diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 28f25ae6e6..a736dc285a 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var block = {
   fences: noop,
   hr: /^ {0,3}((?:- *){3,}|(?:_ *){3,}|(?:\* *){3,})(?:\n+|$)/,
   // cap[2] might be ' HEADING # ' and must be trimmed appropriately.
-  heading: /^ *(#{1,6})([^\n]*)(?:\n+|$)/,
+  heading: /^ *(#{1,6})(.*)(?:\n+|$)/,
   nptable: noop,
   blockquote: /^( {0,3}> ?(paragraph|[^\n]*)(?:\n|$))+/,
   list: /^( *)(bull) [\s\S]+?(?:hr|def|\n{2,}(?! )(?!\1bull )\n*|\s*$)/,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ block.gfm = merge({}, block.normal, {
   fences: /^ *(`{3,}|~{3,})[ \.]*(\S+)? *\n([\s\S]*?)\n? *\1 *(?:\n+|$)/,
   paragraph: /^/,
   // cap[2] might be ' HEADING # ' and must be trimmed appropriately.
-  heading: /^ *(#{1,6}) ([^\n]+)(?:\n+|$)/
+  heading: /^ *(#{1,6}) (.+)(?:\n+|$)/
 });
 
 block.gfm.paragraph = edit(block.paragraph)