diff --git a/lib/docx/containers/container.rb b/lib/docx/containers/container.rb
index 510bb9b..c164e38 100644
--- a/lib/docx/containers/container.rb
+++ b/lib/docx/containers/container.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ def blank!
         def remove!
           @node.remove
         end
+
+        private
+
+        # Remove the line breaks and tabs (nodes matched by +separator_xpath+)
+        # lying between the w:t nodes +first_t+ and +last_t+, which are matched
+        # by +text_xpath+.
+        def remove_separators_between(first_t, last_t, text_xpath, separator_xpath)
+          separators = @node.xpath(separator_xpath).to_a
+          nodes = @node.xpath("#{text_xpath}|#{separator_xpath}").to_a
+          from = nodes.index(first_t)
+          to = nodes.index(last_t)
+          nodes[(from + 1)...to].each { |node| node.remove if separators.include?(node) }
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/docx/containers/paragraph.rb b/lib/docx/containers/paragraph.rb
index 24849ac..739c771 100755
--- a/lib/docx/containers/paragraph.rb
+++ b/lib/docx/containers/paragraph.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def substitute(pattern, replacement)
               texts[first].content = head + replaced
               texts[(first + 1)...last].each { |text| text.content = '' }
               texts[last].content = tail
-              remove_separators_between(texts[first].node, texts[last].node)
+              remove_separators_between(texts[first].node, texts[last].node, TEXT_XPATH, SEPARATOR_XPATH)
             end
 
             # advance past the inserted replacement so it is not re-matched
@@ -181,15 +181,6 @@ def style=(identifier)
         SEPARATOR_XPATH = %w[br tab cr].map { |tag| "w:r/w:#{tag}|w:hyperlink/w:r/w:#{tag}" }.join('|')
         private_constant :TEXT_XPATH, :SEPARATOR_XPATH
 
-        # Remove the line breaks and tabs lying between two w:t of a match.
-        def remove_separators_between(first_t, last_t)
-          separators = @node.xpath(SEPARATOR_XPATH).to_a
-          nodes = @node.xpath("#{TEXT_XPATH}|#{SEPARATOR_XPATH}").to_a
-          from = nodes.index(first_t)
-          to = nodes.index(last_t)
-          nodes[(from + 1)...to].each { |node| node.remove if separators.include?(node) }
-        end
-
         def style_property
           properties&.at_xpath('w:pStyle') || properties&.add_child('<w:pStyle/>').first
         end
diff --git a/lib/docx/containers/text_run.rb b/lib/docx/containers/text_run.rb
index 1e3c58a..0597bfa 100755
--- a/lib/docx/containers/text_run.rb
+++ b/lib/docx/containers/text_run.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ class TextRun
           strike: false
         }
 
+        # The w:t of the run, or of the runs of a hyperlink, in document order.
+        TEXT_XPATH = 'w:t|w:r/w:t'
+        # Line breaks and tabs that sit between those w:t.
+        SEPARATOR_XPATH = %w[br tab cr].map { |tag| "w:#{tag}|w:r/w:#{tag}" }.join('|')
+        private_constant :TEXT_XPATH, :SEPARATOR_XPATH
+
         def self.tag
           'r'
         end
@@ -23,8 +29,7 @@ def self.tag
 
         def initialize(node, document_properties = {})
           @node = node
-          @text_nodes = @node.xpath('w:t').map {|t_node| Elements::Text.new(t_node) }
-          @text_nodes = @node.xpath('w:t|w:r/w:t').map {|t_node| Elements::Text.new(t_node) }
+          @text_nodes = @node.xpath(TEXT_XPATH).map {|t_node| Elements::Text.new(t_node) }
 
           @properties_tag = 'rPr'
           @text       = parse_text || ''
@@ -33,14 +38,28 @@ def initialize(node, document_properties = {})
           @font_size = @document_properties[:font_size]
         end
 
-        # Set text of text run
+        # Set text of text run.
+        #
+        # The text from the first through the last w:t is replaced: the content
+        # goes into the first w:t, and the other w:t and the line breaks and
+        # tabs between them are removed (#text never includes breaks or tabs,
+        # so a plain string cannot say where they belong). Anything before the
+        # first or after the last w:t, such as a trailing page break, is kept.
+        # To replace part of a paragraph while keeping its line breaks in place,
+        # use Paragraph#substitute.
         def text=(content)
-          if @text_nodes.size == 1
-            @text_nodes.first.content = content
-          elsif @text_nodes.empty?
+          if @text_nodes.empty?
             new_t = Elements::Text.create_within(self)
             new_t.content = content
             @text_nodes << new_t
+          else
+            first, *rest = @text_nodes
+            first.content = content
+            unless rest.empty?
+              remove_separators_between(first.node, rest.last.node, TEXT_XPATH, SEPARATOR_XPATH)
+              rest.each { |text_node| text_node.node.remove }
+              @text_nodes = [first]
+            end
           end
           reset_text
         end
diff --git a/lib/docx/elements/bookmark.rb b/lib/docx/elements/bookmark.rb
index 01f9171..6ac3ccb 100644
--- a/lib/docx/elements/bookmark.rb
+++ b/lib/docx/elements/bookmark.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ def initialize(node)
 
       # Insert text before bookmarkStart node
       def insert_text_before(text)
-        text_run = get_run_before
-        text_run.text = "#{text_run.text}#{text}"
+        append_to_run(get_run_before, text)
       end
 
       # Insert text after bookmarkStart node
       def insert_text_after(text)
-        text_run = get_run_after
-        text_run.text = "#{text}#{text_run.text}"
+        prepend_to_run(get_run_after, text)
       end
 
       # insert multiple lines starting with paragraph containing bookmark node.
@@ -103,6 +101,38 @@ def parent_paragraph
 
       private
 
+      # A run's text, line breaks and tabs, in document order.
+      RUN_CONTENT_XPATH = 'w:t|w:br|w:tab|w:cr'
+      private_constant :RUN_CONTENT_XPATH
+
+      # Add text at the very end of the run, which sits just before the
+      # bookmark: to its last w:t, or to a new w:t when the run ends with a
+      # break or tab. The rest of the run is left as it is (#197).
+      def append_to_run(run, text)
+        last = run.node.xpath(RUN_CONTENT_XPATH).last
+        if last && run.node.xpath('w:t').include?(last)
+          Text.new(last).content = last.content + text
+        else
+          Text.create_within(run).content = text
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Add text at the very start of the run, which sits just after the
+      # bookmark: to its first w:t, or to a new w:t when the run starts with
+      # a break or tab. The rest of the run is left as it is (#197).
+      def prepend_to_run(run, text)
+        first = run.node.xpath(RUN_CONTENT_XPATH).first
+        if first && run.node.xpath('w:t').include?(first)
+          Text.new(first).content = text + first.content
+        elsif first
+          new_t = Text.create_with(run)
+          new_t.node = first.add_previous_sibling(new_t.node)
+          new_t.content = text
+        else
+          Text.create_within(run).content = text
+        end
+      end
+
       # The w:p the bookmark sits inside, or nil when it is block-level.
       def enclosing_paragraph
         @node.at_xpath("./parent::w:p")
diff --git a/spec/docx/containers/paragraph_spec.rb b/spec/docx/containers/paragraph_spec.rb
index e5db7df..15d49bc 100644
--- a/spec/docx/containers/paragraph_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docx/containers/paragraph_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ def paragraph(xml, document_properties = {}, document = nil)
 
       expect(p.text_runs.map(&:text)).to eq(['new'])
     end
+
+    # Regression test for #197
+    it 'replaces the text of a single run holding several w:t' do
+      p = paragraph('<w:p><w:r><w:t>Name: Jane</w:t><w:br/><w:t>Next line</w:t></w:r></w:p>')
+
+      p.text = 'new'
+
+      expect(p.text).to eq('new')
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#text_runs' do
diff --git a/spec/docx/containers/text_run_spec.rb b/spec/docx/containers/text_run_spec.rb
index 8092c9d..b157398 100644
--- a/spec/docx/containers/text_run_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docx/containers/text_run_spec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,45 @@ def run(xml, document_properties = {})
       expect(text_run.text).to eq('second')
       expect(node.xpath('w:t').map(&:text)).to eq(['second'])
     end
+
+    # Regression tests for #197
+    context 'when the run has several w:t' do
+      # The run content in document order, breaks and tabs included.
+      def layout(node)
+        node.xpath('.//w:t|.//w:br|.//w:tab|.//w:cr').map { |n| n.name == 't' ? n.text : "<#{n.name}>" }
+      end
+
+      it 'replaces the text from the first through the last w:t, dropping the breaks and tabs between them' do
+        node = w_node('<w:r><w:rPr><w:b/></w:rPr><w:t>a</w:t><w:br/><w:t>b</w:t><w:tab/><w:t>c</w:t></w:r>')
+        text_run = described_class.new(node)
+
+        text_run.text = 'new'
+
+        expect(text_run.text).to eq('new')
+        expect(layout(node)).to eq(['new'])
+        expect(text_run).to be_bolded
+      end
+
+      it 'keeps breaks outside the text, such as a trailing page break' do
+        node = w_node('<w:r><w:br/><w:t>a</w:t><w:cr/><w:t>b</w:t><w:br w:type="page"/></w:r>')
+        text_run = described_class.new(node)
+
+        text_run.text = 'new'
+
+        expect(layout(node)).to eq(['<br>', 'new', '<br>'])
+        expect(node.at_xpath('w:br[@w:type="page"]')).not_to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it 'replaces the text of a hyperlink made of several runs' do
+        node = w_node('<w:hyperlink r:id="rId1"><w:r><w:t>site </w:t></w:r><w:r><w:t>link</w:t></w:r></w:hyperlink>')
+        text_run = described_class.new(node)
+
+        text_run.text = 'new'
+
+        expect(text_run.text).to eq('new')
+        expect(layout(node)).to eq(['new'])
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#substitute' do
diff --git a/spec/docx/elements/bookmark_spec.rb b/spec/docx/elements/bookmark_spec.rb
index 568312f..30bf71b 100644
--- a/spec/docx/elements/bookmark_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docx/elements/bookmark_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,48 @@ def paragraph_texts(body)
       end
     end
 
+    # Regression tests for #197: the run next to the bookmark may hold several
+    # w:t around line breaks or tabs (as LibreOffice writes). Inserting must
+    # write next to the bookmark and leave the rest of that run alone.
+    context 'when the adjacent run holds several w:t' do
+      def layout(body)
+        body.xpath('.//w:t|.//w:br|.//w:tab').map { |n| n.name == 't' ? n.text : "<#{n.name}>" }
+      end
+
+      it 'inserts after the bookmark at the start of the following run' do
+        body = w_body('<w:p><w:bookmarkStart w:id="0" w:name="b"/><w:r><w:t>a</w:t><w:br/><w:t>b</w:t></w:r></w:p>')
+
+        bookmark_in(body).insert_text_after('X')
+
+        expect(layout(body)).to eq(['Xa', '<br>', 'b'])
+      end
+
+      it 'inserts before the bookmark at the end of the preceding run' do
+        body = w_body('<w:p><w:r><w:t>a</w:t><w:tab/><w:t>b</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="0" w:name="b"/></w:p>')
+
+        bookmark_in(body).insert_text_before('X')
+
+        expect(layout(body)).to eq(['a', '<tab>', 'bX'])
+      end
+
+      it 'inserts after a break that ends the preceding run' do
+        body = w_body('<w:p><w:r><w:t>a</w:t><w:br/></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="0" w:name="b"/></w:p>')
+
+        bookmark_in(body).insert_text_before('X')
+
+        expect(layout(body)).to eq(['a', '<br>', 'X'])
+      end
+
+      it 'inserts before a break that starts the following run' do
+        body = w_body('<w:p><w:bookmarkStart w:id="0" w:name="b"/><w:r><w:rPr><w:b/></w:rPr><w:br/><w:t>a</w:t></w:r></w:p>')
+
+        bookmark_in(body).insert_text_after('X')
+
+        expect(layout(body)).to eq(['X', '<br>', 'a'])
+        expect(body.at_xpath('.//w:r').element_children.first.name).to eq('rPr')
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#insert_multiple_lines' do
       it 'replaces the paragraph text and adds a paragraph per extra line' do
         body = w_body(<<~XML)