--- a/browser/devtools/webconsole/console-output.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/webconsole/console-output.js
@@ -891,23 +891,26 @@ Messages.Simple.prototype = Heritage.ext
    * @private
    * @return Element
    */
   _renderBody: function()
   {
     let body = this.document.createElementNS(XHTML_NS, "span");
     body.className = "message-body-wrapper message-body devtools-monospace";
 
-    let anchor, container = body;
+    let bodyInner = this.document.createElementNS(XHTML_NS, "span");
+    body.appendChild(bodyInner);
+
+    let anchor, container = bodyInner;
     if (this._link || this._linkCallback) {
       container = anchor = this.document.createElementNS(XHTML_NS, "a");
       anchor.href = this._link || "#";
       anchor.draggable = false;
       this._addLinkCallback(anchor, this._linkCallback);
-      body.appendChild(anchor);
+      bodyInner.appendChild(anchor);
     }
 
     if (typeof this._message == "function") {
       container.appendChild(this._message(this));
     } else if (this._message instanceof Ci.nsIDOMNode) {
       container.appendChild(this._message);
     } else {
       container.textContent = this._message;

--- a/browser/devtools/webconsole/test/browser_webconsole_bug_587617_output_copy.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/webconsole/test/browser_webconsole_bug_587617_output_copy.js
@@ -52,17 +52,19 @@ function consoleOpened(aHud) {
     HUD.ui.output.selectMessage(msg);
 
     outputNode.focus();
 
     goUpdateCommand("cmd_copy");
     controller = top.document.commandDispatcher.getControllerForCommand("cmd_copy");
     is(controller.isCommandEnabled("cmd_copy"), true, "cmd_copy is enabled");
 
-    let selection = HUD.iframeWindow.getSelection() + "";
+    // Remove new lines since getSelection() includes one between message and line
+    // number, but the clipboard doesn't (see bug 1119503)
+    let selection = (HUD.iframeWindow.getSelection() + "").replace(/\r?\n|\r/g, " ");
     isnot(selection.indexOf("bug587617"), -1,
           "selection text includes 'bug587617'");
 
     waitForClipboard((str) => { return selection.trim() == str.trim(); },
       () => { goDoCommand("cmd_copy") },
       deferred.resolve, deferred.resolve);
   });
   return deferred.promise;
@@ -75,17 +77,19 @@ function testContextMenuCopy() {
 
   let contextMenuId = outputNode.parentNode.getAttribute("context");
   let contextMenu = HUD.ui.document.getElementById(contextMenuId);
   ok(contextMenu, "the output node has a context menu");
 
   let copyItem = contextMenu.querySelector("*[command='cmd_copy']");
   ok(copyItem, "the context menu on the output node has a \"Copy\" item");
 
-  let selection = HUD.iframeWindow.getSelection() + "";
+  // Remove new lines since getSelection() includes one between message and line
+  // number, but the clipboard doesn't (see bug 1119503)
+  let selection = (HUD.iframeWindow.getSelection() + "").replace(/\r?\n|\r/g, " ");
 
   copyItem.doCommand();
 
   waitForClipboard((str) => { return selection.trim() == str.trim(); },
     () => { goDoCommand("cmd_copy") },
     deferred.resolve, deferred.resolve);
   HUD = outputNode = null;
 

--- a/browser/devtools/webconsole/test/browser_webconsole_bug_613280_jsterm_copy.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/webconsole/test/browser_webconsole_bug_613280_jsterm_copy.js
@@ -64,15 +64,17 @@ function performTest(HUD, [result]) {
   HUD.outputNode.focus();
 
   goUpdateCommand("cmd_copy");
 
   controller = top.document.commandDispatcher.
                getControllerForCommand("cmd_copy");
   is(controller.isCommandEnabled("cmd_copy"), true, "cmd_copy is enabled");
 
-  let selectionText = HUD.iframeWindow.getSelection() + "";
+  // Remove new lines since getSelection() includes one between message and line
+  // number, but the clipboard doesn't (see bug 1119503)
+  let selectionText = (HUD.iframeWindow.getSelection() + "").replace(/\r?\n|\r/g, " ");
   isnot(selectionText.indexOf("foobarBazBug613280"), -1,
         "selection text includes 'foobarBazBug613280'");
 
   waitForClipboard((str) => { return str.trim() == selectionText.trim(); },
                    clipboard_setup, clipboard_copy_done, clipboard_copy_done);
 }

--- a/browser/themes/shared/devtools/webconsole.inc.css
+++ b/browser/themes/shared/devtools/webconsole.inc.css
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ a {
 .message-location > .line-number {
   flex: none;
 }
 
 .message-flex-body {
   display: flex;
 }
 
-.message-body {
+.message-body > * {
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   word-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
 .message-flex-body > .message-body {
   display: block;
   flex: 1 1 auto;
   vertical-align: middle;