diff --git a/lib/telemetry_docs.ex b/lib/telemetry_docs.ex
index e1c9338..fee09c7 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry_docs.ex
+++ b/lib/telemetry_docs.ex
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ defmodule TelemetryDocs do
     rows =
       Enum.map_join(fields, "\n", fn {name, opts} ->
         type = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :type)
-        doc = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :doc)
+        doc = opts |> Keyword.fetch!(:doc) |> collapse_newlines()
         "| `:#{name}` | `#{type}` | #{doc} |"
       end)
 
@@ -188,4 +188,12 @@ defmodule TelemetryDocs do
     #{rows}\
     """
   end
+
+  # Collapses newlines (and surrounding whitespace) into single spaces so that
+  # multi-line docs don't break the Markdown table they're rendered into.
+  defp collapse_newlines(doc) do
+    doc
+    |> String.replace(~r/\s*\n\s*/, " ")
+    |> String.trim()
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/telemetry_docs_test.exs b/test/telemetry_docs_test.exs
index 16ad1a8..0196baa 100644
--- a/test/telemetry_docs_test.exs
+++ b/test/telemetry_docs_test.exs
@@ -185,6 +185,35 @@ defmodule TelemetryDocsTest do
       refute result =~ "\n\n\n"
     end
 
+    test "collapses newlines in field docs so they don't break the table" do
+      sections = [
+        [
+          title: "Events",
+          events: [
+            "[:app, :event]": [
+              doc: "An event.",
+              measurements: [
+                millis_behind_latest: [
+                  type: "t:integer/0",
+                  doc: """
+                  The number of milliseconds behind latest record.
+                  See the docs.
+                  Only present if the request succeeds.
+                  """
+                ]
+              ],
+              metadata: []
+            ]
+          ]
+        ]
+      ]
+
+      result = TelemetryDocs.sections_to_markdown(sections)
+
+      assert result =~
+               "| `:millis_behind_latest` | `t:integer/0` | The number of milliseconds behind latest record. See the docs. Only present if the request succeeds. |"
+    end
+
     test "raises on invalid section options" do
       assert_raise NimbleOptions.ValidationError, fn ->
         TelemetryDocs.sections_to_markdown([[title: 123]])