diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a60a9f727..a6cf38473 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Release 1.0.6 (in development)
 ==============================
 
+* #556: Fix missing paragraph breaks in LaTeX output in certain
+  situations.
+
 * #567: Emit the ``autodoc-process-docstring`` event even for objects
   without a docstring so that it can add content.
 
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 2d10d1ee0..07d7bb7e3 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
     def visit_paragraph(self, node):
         self.body.append('\n')
     def depart_paragraph(self, node):
-        self.body.append('\n')
+        self.body.append('\n\n')
 
     def visit_centered(self, node):
         self.body.append('\n\\begin{center}')