diff --git a/lib/i18n/tasks/translators/google_translator.rb b/lib/i18n/tasks/translators/google_translator.rb
index 0890e922..686544ef 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/tasks/translators/google_translator.rb
+++ b/lib/i18n/tasks/translators/google_translator.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def translate_values(list, **options)
         EasyTranslate.translate(
           replace_newlines_with_placeholder(list, options[:html]),
           options,
-          format: :text
+          format: options[:html] ? :html : :text
         ),
         options[:html]
       )
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ def replace_newlines_with_placeholder(list, html)
       return list unless html
 
       list.map do |value|
-        value.gsub("\n", NEWLINE_PLACEHOLDER)
+        value.gsub(/\n(\s*)/) do
+          "<Z__#{::Regexp.last_match(1)&.length || 0}>"
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -77,7 +79,9 @@ def restore_newlines(translations, html)
       return translations unless html
 
       translations.map do |translation|
-        translation.gsub("#{NEWLINE_PLACEHOLDER} ", "\n")
+        translation.gsub(/<Z__(\d+)>/) do
+          "\n#{' ' * ::Regexp.last_match(1).to_i}"
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/google_translate_spec.rb b/spec/google_translate_spec.rb
index 4ecb867e..e06c43bd 100644
--- a/spec/google_translate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/google_translate_spec.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,26 @@
   nil_value_test      = ['nil-value-key', nil, nil]
   empty_value_test    = ['empty-value-key', '', '']
   text_test           = ['hello', "Hello, %{user} O'Neill!", "¡Hola, %{user} O'Neill!"]
-  text_test_multiline = ['hello_multiline', "Hello,\n%{user}\nO'Neill!", "Hola,\n%{user}\n¡O'Neill!"]
+  text_test_multiline = [
+    'hello_multiline',
+    "Hello,\n%{user}\nO'Neill!",
+    "Hola,\n%{user}\nO'Neill!"
+  ]
   html_test           = ['html-key.html', "Hello, <b>%{user} O'neill</b>", "Hola, <b>%{user} O'neill</b>"]
   html_test_plrl      = ['html-key.html.one', '<b>Hello %{count}</b>', '<b>Hola %{count}</b>']
-  html_test_multiline = ['html-key.html.multiline', "<b>Hello</b>\n<b>%{user}</b>", "<b>Hola</b>\n<b>%{user}</b>"]
+  html_test_multiline = [
+    'html-key.html.multiline_html',
+    "<b>Hello</b>\n<b>%{user}</b>",
+    "<b>Hola</b>\n <b>%{user}</b>"
+  ]
+  # Google Translate API adds extra spaces before some characters
+  # https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/119256504?pli=1
+  # Atleast it should be valid HTML
+  html_test_multiline_indentation = [
+    'html-key.html.multiline_indentation_html',
+    "<p>Hello</p>\n<ul>\n  <li>%{user}</li>\n  <li>\n    %{user2}\n  </li>\n  <li>Dog</li>\n<ul>\n",
+    "<p>Hola</p>\n<ul>\n  <li> %{user}</li>\n  <li>\n     %{user2}\n  </li>\n  <li> Perro</li>\n<ul>\n"
+  ]
   array_test          = ['array-key', ['Hello.', nil, '', 'Goodbye.'], ['Hola.', nil, '', 'Adiós.']]
   fixnum_test         = ['numeric-key', 1, 1]
   ref_key_test        = ['ref-key', :reference, :reference]
@@ -30,27 +46,29 @@
       let(:task) { i18n_task }
 
       it 'works' do # rubocop:disable RSpec/MultipleExpectations
-        skip 'temporarily disabled on JRuby due to https://github.com/jruby/jruby/issues/4802' if RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
         skip 'GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY env var not set' unless ENV['GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY']
         skip 'GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY env var is empty' if ENV['GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY'].empty?
         in_test_app_dir do
-          task.data[:en] = build_tree('en' => {
-                                        'common' => {
-                                          'a' => 'λ',
-                                          'hello' => text_test[1],
-                                          'hello_multiline' => text_test_multiline[1],
-                                          'hello_html' => html_test[1],
-                                          'hello_plural_html' => {
-                                            'one' => html_test_plrl[1]
-                                          },
-                                          'hello_multiline_html' => html_test_multiline[1],
-                                          'array_key' => array_test[1],
-                                          'nil-value-key' => nil_value_test[1],
-                                          'empty-value-key' => empty_value_test[1],
-                                          'fixnum-key' => fixnum_test[1],
-                                          'ref-key' => ref_key_test[1]
-                                        }
-                                      })
+          task.data[:en] = build_tree(
+            'en' => {
+              'common' => {
+                'a' => 'λ',
+                'hello' => text_test[1],
+                'hello_multiline' => text_test_multiline[1],
+                'hello_html' => html_test[1],
+                'hello_plural_html' => {
+                  'one' => html_test_plrl[1]
+                },
+                'hello_multiline_html' => html_test_multiline[1],
+                'multiline_indentation_html' => html_test_multiline_indentation[1],
+                'array_key' => array_test[1],
+                'nil-value-key' => nil_value_test[1],
+                'empty-value-key' => empty_value_test[1],
+                'fixnum-key' => fixnum_test[1],
+                'ref-key' => ref_key_test[1]
+              }
+            }
+          )
           task.data[:es] = build_tree('es' => {
                                         'common' => {
                                           'a' => 'λ'
@@ -63,6 +81,7 @@
           expect(task.t('common.hello_html', 'es')).to eq(html_test[2])
           expect(task.t('common.hello_plural_html.one', 'es')).to eq(html_test_plrl[2])
           expect(task.t('common.hello_multiline_html', 'es')).to eq(html_test_multiline[2])
+          expect(task.t('common.multiline_indentation_html', 'es')).to eq(html_test_multiline_indentation[2])
           expect(task.t('common.array_key', 'es')).to eq(array_test[2])
           expect(task.t('common.nil-value-key', 'es')).to eq(nil_value_test[2])
           expect(task.t('common.empty-value-key', 'es')).to eq(empty_value_test[2])