diff --git a/src/tests/integration/code-content-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/code-content-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index 4d245fe9d..dc5c4add1 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/code-content-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/code-content-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/diagram-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/diagram-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index 47d521914..cae367de9 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/diagram-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/diagram-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/escape-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/escape-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index 643e68e0e..ad10c55ff 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/escape-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/escape-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/extra-files-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/extra-files-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index c9aa89ea8..0e510661d 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/extra-files-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/extra-files-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/front-matter-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/front-matter-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index 371a84f8e..7da5a0b40 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/front-matter-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/front-matter-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/inheritance-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/inheritance-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index 0600aab1b..1a8eba05f 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/inheritance-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/inheritance-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
@@ -143,7 +144,15 @@
 
 \cleardoublepage
 \begin{docstringBox}{structure}
-\LeanVerb|Verso.\allowbreak{}Integration.\allowbreak{}Inheritance\-Doc.\allowbreak{}Foo\-Extends : Type|\tcblower Documentation for FooExtends\par\noindent\textbf{Constructor}\par \par \LeanVerb|Verso.\allowbreak{}Integration.\allowbreak{}Inheritance\-Doc.\allowbreak{}Foo\-Extends.\allowbreak{}mk|\par\noindent\textbf{Extends}\par Verso.Integration.InheritanceDoc.FooExtends\par\noindent\textbf{Fields}\par \par \LeanVerb|bar\-Field1| : \LeanVerb|Bool|\par Inherited from \LeanVerb|Bar\-Extended|\par \LeanVerb|bar\-Field2| : \LeanVerb|Unit|\par Inherited from \LeanVerb|Bar\-Extended|\par \LeanVerb|foo\-Field1| : \LeanVerb|Nat|\par Documentation for fooField1\par \LeanVerb|foo\-Field2| : \LeanVerb|String|\par Documentation for fooField2
+\LeanVerb|Verso.\allowbreak{}Integration.\allowbreak{}Inheritance\-Doc.\allowbreak{}Foo\-Extends : Type|\tcblower Documentation for FooExtends
+
+\par\noindent\textbf{Constructor}\par \par\noindent \LeanVerb|Verso.\allowbreak{}Integration.\allowbreak{}Inheritance\-Doc.\allowbreak{}Foo\-Extends.\allowbreak{}mk|
+
+\par\noindent\textbf{Extends}\par Verso.Integration.InheritanceDoc.FooExtends
+
+\par\noindent\textbf{Fields}\par \par\noindent \LeanVerb|bar\-Field1| : \LeanVerb|Bool|\par Inherited from \LeanVerb|Bar\-Extended|\par\noindent \LeanVerb|bar\-Field2| : \LeanVerb|Unit|\par Inherited from \LeanVerb|Bar\-Extended|\par\noindent \LeanVerb|foo\-Field1| : \LeanVerb|Nat|\par Documentation for fooField1\par\noindent \LeanVerb|foo\-Field2| : \LeanVerb|String|\par Documentation for fooField2
+
+
 \end{docstringBox}
 
 
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/sample-doc/expected/tex/main.tex b/src/tests/integration/sample-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
index 7d0f48a24..5dcb18dd7 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/sample-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
+++ b/src/tests/integration/sample-doc/expected/tex/main.tex
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,
@@ -143,9 +144,15 @@
 
 \cleardoublepage
 \begin{docstringBox}{def}
-\LeanVerb|Verso.\allowbreak{}Integration.\allowbreak{}Sample\-Doc.\allowbreak{}sample_constant : Type|\tcblower This is a docstring.Here's some more text with a \LeanVerb|code inline| in it.
+\LeanVerb|Verso.\allowbreak{}Integration.\allowbreak{}Sample\-Doc.\allowbreak{}sample_constant : Type|\tcblower This is a docstring.
+
+Here's some more text with a \LeanVerb|code inline| in it.
 Here's when a \LeanVerb|code inline|
-occurs right before a line break.And then here's a paragraph break.
+occurs right before a line break.
+
+And then here's a paragraph break.
+
+
 \end{docstringBox}
 
 Here is a test of \LeanVerb|escaping of things like \symbol{92}TeX in code inlines|
diff --git a/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/Docstring.lean b/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/Docstring.lean
index 3fc84fb51..1a5e9bba0 100644
--- a/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/Docstring.lean
+++ b/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/Docstring.lean
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ def internalSignature.descr : BlockDescr where
       if let some sig := signature then
         pure \TeX{ " : " \Lean{ (← sig.toTeX) } }
       else pure .empty
-    pure \TeX{\par " " \Lean{← name.toTeX} \Lean{signatureTeX} \Lean{.seq (← contents.mapM goB)}}
+    pure \TeX{\par\noindent " " \Lean{← name.toTeX} \Lean{signatureTeX} \Lean{.seq (← contents.mapM goB)}}
   toHtml := some fun _goI goB _id info contents =>
     open Verso.Doc.Html HtmlT in
     open Verso.Output Html in do
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ def fieldSignature.descr : BlockDescr where
       | .public => .empty
       | .private => \TeX{ \textbf{"private"} }
       | .protected => .empty
-    let desc := \TeX{ \par " " \Lean{visibility} \Lean{← name.toTeX} " : " \Lean{← signature.toTeX} \par " " \Lean{.seq (← contents.mapM goB)}}
+    let desc := \TeX{ \par\noindent " " \Lean{visibility} \Lean{← name.toTeX} " : " \Lean{← signature.toTeX} \par " " \Lean{.seq (← contents.mapM goB)}}
     let parentsTeX := (← parents.toList.mapM (·.toTeX)).intersperse (.raw ", ")
     let inheritedExtra : Output.TeX := match inheritedFrom with
     | .none => ""
@@ -889,7 +889,8 @@ def docstring.descr : BlockDescr := withHighlighting {
       let label := customLabel.getD declType.label
       if label == "" then
         reportError s!"Missing label for '{name}': supply one with 'label := \"LABEL\"'"
-      pure \TeX{\begin{docstringBox}{\Lean{label}} \Lean{← signature.toTeX} \tcblower " " \Lean{← contents.mapM goB} \end{docstringBox}}
+      pure \TeX{\begin{docstringBox}{\Lean{label}} \Lean{← signature.toTeX} \tcblower " "
+                \Lean{← contents.mapM (fun b => do pure <| seq #[← goB b, .paragraphBreak])} \end{docstringBox}}
 
   extraCss := [docstringStyle]
 }
diff --git a/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/TeX.lean b/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/TeX.lean
index 96ff529b9..1fb30e9ab 100644
--- a/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/TeX.lean
+++ b/src/verso-manual/VersoManual/TeX.lean
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ r##"
 \definecolor{bordercolor}{HTML}{98B2C0}
 \definecolor{medgray}{HTML}{555555}
 \newtcolorbox{docstringBox}[2][]{colback=white,
+before lower={\parindent15pt\noindent}, % indent all paragraphs after first within lower part of box
 breakable,
 colframe=bordercolor,
 colbacktitle=white,