diff --git a/src/selection/selection.js b/src/selection/selection.js
index ae759cb..537d2be 100644
--- a/src/selection/selection.js
+++ b/src/selection/selection.js
@@ -492,10 +492,17 @@
             nextNode = caretNode.nextSibling;
           }
         } else {
-          caretNode = r[0].startContainer;
+          if (r[0].startOffset === 0 && r[0].startContainer.previousSibling) {
+            caretNode = r[0].startContainer.previousSibling;
+            if (caretNode.nodeType === 3) {
+              offset = caretNode.data.length; 
+            }
+          } else {
+            caretNode = r[0].startContainer;
+            offset = r[0].startOffset;
+          }
           prevNode = caretNode.previousSibling;
           nextNode = caretNode.nextSibling;
-          offset = r[0].startOffset;
         }
 
         return {
diff --git a/src/views/composer.observe.js b/src/views/composer.observe.js
index e836494..0d2d9aa 100644
--- a/src/views/composer.observe.js
+++ b/src/views/composer.observe.js
@@ -175,6 +175,70 @@
         }
       }
       this.tableSelection = wysihtml5.quirks.tableCellsSelection(this.element, this.parent);
+    },
+
+    // Fixes some misbehaviours of enters in linebreaks mode (natively a bit unsupported feature)
+    // Returns true if some corrections is applied so events know when to prevent default
+    doLineBreaksModeEnterWithCaret: function(composer) {
+      var breakNodes = "p, pre, div, blockquote",
+          caretInfo, parent, txtNode,
+          ret = false;
+
+      caretInfo = composer.selection.getNodesNearCaret();
+      if (caretInfo) {
+
+        if (caretInfo.caretNode || caretInfo.nextNode) {
+          parent = dom.getParentElement(caretInfo.caretNode || caretInfo.nextNode, { query: breakNodes }, 2);
+          if (parent === composer.element) {
+            parent = undefined;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (parent && caretInfo.caretNode) {
+          if (domNode(caretInfo.caretNode).is.lineBreak()) {
+
+            if (composer.config.doubleLineBreakEscapesBlock) {
+              // Double enter (enter on blank line) exits block element in useLineBreaks mode.
+              ret = true;
+              caretInfo.caretNode.parentNode.removeChild(caretInfo.caretNode);
+
+              // Ensure surplous line breaks are not added to preceding element
+              if (domNode(caretInfo.nextNode).is.lineBreak()) {
+                caretInfo.nextNode.parentNode.removeChild(caretInfo.nextNode);
+              }
+
+              var brNode = composer.doc.createElement('br');
+              if (domNode(caretInfo.nextNode).is.lineBreak() && caretInfo.nextNode === parent.lastChild) {
+                parent.parentNode.insertBefore(brNode, parent.nextSibling);
+              } else {
+                composer.selection.splitElementAtCaret(parent, brNode);
+              }
+
+              // Ensure surplous blank lines are not added to preceding element
+              if (caretInfo.nextNode && caretInfo.nextNode.nodeType === 3) {
+                // Replaces blank lines at the beginning of textnode
+                caretInfo.nextNode.data = caretInfo.nextNode.data.replace(/^ *[\r\n]+/, '');
+              }
+              composer.selection.setBefore(brNode);
+            }
+
+          } else if (caretInfo.caretNode.nodeType === 3 && wysihtml5.browser.hasCaretBlockElementIssue() && caretInfo.textOffset === caretInfo.caretNode.data.length && !caretInfo.nextNode) {
+
+            // This fixes annoying webkit issue when you press enter at the end of a block then seemingly nothing happens.
+            // in reality one line break is generated and cursor is reported after it, but when entering something cursor jumps before the br
+            ret = true;
+            var br1 = composer.doc.createElement('br'),
+                br2 = composer.doc.createElement('br'),
+                f = composer.doc.createDocumentFragment();
+            f.appendChild(br1);
+            f.appendChild(br2);
+            composer.selection.insertNode(f);
+            composer.selection.setBefore(br2);
+
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return ret;
     }
   };
 
@@ -215,59 +279,8 @@
           caretInfo, parent, txtNode;
 
       if (composer.selection.isCollapsed()) {
-        caretInfo = composer.selection.getNodesNearCaret();
-        if (caretInfo) {
-          
-          if (caretInfo.caretNode || caretInfo.nextNode) {
-            parent = dom.getParentElement(caretInfo.caretNode || caretInfo.nextNode, { query: breakNodes }, 2);
-            if (parent === composer.element) {
-              parent = undefined;
-            }
-          }
-
-          if (parent && caretInfo.caretNode) {
-            if (domNode(caretInfo.caretNode).is.lineBreak()) {
-
-              if (composer.config.doubleLineBreakEscapesBlock) {
-                // Double enter (enter on blank line) exits block element in useLineBreaks mode.
-                event.preventDefault();
-                caretInfo.caretNode.parentNode.removeChild(caretInfo.caretNode);
-                
-                // Ensure surplous line breaks are not added to preceding element
-                if (domNode(caretInfo.nextNode).is.lineBreak()) {
-                  caretInfo.nextNode.parentNode.removeChild(caretInfo.nextNode);
-                }
-
-                var brNode = composer.doc.createElement('br');
-                if (domNode(caretInfo.nextNode).is.lineBreak() && caretInfo.nextNode === parent.lastChild) {
-                  parent.parentNode.insertBefore(brNode, parent.nextSibling);
-                } else {
-                  composer.selection.splitElementAtCaret(parent, brNode);
-                }
-
-                // Ensure surplous blank lines are not added to preceding element
-                if (caretInfo.nextNode && caretInfo.nextNode.nodeType === 3) {
-                  // Replaces blank lines at the beginning of textnode
-                  caretInfo.nextNode.data = caretInfo.nextNode.data.replace(/^ *[\r\n]+/, '');
-                }
-                composer.selection.setBefore(brNode);
-              }
-
-            } else if (caretInfo.caretNode.nodeType === 3 && wysihtml5.browser.hasCaretBlockElementIssue() && caretInfo.textOffset === caretInfo.caretNode.data.length && !caretInfo.nextNode) {
-
-              // This fixes annoying webkit issue when you press enter at the end of a block then seemingly nothing happens.
-              // in reality one line break is generated and cursor is reported after it, but when entering something cursor jumps before the br
-              event.preventDefault();
-              var br1 = composer.doc.createElement('br'),
-                  br2 = composer.doc.createElement('br'),
-                  f = composer.doc.createDocumentFragment();
-              f.appendChild(br1);
-              f.appendChild(br2);
-              composer.selection.insertNode(f);
-              composer.selection.setBefore(br2);
-
-            }
-          }
+        if (actions.doLineBreaksModeEnterWithCaret(composer)) {
+          event.preventDefault();
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/views/composer_test.js b/test/views/composer_test.js
index 89e1a02..f826f56 100644
--- a/test/views/composer_test.js
+++ b/test/views/composer_test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if (wysihtml5.browser.supported()) {
   
 // Editor initiation tests
   asyncTest("fixDeleteInTheBeginningOfBlock", function() {
-    expect(2);
+    expect(3);
     var that = this;
     var editor = new wysihtml5.Editor(this.editableArea, this.rules);
     editor.on("load", function() {
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ if (wysihtml5.browser.supported()) {
       composer.observeActions.fixDeleteInTheBeginningOfBlock(composer);
       equal(e.innerHTML, "<p>test<br>line1<br>line2</p>", "Merges previous and current paragraph node correctly");
       
+      e.innerHTML = "<pre>test<br>ing</pre>";
+      that.setCaretTo(editor, e.childNodes[0], 2);
+      composer.observeActions.doLineBreaksModeEnterWithCaret(composer);
+      equal(e.innerHTML, "<pre>test</pre><br><pre>ing</pre>", "Splits block node with double blank lines");
       
       start();
     });