diff --git a/src/exec/context.rs b/src/exec/context.rs
index 5ff55c00b..62f508802 100644
--- a/src/exec/context.rs
+++ b/src/exec/context.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::geom::{ChildAlign, Dir, Gen, LayoutDirs, Length, Linear, Sides, Size}
 use crate::layout::{
     Expansion, Node, NodePad, NodePages, NodePar, NodeSpacing, NodeStack, NodeText, Tree,
 };
+use crate::parse::is_newline;
 
 /// The context for execution.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Push a normal space.
+    /// Push a normal word space.
     pub fn push_space(&mut self) {
         let em = self.state.font.font_size();
         self.push(NodeSpacing {
@@ -226,10 +227,20 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
         });
     }
 
-    /// Push a text node.
-    pub fn push_text(&mut self, text: impl Into<String>) {
-        let node = self.make_text_node(text.into());
-        self.push(node);
+    /// Push text into the context.
+    ///
+    /// The text is split into lines at newlines.
+    pub fn push_text(&mut self, text: &str) {
+        let mut newline = false;
+        for line in text.split_terminator(is_newline) {
+            if newline {
+                self.apply_linebreak();
+            }
+
+            let node = self.make_text_node(line.into());
+            self.push(node);
+            newline = true;
+        }
     }
 
     /// Construct a text node from the given string based on the active text
diff --git a/src/exec/mod.rs b/src/exec/mod.rs
index 37c03cda0..ea2c90f43 100644
--- a/src/exec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/exec/mod.rs
@@ -139,17 +139,17 @@ impl Exec for Value {
     fn exec(&self, ctx: &mut ExecContext) {
         match self {
             Value::None => {}
-            Value::Int(v) => ctx.push_text(pretty(v)),
-            Value::Float(v) => ctx.push_text(pretty(v)),
-            Value::Str(s) => ctx.push_text(s),
-            Value::Template(template) => template.exec(ctx),
+            Value::Int(v) => ctx.push_text(&pretty(v)),
+            Value::Float(v) => ctx.push_text(&pretty(v)),
+            Value::Str(v) => ctx.push_text(v),
+            Value::Template(v) => v.exec(ctx),
             Value::Error => {}
             other => {
                 // For values which can't be shown "naturally", we print
                 // the representation in monospace.
                 let prev = Rc::clone(&ctx.state.font.families);
                 ctx.apply_monospace();
-                ctx.push_text(pretty(other));
+                ctx.push_text(&pretty(other));
                 ctx.state.font.families = prev;
             }
         }
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ impl Exec for TemplateNode {
     fn exec(&self, ctx: &mut ExecContext) {
         match self {
             Self::Tree { tree, map } => tree.exec_with_map(ctx, &map),
-            Self::Str(s) => ctx.push_text(s),
-            Self::Func(func) => func.exec(ctx),
+            Self::Str(v) => ctx.push_text(v),
+            Self::Func(v) => v.exec(ctx),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ref/expr/call-invalid.png b/tests/ref/expr/call-invalid.png
index eee20e4d2..5d32238de 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/expr/call-invalid.png and b/tests/ref/expr/call-invalid.png differ
diff --git a/tests/ref/repr.png b/tests/ref/repr.png
index 13ba62972..951506c4b 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/repr.png and b/tests/ref/repr.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/library/box.typ b/tests/typ/library/box.typ
index 57763f12e..eff0be3d8 100644
--- a/tests/typ/library/box.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/library/box.typ
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Sometimes there is no box.
 // Empty box with fixed width and height.
 #box(width: 6cm, height: 12pt, color: #CB4CED)
 
-// Not visiblem, but creates a gap between the boxes above and below.
+// Not visible, but creates a gap between the boxes above and below.
 #box(width: 2in, color: #ff0000)
 
 // These are in a row!