diff --git a/src/rules.js b/src/rules.js
index 289c454304..6b29dfd0b0 100644
--- a/src/rules.js
+++ b/src/rules.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const block = {
     + ')',
   def: /^ {0,3}\[(label)\]: *(?:\n *)?([^<\s][^\s]*|<.*?>)(?:(?: +(?:\n *)?| *\n *)(title))? *(?:\n+|$)/,
   table: noopTest,
-  lheading: /^([^\n]+)\n {0,3}(=+|-+) *(?:\n+|$)/,
+  lheading: /^((?:.|\n(?!\n))+?)\n {0,3}(=+|-+) *(?:\n+|$)/,
   // regex template, placeholders will be replaced according to different paragraph
   // interruption rules of commonmark and the original markdown spec:
   _paragraph: /^([^\n]+(?:\n(?!hr|heading|lheading|blockquote|fences|list|html|table| +\n)[^\n]+)*)/,
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ block.pedantic = merge({}, block.normal, {
   def: /^ *\[([^\]]+)\]: *<?([^\s>]+)>?(?: +(["(][^\n]+[")]))? *(?:\n+|$)/,
   heading: /^(#{1,6})(.*)(?:\n+|$)/,
   fences: noopTest, // fences not supported
+  lheading: /^(.+?)\n {0,3}(=+|-+) *(?:\n+|$)/,
   paragraph: edit(block.normal._paragraph)
     .replace('hr', block.hr)
     .replace('heading', ' *#{1,6} *[^\n]')
diff --git a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json
index e8e3525f42..ef2859b3b9 100644
--- a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json
+++ b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json
@@ -647,8 +647,7 @@
     "example": 81,
     "start_line": 1365,
     "end_line": 1372,
-    "section": "Setext headings",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Setext headings"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "  Foo *bar\nbaz*\t\n====\n",
@@ -656,8 +655,7 @@
     "example": 82,
     "start_line": 1379,
     "end_line": 1386,
-    "section": "Setext headings",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Setext headings"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "Foo\n-------------------------\n\nFoo\n=\n",
@@ -745,7 +743,8 @@
     "example": 93,
     "start_line": 1531,
     "end_line": 1541,
-    "section": "Setext headings"
+    "section": "Setext headings",
+    "shouldFail": true
   },
   {
     "markdown": "- Foo\n---\n",
@@ -761,8 +760,7 @@
     "example": 95,
     "start_line": 1559,
     "end_line": 1566,
-    "section": "Setext headings",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Setext headings"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "---\nFoo\n---\nBar\n---\nBaz\n",
diff --git a/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json b/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json
index 87fa81125e..5ff224f2c5 100644
--- a/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json
+++ b/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json
@@ -647,8 +647,7 @@
     "example": 81,
     "start_line": 1365,
     "end_line": 1372,
-    "section": "Setext headings",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Setext headings"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "  Foo *bar\nbaz*\t\n====\n",
@@ -656,8 +655,7 @@
     "example": 82,
     "start_line": 1379,
     "end_line": 1386,
-    "section": "Setext headings",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Setext headings"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "Foo\n-------------------------\n\nFoo\n=\n",
@@ -745,7 +743,8 @@
     "example": 93,
     "start_line": 1531,
     "end_line": 1541,
-    "section": "Setext headings"
+    "section": "Setext headings",
+    "shouldFail": true
   },
   {
     "markdown": "- Foo\n---\n",
@@ -761,8 +760,7 @@
     "example": 95,
     "start_line": 1559,
     "end_line": 1566,
-    "section": "Setext headings",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Setext headings"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "---\nFoo\n---\nBar\n---\nBaz\n",
diff --git a/test/unit/Lexer-spec.js b/test/unit/Lexer-spec.js
index 8174d53139..7a1e826fd8 100644
--- a/test/unit/Lexer-spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/Lexer-spec.js
@@ -358,19 +358,6 @@ a | b
         ]
       });
     });
-
-    it('after line break does not consume raw \n', () => {
-      expectTokens({
-        md: 'T\nh\n---',
-        tokens:
-          jasmine.arrayContaining([
-            jasmine.objectContaining({
-              raw: 'T\nh\n'
-            }),
-            { type: 'hr', raw: '---' }
-          ])
-      });
-    });
   });
 
   describe('blockquote', () => {