diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4299ec11..b683c535 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -395,12 +395,14 @@ YTextEvents compute changes as deltas.
     <dd></dd>
     <b><code>format(index:number, length:number, formattingAttributes:Object&lt;string,string&gt;)</code></b>
     <dd>Assign formatting attributes to a range in the text</dd>
-    <b><code>applyDelta(delta)</code></b>
-    <dd>See <a href="https://quilljs.com/docs/delta/">Quill Delta</a></dd>
+    <b><code>applyDelta(delta, opts:Object&lt;string,any&gt;)</code></b>
+    <dd>
+        See <a href="https://quilljs.com/docs/delta/">Quill Delta</a>
+        Can set options for preventing remove ending newLines, default is true.
+        <pre>ytext.applyDelta(delta, { sanitize: false })</pre>
+    </dd>
     <b><code>length:number</code></b>
     <dd></dd>
-    <b><code>permitEmptyParagraph(permit:boolean)</code></b>
-    <dd>Permit empty paragraph at the end of the content when applyDelta</dd>
     <b><code>toString():string</code></b>
     <dd>Transforms this type, without formatting options, into a string.</dd>
     <b><code>toJSON():string</code></b>
diff --git a/src/types/YText.js b/src/types/YText.js
index 1a5ca05e..31998b21 100644
--- a/src/types/YText.js
+++ b/src/types/YText.js
@@ -848,10 +848,13 @@ export class YText extends AbstractType {
    * Apply a {@link Delta} on this shared YText type.
    *
    * @param {any} delta The changes to apply on this element.
+   * @param {object}  [opts]
+   * @param {boolean} [opts.sanitize] Sanitize input delta. Removes ending newlines if set to true.
+   *
    *
    * @public
    */
-  applyDelta (delta) {
+  applyDelta (delta, { sanitize = true } = {}) {
     if (this.doc !== null) {
       transact(this.doc, transaction => {
         /**
@@ -861,8 +864,16 @@ export class YText extends AbstractType {
         const currentAttributes = new Map()
         for (let i = 0; i < delta.length; i++) {
           const op = delta[i]
-          if (op.insert !== undefined && (typeof op.insert !== 'string' || op.insert.length > 0)) {
-            pos = insertText(transaction, this, pos.left, pos.right, currentAttributes, op.insert, op.attributes || {})
+          if (op.insert !== undefined) {
+            // Quill assumes that the content starts with an empty paragraph.
+            // Yjs/Y.Text assumes that it starts empty. We always hide that
+            // there is a newline at the end of the content.
+            // If we omit this step, clients will see a different number of
+            // paragraphs, but nothing bad will happen.
+            const ins = (!sanitize && typeof op.insert === 'string' && i === delta.length - 1 && pos.right === null && op.insert.slice(-1) === '\n') ? op.insert.slice(0, -1) : op.insert
+            if (typeof ins !== 'string' || ins.length > 0) {
+              pos = insertText(transaction, this, pos.left, pos.right, currentAttributes, ins, op.attributes || {})
+            }
           } else if (op.retain !== undefined) {
             pos = formatText(transaction, this, pos.left, pos.right, currentAttributes, op.retain, op.attributes || {})
           } else if (op.delete !== undefined) {