diff --git a/src/regexp_nfa.c b/src/regexp_nfa.c
index df5be11..9029460 100644
--- a/src/regexp_nfa.c
+++ b/src/regexp_nfa.c
@@ -3585,12 +3585,15 @@
 
 	} /* for (thislist = thislist; thislist->state; thislist++) */
 
-	/* The first found match is the leftmost one, but there may be a
-	 * longer one. Keep running the NFA, but don't start from the
-	 * beginning. Also, do not add the start state in recursive calls of
-	 * nfa_regmatch(), because recursive calls should only start in the
-	 * first position. */
-	if (match == FALSE && start->c == NFA_MOPEN + 0)
+	/* Look for the start of a match in the current position by adding the
+	 * start state to the list of states.
+	 * The first found match is the leftmost one, thus the order of states
+	 * matters!
+	 * Do not add the start state in recursive calls of nfa_regmatch(),
+	 * because recursive calls should only start in the first position.
+	 * Also don't start a match past the first line. */
+	if (match == FALSE && start->c == NFA_MOPEN + 0
+						 && reglnum == 0 && clen != 0)
 	{
 #ifdef ENABLE_LOG
 	    fprintf(log_fd, "(---) STARTSTATE\n");
diff --git a/src/testdir/test64.in b/src/testdir/test64.in
index 8d0f535..d30d76d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test64.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test64.in
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@
 :.+1,.+2yank
 Gop:"
 :"
+:" Check a pattern with a line break matches in the right position.
+/^Multiline
+/\S.*\nx
+:.yank
+y$Gop:"
+:"
 :"
 :/\%#=1^Results/,$wq! test.out
 ENDTEST
@@ -383,4 +389,11 @@
 <T="">Ta 5</Title>
 <T="">Ac 7</Title>
 
+Multiline:
+abc
+def
+ghi
+xjk
+lmn
+
 Results of test64:
diff --git a/src/testdir/test64.ok b/src/testdir/test64.ok
index 40b02cd..c6733ca 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test64.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test64.ok
@@ -705,3 +705,4 @@
 
 <T="5">Ta 5</Title>
 <T="7">Ac 7</Title>
+ghi
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a44b1e2..51d86af 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1026,
+/**/
     1025,
 /**/
     1024,