diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/Separator.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/Separator.java
index d781df9..9768040 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/Separator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/Separator.java
@@ -233,9 +233,12 @@ public class Separator {
 			Document doc = node.getOwnerDocument();
 			Element pageBreak = (Element) doc.createElement(DIV);
 			pageBreak.setAttribute("class", "pageBreak");
+			//Prevent from collapsing on export to xml
+			pageBreak.setTextContent(" ");
 			if (breakStyleIsSet()) {
 				applyBreakStyle(pageBreak);
 			}
+			
 			node.appendChild(pageBreak);
 		}
 		pageNumber = curPageNum;