diff --git a/spec/syntax/doc_spec.rb b/spec/syntax/doc_spec.rb
index bc6766ad..9ff09491 100644
--- a/spec/syntax/doc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/syntax/doc_spec.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,23 @@
       expect(ex).not_to include_elixir_syntax('elixirDocString', 'foo')
     end
 
+    it 'doc with multiline escaped' do
+      ex = <<~'EOF'
+        @doc """
+        foo
+        ```
+        @xxx \"""
+        bar
+        \"""
+        ```
+        baz
+        """
+      EOF
+      expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirDocString', 'foo')
+      expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirDocString', 'bar')
+      expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirDocString', 'baz')
+    end
+
     it 'doc skip interpolation' do
       ex = <<~'EOF'
         @doc """
@@ -129,7 +146,7 @@ def some_fun(x), do: x
 
       it 'with double quote' do
         ex = <<~'EOF'
-	@doc "
+        @doc "
         doctest
 
             iex> \"bob\"
@@ -144,7 +161,7 @@ def some_fun(x), do: x
 
       it 'with sigil_S' do
         ex = <<~'EOF'
-	@doc ~S(
+        @doc ~S(
         doctest
 
             iex> to_string("bob"\)
@@ -159,7 +176,7 @@ def some_fun(x), do: x
 
       it 'with sigil_s' do
         ex = <<~'EOF'
-	@doc ~s(
+        @doc ~s(
         doctest
 
             iex> to_string("bob"\)
@@ -188,13 +205,13 @@ def some_fun(x), do: x
       after(:each) { VIM.command("let g:elixir_use_markdown_for_docs = 0") }
 
       it 'doc with inline code' do
-	ex = <<~'EOF'
-	@doc """
-	doc with inline code `List.wrap([])`
-	"""
-	EOF
-	expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirDocString', 'inline')
-	expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('markdownCode',   'wrap')
+        ex = <<~'EOF'
+        @doc """
+        doc with inline code `List.wrap([])`
+        """
+        EOF
+        expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirDocString', 'inline')
+        expect(ex).to include_elixir_syntax('markdownCode',   'wrap')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/syntax/elixir.vim b/syntax/elixir.vim
index 0d9ead52..f405dcce 100644
--- a/syntax/elixir.vim
+++ b/syntax/elixir.vim
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ else
 endif
 
 syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\z(/\|\"\|'\||\)" end="\z1" skip="\\\\\|\\\z1" contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]{"                   end="}"   skip="\\\\\|\\}"   contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]<"                   end=">"   skip="\\\\\|\\>"   contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\["                  end="\]"  skip="\\\\\|\\\]"  contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]("                   end=")"   skip="\\\\\|\\)"   contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocStringDelimiter start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\z("\)+                 end=+\z1+ skip=+\\\\\|\\\z1+  contains=@elixirDocStringContained keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocStringDelimiter start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\z("""\)+               end=+\z1+ contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\z('''\)+ end=+\z1+ skip=+\\'+ contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
-syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\z("""\)+ end=+\z1+ skip=+\\"+ contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]{"                end="}"   skip="\\\\\|\\}"   contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]<"                end=">"   skip="\\\\\|\\>"   contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\["               end="\]"  skip="\\\\\|\\\]"  contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start="\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]("                end=")"   skip="\\\\\|\\)"   contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocStringDelimiter start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\z("\)+                 end=+\z1+ skip=+\\\\\|\\\z1+ contains=@elixirDocStringContained      keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocStringDelimiter start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\z("""\)+               end=+^\s*\z1+                contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\z('''\)+         end=+^\s*\z1+                contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
+syn region elixirDocString matchgroup=elixirDocSigilDelimiter  start=+\%(@\w*doc\s\+\)\@<=\~[Ss]\z("""\)+         end=+^\s*\z1+                contains=@elixirDocStringContained fold keepend
 
 " Defines
 syn match elixirDefine              '\<def\>\(:\)\@!'             nextgroup=elixirFunctionDeclaration        skipwhite skipnl