diff --git a/src/Rules/XssRule.php b/src/Rules/XssRule.php
index 66dc3ca..bd0f345 100644
--- a/src/Rules/XssRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/XssRule.php
@@ -493,6 +493,11 @@ class XssRule extends BaseRule
             '/^\s*action\s*\(/',          // action() helper
             '/^\s*mix\s*\(/',             // mix() helper (Laravel Mix)
             '/^\s*vite\s*\(/',            // vite() helper (Vite)
+            // nl2br with e() - common safe pattern for displaying user text with line breaks
+            // e() escapes HTML first, then nl2br() adds <br> tags
+            '/^\s*nl2br\s*\(\s*e\s*\(/',  // nl2br(e($var))
+            '/^\s*nl2br\s*\(\s*htmlspecialchars\s*\(/',  // nl2br(htmlspecialchars($var))
+            '/^\s*nl2br\s*\(\s*htmlentities\s*\(/',      // nl2br(htmlentities($var))
         ];
 
         foreach ($safePatterns as $pattern) {