diff --git a/app/editor/components/CommandMenu.tsx b/app/editor/components/CommandMenu.tsx
index 4f828e9d9..cf172db1e 100644
--- a/app/editor/components/CommandMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/editor/components/CommandMenu.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export type Props<T extends MenuItem = MenuItem> = {
   onFileUploadStop?: () => void;
   onShowToast: (message: string) => void;
   onLinkToolbarOpen?: () => void;
-  onClose: () => void;
+  onClose: (insertNewLine?: boolean) => void;
   onClearSearch: () => void;
   embeds?: EmbedDescriptor[];
   renderMenuItem: (
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class CommandMenu<T = MenuItem> extends React.Component<Props<T>, State> {
       if (item) {
         this.insertItem(item);
       } else {
-        this.props.onClose();
+        this.props.onClose(true);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/editor/index.tsx b/app/editor/index.tsx
index a17c6d8e1..0de98128f 100644
--- a/app/editor/index.tsx
+++ b/app/editor/index.tsx
@@ -554,7 +554,14 @@ export class Editor extends React.PureComponent<
     this.setState({ blockMenuOpen: true, blockMenuSearch: search });
   };
 
-  private handleCloseBlockMenu = () => {
+  private handleCloseBlockMenu = (insertNewLine?: boolean) => {
+    if (insertNewLine) {
+      const transaction = this.view.state.tr.split(
+        this.view.state.selection.to
+      );
+      this.view.dispatch(transaction);
+      this.view.focus();
+    }
     if (!this.state.blockMenuOpen) {
       return;
     }