diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c6530941b..99890cdf4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Release 1.2 (in development)
 
 * #1015: Stop overriding jQuery contains() in the JavaScript.
 
+* #1028: Fix line block output in the text builder.
+
 
 Release 1.1.3 (Mar 10, 2012)
 ============================
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/text.py b/sphinx/writers/text.py
index e5ab070c7..862c5848d 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/text.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/text.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class TextTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         self.stateindent = [0]
         self.list_counter = []
         self.sectionlevel = 0
+        self.lineblocklevel = 0
         self.table = None
 
     def add_text(self, text):
@@ -593,14 +594,18 @@ class TextTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         self.end_state(wrap=False)
 
     def visit_line_block(self, node):
-        self.new_state(0)
+        self.new_state()
+        self.lineblocklevel += 1
     def depart_line_block(self, node):
-        self.end_state(wrap=False)
+        self.lineblocklevel -= 1
+        self.end_state(wrap=False, end=None)
+        if not self.lineblocklevel:
+            self.add_text('\n')
 
     def visit_line(self, node):
         pass
     def depart_line(self, node):
-        pass
+        self.add_text('\n')
 
     def visit_block_quote(self, node):
         self.new_state()