 @@ namespace Test.Logic.Forms
             Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void RemoveTextForHiRemoveFirstLine()
+        {
+            RemoveTextForHI target = GetRemoveTextForHiLib();
+            target.Settings.RemoveTextBetweenBrackets = true;
+            target.Settings.RemoveTextBetweenCustomTags = true;
+            target.Settings.CustomStart = "♪";
+            target.Settings.CustomEnd = "♪";
+            target.Settings.RemoveTextBetweenBrackets = true;
+            string text = "<i>- ♪♪[Continues ]</i>" + Environment.NewLine + "- It's pretty strong stuff.";
+            const string expected = "It's pretty strong stuff.";
+            string actual = target.RemoveTextFromHearImpaired(text);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual);
+        }
+
         #region Additional test attributes
 
         //