diff --git a/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/boo.g b/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/boo.g
index 450bd42b9..00171f540 100755
--- a/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/boo.g
+++ b/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/boo.g
@@ -3436,10 +3436,16 @@ protected ID_SUFFIX:
 ;
 
 LINE_CONTINUATION:
-	'\\'! NEWLINE
+	'\\' 
+	(
+		NEWLINE
+		| (' ' | '\t')+
+		| SL_COMMENT
+		| ML_COMMENT
+	)+
 	{ $setType(Token.SKIP); }
 	;
-	
+
 INT : 
   	("0x"(HEXDIGIT)+)(('l' | 'L') { $setType(LONG); })? |
   	DIGIT_GROUP
diff --git a/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/wsaboo.g b/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/wsaboo.g
index e936abaa5..d32f5623a 100755
--- a/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/wsaboo.g
+++ b/src/Boo.Lang.Parser/wsaboo.g
@@ -3167,9 +3167,15 @@ protected ID_SUFFIX:
 ;
 
 LINE_CONTINUATION:
-	'\\'! NEWLINE
+	'\\' 
+	(
+		NEWLINE
+		| (' ' | '\t')+
+		| SL_COMMENT
+		| ML_COMMENT
+	)+
 	{ $setType(Token.SKIP); }
-	;
+	;	
 	
 INT : 
   	("0x"(HEXDIGIT)+)(('l' | 'L') { $setType(LONG); })? |