diff --git a/markdown_it/renderer.py b/markdown_it/renderer.py
index f690b091..73dbde15 100644
--- a/markdown_it/renderer.py
+++ b/markdown_it/renderer.py
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ def renderInlineAsText(
             elif token.type == "image":
                 if token.children:
                     result += self.renderInlineAsText(token.children, options, env)
-            elif token.type == "softbreak":
+            elif token.type in ("html_inline", "html_block"):
+                result += token.content
+            elif token.type in ("softbreak", "hardbreak"):
                 result += "\n"
 
         return result
diff --git a/tests/test_port/fixtures/commonmark_extras.md b/tests/test_port/fixtures/commonmark_extras.md
index f0b31dbd..2de75e5d 100644
--- a/tests/test_port/fixtures/commonmark_extras.md
+++ b/tests/test_port/fixtures/commonmark_extras.md
@@ -749,3 +749,19 @@ Issue #204. Combination of blockquotes, list and newlines causes an IndexError
 </li>
 </ul>
 .
+
+Hardbreak in image description
+.
+![foo\
+bar](/url)
+.
+<p><img src="/url" alt="foo
+bar" /></p>
+.
+
+Inline HTML in image description
+.
+![a<b>c](/url)
+.
+<p><img src="/url" alt="a&lt;b&gt;c" /></p>
+.