diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/macro.js b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/macro.js
index 416a893ec..6f5d04c7a 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/macro.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/macro.js
@@ -29,12 +29,22 @@ exports.regExpString = "<<(?:(?:[!@£\\$%\\^\\&\\*\\(\\)`\\~'\"\\|\\\\\\/;\\:\\.
 
 exports.parse = function(match,isBlock) {
 	var regExp = /<<(?:([!@£\$%\^\&\*\(\)`\~'"\|\\\/;\:\.\,\+\=\-\_\{\}])|([^>\s]+))(?:\s*)((?:[^>]|(?:>(?!>|<)))*)>(?:(>)|(<))/mg,
+		reLineBreak = /(\r?\n)/mg,
 		content = [];
 	regExp.lastIndex = this.pos;
 	match = regExp.exec(this.source);
 	if(match && match.index === this.pos) {
 		this.pos = match.index + match[0].length;
 		if(match[5]) {
+			// Look for a line break immediately after the `><` to trigger block mode
+			reLineBreak.lastIndex = this.pos;
+			var lineBreakMatch = reLineBreak.exec(this.source);
+			if(lineBreakMatch && lineBreakMatch.index === this.pos) {
+				this.pos = lineBreakMatch.index + lineBreakMatch[0].length;
+				isBlock = true;
+			} else {
+				isBlock = false;
+			}
 			// If the macro has content then parse it as a block or run
 			if(isBlock) {
 				content = this.parseBlocks(">>");