diff --git a/lib/config/config_lexer.ll b/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
index abe0a34c6..372dfc6d3 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
+++ b/lib/config/config_lexer.ll
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ in				return T_IN;
 \>				return T_GREATER_THAN;
 }
 
-\(				{ yyextra->m_IgnoreNewlines++; return '('; }
-\)				{ yyextra->m_IgnoreNewlines--; return ')'; }
-[\r\n]+				{ yycolumn -= strlen(yytext) - 1; if (!yyextra->m_IgnoreNewlines) { return T_NEWLINE; } }
+\(				{ yyextra->m_IgnoreNewlines.push(true); return '('; }
+\)				{ yyextra->m_IgnoreNewlines.pop(); return ')'; }
+[\r\n]+				{ yycolumn -= strlen(yytext) - 1; if (!yyextra->m_IgnoreNewlines.top()) { return T_NEWLINE; } }
 <<EOF>>				{ if (!yyextra->m_Eof) { yyextra->m_Eof = true; return T_NEWLINE; } else { yyterminate(); } }
 .				return yytext[0];
 
diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.yy b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
index fd4e1995a..54e1c6dc8 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.yy
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
@@ -258,9 +258,13 @@ Expression *ConfigCompiler::Compile(void)
 
 	//yydebug = 1;
 
+	m_IgnoreNewlines.push(false);
+
 	if (yyparse(&llist, this) != 0)
 		return NULL;
 
+	m_IgnoreNewlines.pop();
+
 	std::vector<Expression *> dlist;
 	typedef std::pair<Expression *, EItemInfo> EListItem;
 	int num = 0;
@@ -733,11 +737,13 @@ rterm_array: '['
 
 rterm_scope_require_side_effect: '{'
 	{
+		context->m_IgnoreNewlines.push(false);
 		context->m_OpenBraces++;
 	}
 	statements '}'
 	{
 		context->m_OpenBraces--;
+		context->m_IgnoreNewlines.pop();
 		std::vector<Expression *> dlist;
 		typedef std::pair<Expression *, EItemInfo> EListItem;
 		int num = 0;
@@ -754,11 +760,13 @@ rterm_scope_require_side_effect: '{'
 
 rterm_scope: '{'
 	{
+		context->m_IgnoreNewlines.push(false);
 		context->m_OpenBraces++;
 	}
 	statements '}'
 	{
 		context->m_OpenBraces--;
+		context->m_IgnoreNewlines.pop();
 		std::vector<Expression *> dlist;
 		typedef std::pair<Expression *, EItemInfo> EListItem;
 		int num = 0;
diff --git a/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp b/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp
index 6d7edccf2..f0cca61c2 100644
--- a/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp
+++ b/lib/config/configcompiler.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ std::vector<String> ConfigCompiler::m_IncludeSearchDirs;
  * @param zone The zone.
  */
 ConfigCompiler::ConfigCompiler(const String& path, std::istream *input, const String& zone)
-	: m_Path(path), m_Input(input), m_Zone(zone), m_Eof(false), m_OpenBraces(0), m_IgnoreNewlines(0)
+	: m_Path(path), m_Input(input), m_Zone(zone), m_Eof(false), m_OpenBraces(0)
 {
 	InitializeScanner();
 }
diff --git a/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp b/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp
index aa438473e..47a6299b9 100644
--- a/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp
+++ b/lib/config/configcompiler.hpp
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ public:
 	bool m_Eof;
 	int m_OpenBraces;
 
-	int m_IgnoreNewlines;
 	std::ostringstream m_LexBuffer;
 	CompilerDebugInfo m_LocationBegin;
 
 	std::stack<TypeRuleList::Ptr> m_RuleLists;
 	ConfigType::Ptr m_Type;
 
+	std::stack<bool> m_IgnoreNewlines;
 	std::stack<bool> m_Apply;
 	std::stack<bool> m_ObjectAssign;
 	std::stack<bool> m_SeenAssign;
diff --git a/test/config-ops.cpp b/test/config-ops.cpp
index 6468e3177..c34a901e0 100644
--- a/test/config-ops.cpp
+++ b/test/config-ops.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(simple)
 	expr = ConfigCompiler::CompileText("<test>", "\"\\'test\"");
 	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(expr->Evaluate(frame).GetValue(), ScriptError);
 	delete expr;
+
+	expr = ConfigCompiler::CompileText("<test>", "({ a = 3\nb = 3 })");
+	BOOST_CHECK(expr->Evaluate(frame).GetValue().IsObjectType<Dictionary>());
+	delete expr;
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(advanced)