diff --git a/src/jspdf.js b/src/jspdf.js
index f24351d90..a111c5995 100644
--- a/src/jspdf.js
+++ b/src/jspdf.js
@@ -3531,7 +3531,9 @@ function jsPDF(options) {
       if (typeof text === "string") {
         text = scope.splitTextToSize(text, maxWidth);
       } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(text) === "[object Array]") {
-        text = scope.splitTextToSize(text.join(" "), maxWidth);
+        text = text.reduce(function(acc, textLine) {
+          return acc.concat(scope.splitTextToSize(textLine, maxWidth));
+        }, []);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cell.js b/src/modules/cell.js
index 40a783233..12b6f9ea6 100644
--- a/src/modules/cell.js
+++ b/src/modules/cell.js
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ import { jsPDF } from "../jspdf.js";
       if (typeof text === "string") {
         text = this.splitTextToSize(text, maxWidth);
       } else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(text) === "[object Array]") {
-        text = this.splitTextToSize(text.join(" "), maxWidth);
+        text = text.reduce(function(acc, textLine) {
+          return acc.concat(scope.splitTextToSize(textLine, maxWidth));
+        }, []);
       }
     } else {
       // Without the else clause, it will not work if you do not pass along maxWidth
@@ -558,18 +560,9 @@ import { jsPDF } from "../jspdf.js";
 
     return Object.keys(model)
       .map(function(key) {
-        return [key, model[key]];
-      })
-      .map(function(item) {
-        var key = item[0];
-        var value = item[1];
-        return typeof value === "object" ? [key, value.text] : [key, value];
-      })
-      .map(function(item) {
-        var key = item[0];
-        var value = item[1];
+        var value = model[key];
         return this.splitTextToSize(
-          value,
+          value.hasOwnProperty("text") ? value.text : value,
           columnWidths[key] - padding - padding
         );
       }, this)
diff --git a/test/specs/cell.spec.js b/test/specs/cell.spec.js
index 0a011a982..aa13b31b3 100644
--- a/test/specs/cell.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/cell.spec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ describe("Module: Cell", () => {
     expect(
       doc.getTextDimensions("Octocat loves jsPDF", { maxWidth: 100 }).w
     ).toEqual(96.64000000000001);
+    expect(
+      doc.getTextDimensions("Octocat loves jsPDF\njsPDF loves Octocat", { maxWidth: 100 }).h
+    ).toEqual(71.19999999999999);
+    expect(
+      doc.getTextDimensions("Octocat loves jsPDF\njsPDF loves Octocat", { maxWidth: 100 }).w
+    ).toEqual(96.64000000000001);
     expect(doc.getTextDimensions("").w).toEqual(0);
     expect(doc.getTextDimensions("").h).toEqual(0);
     expect(doc.getTextDimensions([""]).w).toEqual(0);
diff --git a/test/specs/jspdf.unit.spec.js b/test/specs/jspdf.unit.spec.js
index f3860ffde..a79482c23 100644
--- a/test/specs/jspdf.unit.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/jspdf.unit.spec.js
@@ -2491,6 +2491,35 @@ break`,
         "ET"
       ].join("\n")
     ]);
+
+    //check for maxWidth-functionality - has to split, preserving multiline;
+    doc = jsPDF({ floatPrecision: 2 });
+    writeArray = [];
+    doc.__private__.setCustomOutputDestination(writeArray);
+    doc.__private__.text(
+      `This is a test.
+This is a test too.`,
+      10,
+      10,
+      {
+        scope: doc,
+        maxWidth: 30
+      }
+    );
+    expect(writeArray).toEqual([
+      [
+        "BT",
+        "/F1 16 Tf",
+        "18.4 TL",
+        "0 g",
+        "28.35 813.54 Td",
+        "(This is a) Tj",
+        "T* (test.) Tj",
+        "T* (This is a) Tj",
+        "T* (test too.) Tj",
+        "ET"
+      ].join("\n")
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("jsPDF private function setLineCap", () => {