diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h b/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
index 12ade38..9e01f76 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		void EmitEndMap();
 		void EmitKey();
 		void EmitValue();
+		void EmitNewline();
 		void EmitKindTag();
 		void EmitTag(bool verbatim, const _Tag& tag);
 		
diff --git a/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h b/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
index bbf48c4..a20bfb6 100644
--- a/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
+++ b/include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		// general manipulators
 		Auto,
 		TagByKind,
+		Newline,
 
 		// output character set
 		EmitNonAscii,
diff --git a/src/emitter.cpp b/src/emitter.cpp
index 1e0d555..3d50d3f 100644
--- a/src/emitter.cpp
+++ b/src/emitter.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ namespace YAML
 			case TagByKind:
 				EmitKindTag();
 				break;
+			case Newline:
+				EmitNewline();
+				break;
 			default:
 				m_pState->SetLocalValue(value);
 				break;
@@ -505,6 +508,15 @@ namespace YAML
 			assert(false);
 	}
 
+	// EmitNewline
+	void Emitter::EmitNewline()
+	{
+		if(!good())
+			return;
+		
+		m_stream << '\n';
+	}
+
 	// *******************************************************************************************
 	// overloads of Write
 	
@@ -551,7 +563,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		PostAtomicWrite();
 		return *this;
 	}
-	
+
 	void Emitter::PreWriteIntegralType(std::stringstream& str)
 	{
 		PreAtomicWrite();
@@ -572,7 +584,7 @@ namespace YAML
 				assert(false);
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	void Emitter::PostWriteIntegralType(const std::stringstream& str)
 	{
 		m_stream << str.str();
diff --git a/test/emittertests.cpp b/test/emittertests.cpp
index 5b57958..057300c 100644
--- a/test/emittertests.cpp
+++ b/test/emittertests.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,29 @@ namespace Test
 			
 			desiredOutput = "---\n-\n  x: 5\n  bar: hello\n- ~";
 		}
-
+		
+		void NewlineAtEnd(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
+		{
+			out << "Hello" << YAML::Newline << YAML::Newline;
+			desiredOutput = "--- Hello\n\n";
+		}
+		
+		void NewlineInBlockSequence(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
+		{
+			out << YAML::BeginSeq;
+			out << "a" << YAML::Newline << "b" << "c" << YAML::Newline << "d";
+			out << YAML::EndSeq;
+			desiredOutput = "---\n- a\n\n- b\n- c\n\n- d";
+		}
+		
+		void NewlineInFlowSequence(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
+		{
+			out << YAML::Flow << YAML::BeginSeq;
+			out << "a" << YAML::Newline << "b" << "c" << YAML::Newline << "d";
+			out << YAML::EndSeq;
+			desiredOutput = "--- [a\n, b, c\n, d]";
+		}
+		
 		////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// incorrect emitting
 		
@@ -832,6 +854,9 @@ namespace Test
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::UserTypeInContainer, "user type in container", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::PointerToInt, "pointer to int", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::PointerToUserType, "pointer to user type", passed, total);
+		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::NewlineAtEnd, "newline at end", passed, total);
+		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::NewlineInBlockSequence, "newline in block sequence", passed, total);
+		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::NewlineInFlowSequence, "newline in flow sequence", passed, total);
 		
 		RunEmitterErrorTest(&Emitter::ExtraEndSeq, "extra EndSeq", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterErrorTest(&Emitter::ExtraEndMap, "extra EndMap", passed, total);
diff --git a/util/parse.cpp b/util/parse.cpp
index be8a58b..35b9dd2 100644
--- a/util/parse.cpp
+++ b/util/parse.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "yaml-cpp/yaml.h"
+#include "yaml-cpp/eventhandler.h"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -16,6 +17,23 @@ Params ParseArgs(int argc, char **argv) {
 	return p;
 }
 
+class NullEventHandler: public YAML::EventHandler
+{
+public:
+	virtual void OnDocumentStart(const YAML::Mark&) {}
+	virtual void OnDocumentEnd() {}
+	
+	virtual void OnNull(const std::string&, YAML::anchor_t) {}
+	virtual void OnAlias(const YAML::Mark&, YAML::anchor_t) {}
+	virtual void OnScalar(const YAML::Mark&, const std::string&, YAML::anchor_t, const std::string&) {}
+	
+	virtual void OnSequenceStart(const YAML::Mark&, const std::string&, YAML::anchor_t) {}
+	virtual void OnSequenceEnd() {}
+	
+	virtual void OnMapStart(const YAML::Mark&, const std::string&, YAML::anchor_t) {}
+	virtual void OnMapEnd() {}
+};
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	Params p = ParseArgs(argc, argv);
@@ -28,7 +46,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	try {
 		YAML::Parser parser(input);
 		YAML::Node doc;
-		while(parser.GetNextDocument(doc)) {
+		NullEventHandler handler;
+//		while(parser.GetNextDocument(doc)) {
+		while(parser.HandleNextDocument(handler)) {
 //			YAML::Emitter emitter;
 //			emitter << doc;
 //			std::cout << emitter.c_str() << "\n";