diff --git a/docs/sphinx/qapidoc.py b/docs/sphinx/qapidoc.py
index f56aa6d1fd..a9f98d4657 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/qapidoc.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/qapidoc.py
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ class Transmogrifier:
 
     # Transmogrification helpers
 
+    def visit_paragraph(self, section: QAPIDoc.Section) -> None:
+        # Squelch empty paragraphs.
+        if not section.text:
+            return
+
+        self.ensure_blank_line()
+        self.add_lines(section.text, section.info)
+        self.ensure_blank_line()
+
     def preamble(self, ent: QAPISchemaDefinition) -> None:
         """
         Generate option lines for QAPI entity directives.