diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4fecf3d50..7a367c7fd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Bug fixes
  - improved EAS email flagging handling (#3140)
  - fixed computation of GlobalObjectId (#3235)
  - fixed EAS conversation ID issues on BB10 (#3152)
+ - fixed CR/LF printing in event's description (#3228)
 
 2.3.0 (2015-06-01)
 -------------------
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/UIxCalViewPrint.js b/UI/WebServerResources/UIxCalViewPrint.js
index f0b35bf86..e26396c58 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/UIxCalViewPrint.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/UIxCalViewPrint.js
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ function _parseEvent(event) {
 
     if (event[21] && event[21].length) {
       descriptionCell.innerHTML = description;
-      descriptionCellValue.innerHTML = event[21];
+      descriptionCellValue.innerHTML = event[21].replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/g, '<br/>');
     }
 
     if (printColors.checked) {