diff --git a/app/controllers/assignments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/assignments_controller.rb
index b8d78adb7e..1484770d36 100644
--- a/app/controllers/assignments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/assignments_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class AssignmentsController < ApplicationController
   include ActionView::Helpers::SanitizeHelper
+  include SanitizeDescription
 
   before_action :authenticate_user!
   before_action :set_assignment, only: %i[show edit update destroy start reopen close]
@@ -182,10 +183,6 @@ def check_access
     end
 
     def sanitize_assignment_description
-      @assignment.description = sanitize(
-        @assignment.description,
-        tags: %w[img p strong em a sup sub del u span h1 h2 h3 h4 hr li ol ul blockquot],
-        attributes: %w[style src href alt title target]
-      )
+      @assignment.description = sanitize_description(@assignment.description)
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/sanitize_description.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/sanitize_description.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bb06bb276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/sanitize_description.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module SanitizeDescription
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  def sanitize_description(description)
+    sanitize(
+      description,
+      tags: %w[img p strong em a sup sub del u span h1 h2 h3 h4 hr li ol ul blockquote br],
+      attributes: %w[style src href alt title target]
+    )
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 4e7a05ae21..40ddfe46d7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   include ActionView::Helpers::SanitizeHelper
+  include SanitizeDescription
 
   before_action :set_project, only: %i[show edit update destroy create_fork change_stars]
   before_action :authenticate_user!, only: %i[edit update destroy create_fork change_stars]
@@ -139,10 +140,6 @@ def sanitize_name
 
     # Sanitize description before passing to view
     def sanitize_project_description
-      @project.description = sanitize(
-        @project.description,
-        tags: %w[img p strong em a sup sub del u span h1 h2 h3 h4 hr li ol ul blockquote],
-        attributes: %w[style src href alt title target]
-      )
+      @project.description = sanitize_description(@project.description)
     end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/assignments_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/assignments_controller_spec.rb
index 3cdddecd4e..2a8ef5b01e 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/assignments_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/assignments_controller_spec.rb
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@
     let(:update_params) do
       {
         assignment: {
-          description: "updated description"
+          description: "updated description <br> with line break"
         }
       }
     end
 
     context "mentor is signed in" do
-      it "updates the assignment" do
+      it "updates the assignment and description contains line breaks" do
         sign_in @mentor
         put group_assignment_path(@group, @assignment), params: update_params
         @assignment.reload
-        expect(@assignment.description).to eq("updated description")
+        expect(@assignment.description).to eq("updated description <br> with line break")
       end
     end