diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php
index 1d79d885a..f1481be88 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ use Icinga\Util\String;
 $this->addHelperFunction('ellipsis', function ($string, $maxLength, $ellipsis = '...') {
     return String::ellipsis($string, $maxLength, $ellipsis);
 });
+
+$this->addHelperFunction('nl2br', function ($string) {
+   return str_replace(array('\r\n', '\r', '\n'), '<br>', $string);
+});