diff --git a/code/DMSDocument.php b/code/DMSDocument.php
index ca2aed0..f39ee76 100644
--- a/code/DMSDocument.php
+++ b/code/DMSDocument.php
@@ -494,6 +494,14 @@ class DMSDocument extends DataObject implements DMSDocumentInterface {
 		return $filename;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the Description field with HTML <br> tags added when there is a line break
+	 * @return string Description
+	 */
+	function getDescriptionWithLineBreaks() {
+		return nl2br($this->getField('Description'));
+	}
+
 
 	function getCMSFields() {
 		//include JS to handling showing and hiding of bottom "action" tabs
diff --git a/templates/Includes/Document.ss b/templates/Includes/Document.ss
index a533ea1..51f9acb 100644
--- a/templates/Includes/Document.ss
+++ b/templates/Includes/Document.ss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<% if isHidden != true %>
 <div class="document $Extension">
 	<% if Title %>
 		<h4><a href="$Link" title="Download $Title">$Title</a></h4>
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 		| Last Changed: $LastChanged.Nice
 	</p>
 	<% if Description %>
-		<p>$Description</p>
+		<p>$DescriptionWithLineBreaks</p>
 	<% end_if %>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
+<% end_if %>
\ No newline at end of file