diff --git a/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserWriter.java
index dccf5d7..ec0b0a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserWriter.java
@@ -204,11 +204,13 @@ public String whiteSpacedHead(OrgHead head, int level, boolean isIndented) {
         if (head.hasContent()) {
             /*
              * Separate content from header with an empty line,
-             * unless it starts with following strings.
+             * unless it starts with following strings or a custom drawer.
              * Until LOGBOOK and CLOCK support is added.
              */
             String content = head.getContent().trim();
-            if (!content.startsWith(":LOGBOOK:") && !content.startsWith("CLOCK: ") && !isLogNoteHeading(content)) {
+            String firstLine = content.split("\n")[0].trim();
+            if (!content.startsWith(":LOGBOOK:") && !content.startsWith("CLOCK: ")
+                    && !isLogNoteHeading(content) && !lineStartswithDrawer(firstLine)) {
                 if (settings.separateHeaderAndContentWithNewLine) {
                     s.append("\n");
                 }
@@ -260,6 +262,11 @@ private boolean isLogNoteHeading(String content) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    private boolean lineStartswithDrawer(String line) {
+        // example of a drawer: :BACKLINKS:
+        return line.startsWith(":") && line.endsWith(":");
+    }
+
     /** Append (level + 1) spaces. */
     private void appendIndent(StringBuilder s, int level, boolean isIndented) {
         if (isIndented) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserTest.java b/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserTest.java
index cdacf4d..7941073 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/orgzly/org/parser/OrgParserTest.java
@@ -405,6 +405,39 @@ public void testNoteBodyNote() {
         Assert.assertEquals("* Title 1\n\n\n\nContent\n\n* Title 2\n", out);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSeparateHeaderDrawerContent1() throws Exception {
+        // test that we don't prepend content with a newline if content starts with a drawer
+        // fixes https://github.com/orgzly-revived/orgzly-android-revived/issues/95
+        OrgParserSettings settings = new OrgParserSettings();
+        settings.separateHeaderAndContentWithNewLine = true;
+        parserWriter = new OrgParserWriter(settings);
+
+        OrgHead head1 = new OrgHead("Title 1");
+        head1.setContent(":SOMEDRAWER:\nfoo\n:END:\n\nContent");
+        OrgNodeInList nodeInList1 = new OrgNodeInList(1, 1, head1);
+
+        String out = parserWriter.whiteSpacedFilePreface("") + parserWriter.whiteSpacedHead(nodeInList1, false);
+        Assert.assertEquals("* Title 1\n:SOMEDRAWER:\nfoo\n:END:\n\nContent\n\n", out);
+        // although `separateHeaderAndContentWithNewLine` is true, we don't expect extra new line at the end of the drawer
+        // since custom drawers are part of the content, which we currently don't modify during export
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSeparateHeaderDrawerContent0() throws Exception {
+        // test that we don't prepend content with a newline if content starts with a drawer
+        OrgParserSettings settings = new OrgParserSettings();
+        settings.separateHeaderAndContentWithNewLine = false;
+        parserWriter = new OrgParserWriter(settings);
+
+        OrgHead head1 = new OrgHead("Title 1");
+        head1.setContent(":SOMEDRAWER:\nfoo\n:END:\nContent");
+        OrgNodeInList nodeInList1 = new OrgNodeInList(1, 1, head1);
+
+        String out = parserWriter.whiteSpacedFilePreface("") + parserWriter.whiteSpacedHead(nodeInList1, false);
+        Assert.assertEquals("* Title 1\n:SOMEDRAWER:\nfoo\n:END:\nContent\n\n", out);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testNotSeparateHeaderContent() throws Exception {
         OrgParserSettings settings = new OrgParserSettings();