diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 9156bf38..346a047d 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ block.paragraph = (function() {
   ('heading')
   ('lheading')
   ('blockquote')
-  ('<' + tag())
+  ('<' + tag() + '[\\s>]')
   ('def');
 
   return new
diff --git a/test/new/autolink_lines.html b/test/new/autolink_lines.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa2bed4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/new/autolink_lines.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p>hello world
+<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>
+</p>
diff --git a/test/new/autolink_lines.text b/test/new/autolink_lines.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9b61a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/new/autolink_lines.text
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+hello world
+<http://example.com>
diff --git a/test/tests/autolink_lines.html b/test/tests/autolink_lines.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa2bed4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/autolink_lines.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p>hello world
+<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>
+</p>
diff --git a/test/tests/autolink_lines.text b/test/tests/autolink_lines.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9b61a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/autolink_lines.text
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+hello world
+<http://example.com>