diff --git a/doc/Attic/syntax_leftmost_longest.html b/doc/Attic/syntax_leftmost_longest.html
index 4c8b25a8..6330fc5f 100644
--- a/doc/Attic/syntax_leftmost_longest.html
+++ b/doc/Attic/syntax_leftmost_longest.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       </P>
       <HR>
       <p></p>
-      <P>Often there is more that one way of matching a regular expression at a 
+      <P>Often there is more than one way of matching a regular expression at a 
          particular location, for POSIX basic and extended regular expressions, the 
          "best" match is determined as follows:</P>
       <OL>
diff --git a/doc/syntax_leftmost_longest.html b/doc/syntax_leftmost_longest.html
index 4c8b25a8..6330fc5f 100644
--- a/doc/syntax_leftmost_longest.html
+++ b/doc/syntax_leftmost_longest.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       </P>
       <HR>
       <p></p>
-      <P>Often there is more that one way of matching a regular expression at a 
+      <P>Often there is more than one way of matching a regular expression at a 
          particular location, for POSIX basic and extended regular expressions, the 
          "best" match is determined as follows:</P>
       <OL>
diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
index ad77d054..08e705ad 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ bool basic_regex_parser<charT, traits>::parse_basic()
       }
    case regex_constants::syntax_open_set:
       return parse_set();
+   case regex_constants::syntax_newline:
+      if(this->flags() & regbase::newline_alt)
+         return parse_alt();
+      else
+         return parse_literal();
    default:
       return parse_literal();
    }
@@ -286,6 +291,11 @@ bool basic_regex_parser<charT, traits>::parse_extended()
       return parse_alt();
    case regex_constants::syntax_open_set:
       return parse_set();
+   case regex_constants::syntax_newline:
+      if(this->flags() & regbase::newline_alt)
+         return parse_alt();
+      else
+         return parse_literal();
    case regex_constants::syntax_hash:
       //
       // If we have a mod_x flag set, then skip until
diff --git a/test/regress/test_alt.cpp b/test/regress/test_alt.cpp
index 78676668..e55129a2 100644
--- a/test/regress/test_alt.cpp
+++ b/test/regress/test_alt.cpp
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ void test_alt()
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a|", basic|bk_vbar, "a|", match_default, make_array(0, 2, -2, -2));
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\\|b", basic|bk_vbar, "a", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\\|b", basic|bk_vbar, "b", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
+   TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\nb", grep, "b", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
+   TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\nb", grep, "a", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
+   TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\nb", egrep, "b", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
+   TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a\nb", egrep, "a", match_default, make_array(0, 1, -2, -2));
 }