diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 63ac828b..ebe5f0e4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ function parseDOMNode(node: Element, ctx: ParsingContext): AST | null {
   if (tagName === "t" && !dynamicTag) {
     return null;
   }
+  ctx = Object.assign({}, ctx);
   const children: AST[] = [];
   if (tagName === "pre") {
     ctx.inPreTag = true;
diff --git a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/white_space.test.ts.snap b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/white_space.test.ts.snap
index 9f5a8249..974e8adc 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/white_space.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/white_space.test.ts.snap
@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ exports[`white space handling nothing is done in pre tags 3`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`white space handling pre inside a div with a new line 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<div><pre>SomeText</pre></div>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return block1();
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`white space handling white space only text nodes are condensed into a single space 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts b/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts
index 9f1d102a..366d044b 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/parser.test.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,32 @@ describe("qweb parser", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test("pre dom node with new line", async () => {
+    expect(parse(`<div><pre />\n</div>`)).toEqual({
+      type: 2,
+      tag: "div",
+      dynamicTag: null,
+      attrs: {},
+      on: {},
+      ref: null,
+      content: [
+        {
+          type: 2,
+          tag: "pre",
+          dynamicTag: null,
+          attrs: {},
+          on: {},
+          ref: null,
+          content: [],
+          model: null,
+          ns: null,
+        },
+      ],
+      model: null,
+      ns: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // t-esc
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/compiler/white_space.test.ts b/tests/compiler/white_space.test.ts
index 1fdf096d..44f2b95e 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/white_space.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/white_space.test.ts
@@ -39,4 +39,10 @@ describe("white space handling", () => {
         </pre>`;
     expect(renderToString(template3)).toBe(template3);
   });
+
+  test("pre inside a div with a new line", () => {
+    expect(renderToString(`<div><pre>SomeText</pre>\n</div>`)).toBe(
+      "<div><pre>SomeText</pre></div>"
+    );
+  });
 });