diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index fdb71db..8d400a9 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -695,22 +695,52 @@ CParseResult CConfig::parse() {
 CParseResult CConfig::parseRawStream(const std::string& stream) {
     CParseResult      result;
 
-    std::string       line    = "";
-    int               linenum = 1;
+    std::string rawLine    = "";
+    int         rawLineNum = 0;
+    std::string line       = "";
+    int         lineNum    = 0;
 
     std::stringstream str(stream);
 
-    while (std::getline(str, line)) {
+    while (std::getline(str, rawLine)) {
+        line = rawLine;
+        lineNum = ++rawLineNum;
+
+        bool mergeWithNextLine = rawLine.length() > 0 && rawLine.at(rawLine.length() - 1) == '\\';
+        bool gotWholeLine = true;
+
+        while (mergeWithNextLine) {
+            const auto lastNonSpace = line.length() < 2 ? -1 : line.find_last_not_of(MULTILINE_SPACE_CHARSET, line.length() - 2);
+            line = line.substr(0, lastNonSpace + 1);
+
+            if (!std::getline(str, rawLine)) {
+                if (!impl->parseError.empty())
+                    impl->parseError += "\n";
+                impl->parseError += "Config error: Last line ends with backslash";
+                result.setError(impl->parseError);
+                gotWholeLine = false;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ++rawLineNum;
+            line += rawLine;
+            mergeWithNextLine = line.length() > 0 && line.at(line.length() - 1) == '\\';
+        }
+
+        if (!gotWholeLine)
+            break;
+
         const auto RET = parseLine(line);
 
         if (RET.error && (impl->parseError.empty() || impl->configOptions.throwAllErrors)) {
             if (!impl->parseError.empty())
                 impl->parseError += "\n";
-            impl->parseError += std::format("Config error at line {}: {}", linenum, RET.errorStdString);
+            impl->parseError += std::format("Config error at line {}: {}", lineNum, RET.errorStdString);
             result.setError(impl->parseError);
         }
 
-        ++linenum;
+        lineNum = rawLineNum + 1;
+        line = "";
     }
 
     if (!impl->categories.empty()) {
@@ -736,21 +766,50 @@ CParseResult CConfig::parseFile(const char* file) {
         return result;
     }
 
-    std::string line    = "";
-    int         linenum = 1;
+    std::string rawLine    = "";
+    int         rawLineNum = 0;
+    std::string line       = "";
+    int         lineNum    = 0;
 
-    while (std::getline(iffile, line)) {
+    while (std::getline(iffile, rawLine)) {
+        line = rawLine;
+        lineNum = ++rawLineNum;
+
+        bool mergeWithNextLine = rawLine.length() > 0 && rawLine.at(rawLine.length() - 1) == '\\';
+        bool gotWholeLine = true;
+
+        while (mergeWithNextLine) {
+            const auto lastNonSpace = line.length() < 2 ? -1 : line.find_last_not_of(MULTILINE_SPACE_CHARSET, line.length() - 2);
+            line = line.substr(0, lastNonSpace + 1);
+
+            if (!std::getline(iffile, rawLine)) {
+                if (!impl->parseError.empty())
+                    impl->parseError += "\n";
+                impl->parseError += std::format("Config error in file {}: Last line ends with backslash", file);
+                result.setError(impl->parseError);
+                gotWholeLine = false;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ++rawLineNum;
+            line += rawLine;
+            mergeWithNextLine = line.length() > 0 && line.at(line.length() - 1) == '\\';
+        }
+
+        if (!gotWholeLine)
+            break;
 
         const auto RET = parseLine(line);
 
         if (!impl->currentFlags.noError && RET.error && (impl->parseError.empty() || impl->configOptions.throwAllErrors)) {
             if (!impl->parseError.empty())
                 impl->parseError += "\n";
-            impl->parseError += std::format("Config error in file {} at line {}: {}", file, linenum, RET.errorStdString);
+            impl->parseError += std::format("Config error in file {} at line {}: {}", file, lineNum, RET.errorStdString);
             result.setError(impl->parseError);
         }
 
-        ++linenum;
+        lineNum = rawLineNum + 1;
+        line = "";
     }
 
     iffile.close();
diff --git a/src/config.hpp b/src/config.hpp
index f1011da..f81bc3e 100644
--- a/src/config.hpp
+++ b/src/config.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+static const char* MULTILINE_SPACE_CHARSET = " \t";
+
 struct SHandler {
     std::string                  name = "";
     Hyprlang::SHandlerOptions    options;
@@ -93,4 +95,4 @@ class CConfigImpl {
     struct {
         bool noError = false;
     } currentFlags;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/tests/config/config.conf b/tests/config/config.conf
index c8ea739..b7f7b6e 100644
--- a/tests/config/config.conf
+++ b/tests/config/config.conf
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ flagsStuff {
     value = 2
 }
 
+multiline = \
+    very \
+        long \
+            command
+
 testCategory:testValueHex = 0xFFfFaAbB
 
 $RECURSIVE1 = a
@@ -103,4 +108,3 @@ doABarrelRoll = woohoo, some, params # Funny!
 flagsabc = test
 #doSomethingFunny = 1, 2, 3, 4 # Funnier!
 #testSpaces =                abc                             ,                                  def                                  # many spaces, should be trimmed
-
diff --git a/tests/parse/main.cpp b/tests/parse/main.cpp
index a20d558..0fc05c9 100755
--- a/tests/parse/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/parse/main.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         config.addSpecialCategory("specialAnonymous", {nullptr, false, true});
         config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialAnonymous", "value", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
 
+        config.addConfigValue("multiline", "");
+
         config.commence();
 
         config.addSpecialCategory("specialGeneric:one", {nullptr, true});
@@ -269,6 +271,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         std::cout << " → Testing custom types\n";
         EXPECT(*reinterpret_cast<int64_t*>(std::any_cast<void*>(config.getConfigValue("customType"))), (Hyprlang::INT)1);
 
+        // test multiline config
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("multiline")), std::string{"very        long            command"});
+
         std::cout << " → Testing error.conf\n";
         Hyprlang::CConfig errorConfig("./config/error.conf", {.verifyOnly = true, .throwAllErrors = true});