diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codejive/properties/PropertiesParser.java b/src/main/java/org/codejive/properties/PropertiesParser.java
index aa14fd6..c9fc70c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codejive/properties/PropertiesParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codejive/properties/PropertiesParser.java
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ private void addChar(int ch) throws IOException {
                 }
             } else {
                 readEol(ch2);
+                if (isEol(ch2)) {
+                    // A line continuation also skips the leading whitespace of the next line
+                    while (isWhitespaceChar(peekChar())) {
+                        str.append((char) readChar());
+                    }
+                }
             }
         } else {
             readEol(ch);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestProperties.java b/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestProperties.java
index b53273a..5570a79 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestProperties.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestProperties.java
@@ -830,6 +830,14 @@ void testCommentEndingWithBackslash() throws IOException {
         assertThat(p).containsEntry("alpha", "1");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testLineContinuationFollowedByIndentation() throws IOException {
+        Properties p =
+                Properties.loadProperties(new StringReader("long.\\\n    key=1\n  \\\n  beta=2\n"));
+
+        assertThat(p).containsOnly(entry("long.key", "1"), entry("beta", "2"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testPutNewTest2() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
         Path f = getResource("/test2.properties");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestPropertiesParser.java b/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestPropertiesParser.java
index 79d3d4c..e9ab7cc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestPropertiesParser.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codejive/properties/TestPropertiesParser.java
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ void testBackslashesInComment() throws IOException {
                         new Token(Type.VALUE, "bar"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testLineContinuationInKey() throws IOException {
+        List<Token> tokens =
+                PropertiesParser.tokens(new StringReader("key\\\n  part=value"))
+                        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        assertThat(tokens)
+                .containsExactly(
+                        new Token(Type.KEY, "key\\\n  part", "keypart"),
+                        new Token(Type.SEPARATOR, "="),
+                        new Token(Type.VALUE, "value"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testEmptySeparatorAndValueAtEof() throws IOException {
         List<Token> tokens =