diff --git a/libs/base/Data/String.idr b/libs/base/Data/String.idr
index afe9bb3661..1f45c5f688 100644
--- a/libs/base/Data/String.idr
+++ b/libs/base/Data/String.idr
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ unwords = pack . unwords' . map unpack
 ||| ```idris example
 ||| lines' (unpack "\rA BC\nD\r\nE\n")
 ||| ```
+export
 lines' : List Char -> List (List Char)
 lines' [] = []
 lines' s  = case break isNL s of
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ lines s = map pack (lines' (unpack s))
 ||| ```idris example
 ||| unlines' [['l','i','n','e'], ['l','i','n','e','2'], ['l','n','3'], ['D']]
 ||| ```
+export
 unlines' : List (List Char) -> List Char
 unlines' [] = []
 unlines' (l::ls) = l ++ '\n' :: unlines' ls
diff --git a/src/Compiler/ES/ES.idr b/src/Compiler/ES/ES.idr
index cf100c072e..62e4213b2b 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/ES/ES.idr
+++ b/src/Compiler/ES/ES.idr
@@ -66,19 +66,20 @@ addSupportToPreamble name code =
 addStringIteratorToPreamble : {auto c : Ref ESs ESSt} -> Core String
 addStringIteratorToPreamble =
   do
-    let defs = "
-function __prim_stringIteratorNew(str) {
-  return 0;
-}
-function __prim_stringIteratorToString(_, str, it, f) {
-  return f(str.slice(it));
-}
-function __prim_stringIteratorNext(str, it) {
-  if (it >= str.length)
-    return {h: 0};
-  else
-    return {h: 1, a1: str.charAt(it), a2: it + 1};
-}"
+    let defs = unlines $
+      [ "function __prim_stringIteratorNew(str) {"
+      , "  return 0;"
+      , "}"
+      , "function __prim_stringIteratorToString(_, str, it, f) {"
+      , "  return f(str.slice(it));"
+      , "}"
+      , "function __prim_stringIteratorNext(str, it) {"
+      , "  if (it >= str.length)"
+      , "    return {h: 0};"
+      , "  else"
+      , "    return {h: 1, a1: str.charAt(it), a2: it + 1};"
+      , "}"
+      ]
     let name = "stringIterator"
     let newName = esName name
     addToPreamble name newName defs
diff --git a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Gambit.idr b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Gambit.idr
index a5ea8e0609..e29a3c4f19 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/Scheme/Gambit.idr
+++ b/src/Compiler/Scheme/Gambit.idr
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ findGSCBackend =
               Just e => " -cc " ++ e
 
 schHeader : String
-schHeader = "; @generated\n
-         (declare (block)
-         (inlining-limit 450)
-         (standard-bindings)
-         (extended-bindings)
-         (not safe)
-         (optimize-dead-definitions))\n"
+schHeader =
+    "; @generated\n" ++
+    "(declare (block)\n" ++
+    "(inlining-limit 450)\n" ++
+    "(standard-bindings)\n" ++
+    "(extended-bindings)\n" ++
+    "(not safe)\n" ++
+    "(optimize-dead-definitions))\n"
 
 showGambitChar : Char -> String -> String
 showGambitChar '\\' = ("\\\\" ++)
diff --git a/src/Core/Core.idr b/src/Core/Core.idr
index 16ce5e2109..d651f87ea9 100644
--- a/src/Core/Core.idr
+++ b/src/Core/Core.idr
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ data Error : Type where
      InternalError : String -> Error
      UserError : String -> Error
      NoForeignCC : FC -> Error
+     BadMultiline : FC -> String -> Error
 
      InType : FC -> Name -> Error -> Error
      InCon : FC -> Name -> Error -> Error
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ Show Error where
   show (UserError str) = "Error: " ++ str
   show (NoForeignCC fc) = show fc ++
        ":The given specifier was not accepted by any available backend."
+  show (BadMultiline fc str) = "Invalid multiline string: " ++ str
 
   show (InType fc n err)
        = show fc ++ ":When elaborating type of " ++ show n ++ ":\n" ++
@@ -387,6 +389,7 @@ getErrorLoc ForceNeeded = Nothing
 getErrorLoc (InternalError _) = Nothing
 getErrorLoc (UserError _) = Nothing
 getErrorLoc (NoForeignCC loc) = Just loc
+getErrorLoc (BadMultiline loc _) = Just loc
 getErrorLoc (InType _ _ err) = getErrorLoc err
 getErrorLoc (InCon _ _ err) = getErrorLoc err
 getErrorLoc (InLHS _ _ err) = getErrorLoc err
diff --git a/src/Core/LinearCheck.idr b/src/Core/LinearCheck.idr
index 0c213c08c5..44c75fca22 100644
--- a/src/Core/LinearCheck.idr
+++ b/src/Core/LinearCheck.idr
@@ -667,9 +667,9 @@ mutual
       = do defs <- get Ctxt
            empty <- clearDefs defs
            ty <- quote empty env nty
-           throw (GenericMsg fc ("Linearity checking failed on metavar
-                      " ++ show n ++ " (" ++ show ty ++
-                      " not a function type)"))
+           throw (GenericMsg fc ("Linearity checking failed on metavar "
+                      ++ show n ++ " (" ++ show ty
+                      ++ " not a function type)"))
   lcheckMeta rig erase env fc n idx [] chk nty
       = do defs <- get Ctxt
            pure (Meta fc n idx (reverse chk), glueBack defs env nty, [])
diff --git a/src/Idris/Desugar.idr b/src/Idris/Desugar.idr
index cb0503fa48..ae032c4177 100644
--- a/src/Idris/Desugar.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/Desugar.idr
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import Core.Options
 import Core.TT
 import Core.Unify
 
+import Libraries.Data.List.Extra
 import Libraries.Data.StringMap
+import Libraries.Data.String.Extra
 import Libraries.Data.ANameMap
 
 import Idris.DocString
@@ -30,7 +32,11 @@ import Libraries.Utils.Shunting
 import Libraries.Utils.String
 
 import Control.Monad.State
+import Data.Maybe
 import Data.List
+import Data.List.Views
+import Data.List1
+import Data.Strings
 
 -- Convert high level Idris declarations (PDecl from Idris.Syntax) into
 -- TTImp, recording any high level syntax info on the way (e.g. infix
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ toTokList (POp fc opn l r)
          let op = nameRoot opn
          case lookup op (infixes syn) of
               Nothing =>
-                  if any isOpChar (unpack op)
+                  if any isOpChar (fastUnpack op)
                      then throw (GenericMsg fc $ "Unknown operator '" ++ op ++ "'")
                      else do rtoks <- toTokList r
                              pure (Expr l :: Op fc opn backtickPrec :: rtoks)
@@ -273,7 +279,10 @@ mutual
       = pure $ IMustUnify fc UserDotted !(desugarB side ps x)
   desugarB side ps (PImplicit fc) = pure $ Implicit fc True
   desugarB side ps (PInfer fc) = pure $ Implicit fc False
-  desugarB side ps (PString fc strs) = addFromString fc !(expandString side ps fc strs)
+  desugarB side ps (PMultiline fc indent lines)
+      = addFromString fc !(expandString side ps fc !(trimMultiline fc indent lines))
+  desugarB side ps (PString fc strs)
+      = addFromString fc !(expandString side ps fc strs)
   desugarB side ps (PDoBlock fc ns block)
       = expandDo side ps fc ns block
   desugarB side ps (PBang fc term)
@@ -405,7 +414,7 @@ mutual
                  {auto m : Ref MD Metadata} ->
                  {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
                  Side -> List Name -> FC -> List PStr -> Core RawImp
-  expandString side ps fc xs = pure $ case !(traverse toRawImp (filter notEmpty xs)) of
+  expandString side ps fc xs = pure $ case !(traverse toRawImp (filter notEmpty $ mergeStrLit xs)) of
                                    [] => IPrimVal fc (Str "")
                                    xs@(_::_) => foldr1 concatStr xs
     where
@@ -413,6 +422,13 @@ mutual
       toRawImp (StrLiteral fc str) = pure $ IPrimVal fc (Str str)
       toRawImp (StrInterp fc tm) = desugarB side ps tm
 
+      -- merge neighbouring StrLiteral
+      mergeStrLit : List PStr -> List PStr
+      mergeStrLit [] = []
+      mergeStrLit ((StrLiteral fc str1)::(StrLiteral _ str2)::xs)
+          = (StrLiteral fc (str1 ++ str2)) :: xs
+      mergeStrLit (x::xs) = x :: mergeStrLit xs
+
       notEmpty : PStr -> Bool
       notEmpty (StrLiteral _ str) = str /= ""
       notEmpty (StrInterp _ _) = True
@@ -420,6 +436,49 @@ mutual
       concatStr : RawImp -> RawImp -> RawImp
       concatStr a b = IApp (getFC a) (IApp (getFC b) (IVar (getFC b) (UN "++")) a) b
 
+  trimMultiline : FC -> Nat -> List (List PStr) -> Core (List PStr)
+  trimMultiline fc indent lines
+      = if indent == 0
+           then pure $ dropLastNL $ concat lines
+           else do
+             lines <- trimLast fc lines
+             lines <- traverse (trimLeft indent) lines
+             pure $ dropLastNL $ concat lines
+    where
+      trimLast : FC -> List (List PStr) -> Core (List (List PStr))
+      trimLast fc lines with (snocList lines)
+        trimLast fc [] | Empty = throw $ BadMultiline fc "Expected line wrap"
+        trimLast _ (initLines `snoc` []) | Snoc [] initLines _ = pure lines
+        trimLast _ (initLines `snoc` [StrLiteral fc str]) | Snoc [(StrLiteral _ _)] initLines _
+            = if any (not . isSpace) (fastUnpack str)
+                     then throw $ BadMultiline fc "Closing delimiter of multiline strings cannot be preceded by non-whitespace characters"
+                     else pure initLines
+        trimLast _ (initLines `snoc` xs) | Snoc xs initLines _
+            = let fc = fromMaybe fc $ findBy (\case StrInterp fc _ => Just fc;
+                                                    StrLiteral _ _ => Nothing) xs in
+                  throw $ BadMultiline fc "Closing delimiter of multiline strings cannot be preceded by non-whitespace characters"
+
+      dropLastNL : List PStr -> List PStr
+      dropLastNL pstrs with (snocList pstrs)
+        dropLastNL [] | Empty = []
+        dropLastNL (initLines `snoc` (StrLiteral fc str)) | Snoc (StrLiteral _ _) initLines _
+            = initLines `snoc` (StrLiteral fc (fst $ break isNL str))
+        dropLastNL pstrs | _ = pstrs
+
+      trimLeft : Nat -> List PStr -> Core (List PStr)
+      trimLeft indent [] = pure []
+      trimLeft indent [(StrLiteral fc str)]
+          = let (trimed, rest) = splitAt indent (fastUnpack str) in
+                if any (not . isSpace) trimed
+                   then throw $ BadMultiline fc "Line is less indented than the closing delimiter"
+                   else pure $ [StrLiteral fc (fastPack rest)]
+      trimLeft indent ((StrLiteral fc str)::xs)
+          = let (trimed, rest) = splitAt indent (fastUnpack str) in
+                if any (not . isSpace) trimed || length trimed < indent
+                   then throw $ BadMultiline fc "Line is less indented than the closing delimiter"
+                   else pure $ (StrLiteral fc (fastPack rest))::xs
+      trimLeft indent xs = throw $ BadMultiline fc "Line is less indented than the closing delimiter"
+
   expandDo : {auto s : Ref Syn SyntaxInfo} ->
              {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
              {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
diff --git a/src/Idris/Elab/Interface.idr b/src/Idris/Elab/Interface.idr
index 4d01e32f6e..974b53feba 100644
--- a/src/Idris/Elab/Interface.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/Elab/Interface.idr
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ elabInterface {vars} fc vis env nest constraints iname params dets mcon body
 
              (rig, dty) <-
                    the (Core (RigCount, RawImp)) $
-                       case firstBy (\ d => d <$ guard (n == d.name)) tydecls of
+                       case findBy (\ d => d <$ guard (n == d.name)) tydecls of
                           Just d => pure (d.count, d.type)
                           Nothing => throw (GenericMsg fc ("No method named " ++ show n ++ " in interface " ++ show iname))
 
diff --git a/src/Idris/Error.idr b/src/Idris/Error.idr
index 3d6f4e20f1..995dd5ed5c 100644
--- a/src/Idris/Error.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/Error.idr
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ perror (NoForeignCC fc) = do
                    , reflow "Some backends have additional specifier rules, refer to their documentation."
                    ] <+> line <+> !(ploc fc)
     pure res
+perror (BadMultiline fc str) = pure $ errorDesc (reflow "While processing multi-line string" <+> dot <++> pretty str <+> dot) <+> line <+> !(ploc fc)
 
 perror (InType fc n err)
     = pure $ hsep [ errorDesc (reflow "While processing type of" <++> code (pretty !(prettyName n))) <+> dot
diff --git a/src/Idris/IDEMode/Parser.idr b/src/Idris/IDEMode/Parser.idr
index 00da8fd5e5..3fe89e858f 100644
--- a/src/Idris/IDEMode/Parser.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/IDEMode/Parser.idr
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ ideTokens : Tokenizer Token
 ideTokens =
       match (choice $ exact <$> symbols) Symbol
   <|> match digits (\x => IntegerLit (cast x))
-  <|> compose (is '"') (const StringBegin) (const ()) (const stringTokens) (const $ is '"') (const StringEnd)
+  <|> compose (is '"')
+              (const $ StringBegin False)
+              (const ())
+              (const stringTokens)
+              (const $ is '"')
+              (const StringEnd)
   <|> match identAllowDashes Ident
   <|> match space (const Comment)
 
diff --git a/src/Idris/Parser.idr b/src/Idris/Parser.idr
index f127baf614..879ce76cbf 100644
--- a/src/Idris/Parser.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/Parser.idr
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ mutual
     <|> binder fname indents
     <|> rewrite_ fname indents
     <|> record_ fname indents
-    <|> do b <- bounds (interpStr pdef fname indents)
-           pure (PString (boundToFC fname b) b.val)
+    <|> singlelineStr pdef fname indents
+    <|> multilineStr pdef fname indents
     <|> do b <- bounds (symbol ".(" *> commit *> expr pdef fname indents <* symbol ")")
            pure (PDotted (boundToFC fname b) b.val)
     <|> do b <- bounds (symbol "`(" *> expr pdef fname indents <* symbol ")")
@@ -778,23 +778,49 @@ mutual
   expr : ParseOpts -> FileName -> IndentInfo -> Rule PTerm
   expr = typeExpr
 
+  interpBlock : ParseOpts -> FileName -> IndentInfo -> Rule PTerm
+  interpBlock q fname idents = interpBegin *> (mustWork $ expr q fname idents) <* interpEnd
+
   export
-  interpStr : ParseOpts -> FileName -> IndentInfo -> Rule (List PStr)
-  interpStr q fname idents = do
-      strBegin
-      commit
-      xs <- many $ bounds $ interpBlock <||> strLit
-      strEnd
-      pure $ toPString <$> xs
+  singlelineStr : ParseOpts -> FileName -> IndentInfo -> Rule PTerm
+  singlelineStr q fname idents
+      = do b <- bounds $ do strBegin
+                            commit
+                            xs <- many $ bounds $ (interpBlock q fname idents) <||> strLitLines
+                            pstrs <- case traverse toPStr xs of
+                                          Left err => fatalError err
+                                          Right pstrs => pure $ pstrs
+                            strEnd
+                            pure pstrs
+           pure $ PString (boundToFC fname b) b.val
     where
-      interpBlock : Rule PTerm
-      interpBlock = interpBegin *> (mustWork $ expr q fname idents) <* interpEnd
+      toPStr : (WithBounds $ Either PTerm (List1 String)) -> Either String PStr
+      toPStr x = case x.val of
+                      Right (str:::[]) => Right $ StrLiteral (boundToFC fname x) str
+                      Right (_:::strs) => Left "Multi-line string is expected to begin with \"\"\""
+                      Left tm => Right $ StrInterp (boundToFC fname x) tm
 
-      toPString : (WithBounds $ Either PTerm String) -> PStr
-      toPString x
+  export
+  multilineStr : ParseOpts -> FileName -> IndentInfo -> Rule PTerm
+  multilineStr q fname idents
+      = do b <- bounds $ do multilineBegin
+                            commit
+                            xs <- many $ bounds $ (interpBlock q fname idents) <||> strLitLines
+                            endloc <- location
+                            strEnd
+                            pure (endloc, toLines xs [] [])
+           pure $ let ((_, col), xs) = b.val in
+                      PMultiline (boundToFC fname b) (fromInteger $ cast col) xs
+    where
+      toLines : List (WithBounds $ Either PTerm (List1 String)) -> List PStr -> List (List PStr) -> List (List PStr)
+      toLines [] line acc = acc `snoc` line
+      toLines (x::xs) line acc
           = case x.val of
-                 Right s => StrLiteral (boundToFC fname x) s
-                 Left tm => StrInterp (boundToFC fname x) tm
+                 Left tm => toLines xs (line `snoc` (StrInterp (boundToFC fname x) tm)) acc
+                 Right (str:::[]) => toLines xs (line `snoc` (StrLiteral (boundToFC fname x) str)) acc
+                 Right (str:::strs@(_::_)) => toLines xs [StrLiteral (boundToFC fname x) (last strs)]
+                                                         ((acc `snoc` (line `snoc` (StrLiteral (boundToFC fname x) str))) ++
+                                                               ((\str => [StrLiteral (boundToFC fname x) str]) <$> (init strs)))
 
 visOption : Rule Visibility
 visOption
@@ -1187,7 +1213,7 @@ visOpt fname
          pure (Right opt)
 
 getVisibility : Maybe Visibility -> List (Either Visibility PFnOpt) ->
-               SourceEmptyRule Visibility
+                SourceEmptyRule Visibility
 getVisibility Nothing [] = pure Private
 getVisibility (Just vis) [] = pure vis
 getVisibility Nothing (Left x :: xs) = getVisibility (Just x) xs
diff --git a/src/Idris/Pretty.idr b/src/Idris/Pretty.idr
index 8ab0e95ed6..230210a51a 100644
--- a/src/Idris/Pretty.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/Pretty.idr
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ mutual
       go d (PEq fc l r) = parenthesise (d > appPrec) $ go startPrec l <++> equals <++> go startPrec r
       go d (PBracketed _ tm) = parens (go startPrec tm)
       go d (PString _ xs) = parenthesise (d > appPrec) $ hsep $ punctuate "++" (prettyString <$> xs)
+      go d (PMultiline _ indent xs) = "multiline" <++> (parenthesise (d > appPrec) $ hsep $ punctuate "++" (prettyString <$> concat xs))
       go d (PDoBlock _ ns ds) = parenthesise (d > appPrec) $ group $ align $ hang 2 $ do_ <++> (vsep $ punctuate semi (prettyDo <$> ds))
       go d (PBang _ tm) = "!" <+> go d tm
       go d (PIdiom _ tm) = enclose (pretty "[|") (pretty "|]") (go startPrec tm)
diff --git a/src/Idris/Syntax.idr b/src/Idris/Syntax.idr
index 6a72d4099a..b95a0b93f1 100644
--- a/src/Idris/Syntax.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/Syntax.idr
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ mutual
 
        -- Syntactic sugar
        PString : FC -> List PStr -> PTerm
+       PMultiline : FC -> (indent : Nat) -> List (List PStr) -> PTerm
        PDoBlock : FC -> Maybe Namespace -> List PDo -> PTerm
        PBang : FC -> PTerm -> PTerm
        PIdiom : FC -> PTerm -> PTerm
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ mutual
   getPTermLoc (PEq fc _ _) = fc
   getPTermLoc (PBracketed fc _) = fc
   getPTermLoc (PString fc _) = fc
+  getPTermLoc (PMultiline fc _ _) = fc
   getPTermLoc (PDoBlock fc _ _) = fc
   getPTermLoc (PBang fc _) = fc
   getPTermLoc (PIdiom fc _) = fc
@@ -496,9 +498,10 @@ mutual
   showDo (DoRewrite _ rule)
       = "rewrite " ++ show rule
 
-  showString : PStr -> String
-  showString (StrLiteral _ str) = show str
-  showString (StrInterp _ tm) = show tm
+  export
+  Show PStr where
+    show (StrLiteral _ str) = show str
+    show (StrInterp _ tm) = show tm
 
   showUpdate : PFieldUpdate -> String
   showUpdate (PSetField p v) = showSep "." p ++ " = " ++ show v
@@ -587,7 +590,8 @@ mutual
     showPrec d (PSectionR _ x op) = "(" ++ showPrec d x ++ " " ++ showPrec d op ++ ")"
     showPrec d (PEq fc l r) = showPrec d l ++ " = " ++ showPrec d r
     showPrec d (PBracketed _ tm) = "(" ++ showPrec d tm ++ ")"
-    showPrec d (PString _ xs) = join " ++ " $ showString <$> xs
+    showPrec d (PString _ xs) = join " ++ " $ show <$> xs
+    showPrec d (PMultiline _ indent xs) = "multiline (" ++ (join " ++ " $ show <$> concat xs) ++ ")"
     showPrec d (PDoBlock _ ns ds)
         = "do " ++ showSep " ; " (map showDo ds)
     showPrec d (PBang _ tm) = "!" ++ showPrec d tm
@@ -915,6 +919,9 @@ mapPTermM f = goPTerm where
     goPTerm (PString fc xs) =
       PString fc <$> goPStrings xs
       >>= f
+    goPTerm (PMultiline fc x ys) =
+      PMultiline fc x <$> goPStringLines ys
+      >>= f
     goPTerm (PDoBlock fc ns xs) =
       PDoBlock fc ns <$> goPDos xs
       >>= f
@@ -975,9 +982,9 @@ mapPTermM f = goPTerm where
     goPFieldUpdate (PSetField p t)    = PSetField p <$> goPTerm t
     goPFieldUpdate (PSetFieldApp p t) = PSetFieldApp p <$> goPTerm t
 
-    goPString : PStr -> Core PStr
-    goPString (StrInterp fc t) = StrInterp fc <$> goPTerm t
-    goPString x                = pure x
+    goPStr : PStr -> Core PStr
+    goPStr (StrInterp fc t) = StrInterp fc <$> goPTerm t
+    goPStr x                = pure x
 
     goPDo : PDo -> Core PDo
     goPDo (DoExp fc t) = DoExp fc <$> goPTerm t
@@ -1103,9 +1110,13 @@ mapPTermM f = goPTerm where
                                          <*> goPTerm t
                                          <*> go4TupledPTerms ts
 
+    goPStringLines : List (List PStr) -> Core (List (List PStr))
+    goPStringLines []        = pure []
+    goPStringLines (line :: lines) = (::) <$> goPStrings line <*> goPStringLines lines
+
     goPStrings : List PStr -> Core (List PStr)
     goPStrings []        = pure []
-    goPStrings (str :: strs) = (::) <$> goPString str <*> goPStrings strs
+    goPStrings (str :: strs) = (::) <$> goPStr str <*> goPStrings strs
 
     goPDos : List PDo -> Core (List PDo)
     goPDos []        = pure []
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Data/List/Extra.idr b/src/Libraries/Data/List/Extra.idr
index fbdf7ac42d..f54b8edb08 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Data/List/Extra.idr
+++ b/src/Libraries/Data/List/Extra.idr
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module Libraries.Data.List.Extra
 
+import Data.List1
+
 %default total
 
 ||| Fetches the element at a given position.
@@ -11,9 +13,24 @@ elemAt (l :: _)  Z     = Just l
 elemAt (_ :: ls) (S n) = elemAt ls n
 
 export
-firstBy : (a -> Maybe b) -> List a -> Maybe b
-firstBy p [] = Nothing
-firstBy p (x :: xs)
+findBy : (a -> Maybe b) -> List a -> Maybe b
+findBy p [] = Nothing
+findBy p (x :: xs)
   = case p x of
-      Nothing => firstBy p xs
+      Nothing => findBy p xs
       Just win => pure win
+
+export
+breakAfter : (a -> Bool) -> List a -> (List a, List a)
+breakAfter p [] = ([], [])
+breakAfter p (x::xs)
+    = if p x
+         then ([x], xs)
+         else let (ys, zs) = breakAfter p xs in (x::ys, zs)
+
+export
+splitAfter : (a -> Bool) -> List a -> List1 (List a)
+splitAfter p xs
+    = case breakAfter p xs of
+           (chunk, []) => singleton chunk
+           (chunk, rest@(_::_)) => cons chunk (splitAfter p (assert_smaller xs rest))
diff --git a/src/Parser/Lexer/Source.idr b/src/Parser/Lexer/Source.idr
index 4261928fbc..946fcdb7ac 100644
--- a/src/Parser/Lexer/Source.idr
+++ b/src/Parser/Lexer/Source.idr
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ data Token
   | DoubleLit Double
   | IntegerLit Integer
   -- String
-  | StringBegin
+  | StringBegin Bool -- Whether is multiline string
   | StringEnd
   | InterpBegin
   | InterpEnd
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ Show Token where
   show (DoubleLit x) = "double " ++ show x
   show (IntegerLit x) = "literal " ++ show x
   -- String
-  show StringBegin = "string begin"
+  show (StringBegin True) = "string begin"
+  show (StringBegin False) = "multiline string begin"
   show StringEnd = "string end"
   show InterpBegin = "string interp begin"
   show InterpEnd = "string interp end"
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ Pretty Token where
   pretty (DoubleLit x) = pretty "double" <++> pretty x
   pretty (IntegerLit x) = pretty "literal" <++> pretty x
   -- String
-  pretty StringBegin = reflow "string begin"
+  pretty (StringBegin True) = reflow "string begin"
+  pretty (StringBegin False) = reflow "multiline string begin"
   pretty StringEnd = reflow "string end"
   pretty InterpBegin = reflow "string interp begin"
   pretty InterpEnd = reflow "string interp end"
@@ -174,6 +176,13 @@ stringBegin = many (is '#') <+> (is '"')
 stringEnd : Nat -> String
 stringEnd hashtag = "\"" ++ replicate hashtag '#'
 
+multilineBegin : Lexer
+multilineBegin = many (is '#') <+> (exact "\"\"\"") <+>
+                    manyUntil newline space <+> newline
+
+multilineEnd : Nat -> String
+multilineEnd hashtag = "\"\"\"" ++ replicate hashtag '#'
+
 -- Do this as an entire token, because the contents will be processed by
 -- a specific back end
 cgDirective : Lexer
@@ -271,15 +280,20 @@ fromOctLit str
              --        ^-- can't happen if the literal lexed correctly
 
 mutual
-  stringTokens : Nat -> Tokenizer Token
-  stringTokens hashtag
+  stringTokens : Bool -> Nat -> Tokenizer Token
+  stringTokens multi hashtag
       = let escapeChars = "\\" ++ replicate hashtag '#'
             interpStart = escapeChars ++ "{"
             escapeLexer = escape (exact escapeChars) any
-            stringLexer = non $ exact (stringEnd hashtag)
+            charLexer = non $ exact (if multi then multilineEnd hashtag else stringEnd hashtag)
           in
-            match (someUntil (exact interpStart) (escapeLexer <|> stringLexer)) (\x => StringLit hashtag x)
-        <|> compose (exact interpStart) (const InterpBegin) (const ()) (\_ => rawTokens) (const $ is '}') (const InterpEnd)
+            match (someUntil (exact interpStart) (escapeLexer <|> charLexer)) (\x => StringLit hashtag x)
+        <|> compose (exact interpStart)
+                    (const InterpBegin)
+                    (const ())
+                    (\_ => rawTokens)
+                    (const $ is '}')
+                    (const InterpEnd)
 
   rawTokens : Tokenizer Token
   rawTokens =
@@ -288,14 +302,30 @@ mutual
       <|> match docComment (DocComment . drop 3)
       <|> match cgDirective mkDirective
       <|> match holeIdent (\x => HoleIdent (assert_total (strTail x)))
-      <|> compose (choice $ exact <$> groupSymbols) Symbol id (\_ => rawTokens) (exact . groupClose) Symbol
+      <|> compose (choice $ exact <$> groupSymbols)
+                  Symbol
+                  id
+                  (\_ => rawTokens)
+                  (exact . groupClose)
+                  Symbol
       <|> match (choice $ exact <$> symbols) Symbol
       <|> match doubleLit (\x => DoubleLit (cast x))
       <|> match binLit (\x => IntegerLit (fromBinLit x))
       <|> match hexLit (\x => IntegerLit (fromHexLit x))
       <|> match octLit (\x => IntegerLit (fromOctLit x))
       <|> match digits (\x => IntegerLit (cast x))
-      <|> compose stringBegin (const StringBegin) countHashtag stringTokens (exact . stringEnd) (const StringEnd)
+      <|> compose multilineBegin
+                  (const $ StringBegin True)
+                  countHashtag
+                  (stringTokens True)
+                  (exact . multilineEnd)
+                  (const StringEnd)
+      <|> compose stringBegin
+                  (const $ StringBegin False)
+                  countHashtag
+                  (stringTokens False)
+                  (\hashtag => exact (stringEnd hashtag) <+> reject (is '"'))
+                  (const StringEnd)
       <|> match charLit (\x => CharLit (stripQuotes x))
       <|> match dotIdent (\x => DotIdent (assert_total $ strTail x))
       <|> match namespacedIdent parseNamespace
@@ -312,7 +342,6 @@ mutual
       parseNamespace ns = case mkNamespacedIdent ns of
                                (Nothing, ident) => parseIdent ident
                                (Just ns, n)     => DotSepIdent ns n
-
       countHashtag : String -> Nat
       countHashtag = count (== '#') . unpack
 
diff --git a/src/Parser/Rule/Source.idr b/src/Parser/Rule/Source.idr
index 4bba932ee1..c61571428e 100644
--- a/src/Parser/Rule/Source.idr
+++ b/src/Parser/Rule/Source.idr
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import public Parser.Support
 import Core.TT
 import Data.List1
 import Data.Strings
+import Libraries.Data.List.Extra
 
 %default total
 
@@ -82,11 +83,28 @@ strLit
                            StringLit n s => escape n s
                            _ => Nothing)
 
+||| String literal split by line wrap (not striped) before escaping the string.
+export
+strLitLines : Rule (List1 String)
+strLitLines
+    = terminal "Expected string literal"
+               (\x => case x.val of
+                           StringLit n s => traverse (escape n . fastPack)
+                                                     (splitAfter isNL (fastUnpack s))
+                           _ => Nothing)
+
 export
 strBegin : Rule ()
 strBegin = terminal "Expected string begin"
                (\x => case x.val of
-                           StringBegin => Just ()
+                           StringBegin False => Just ()
+                           _ => Nothing)
+
+export
+multilineBegin : Rule ()
+multilineBegin = terminal "Expected multiline string begin"
+               (\x => case x.val of
+                           StringBegin True => Just ()
                            _ => Nothing)
 
 export
diff --git a/src/TTImp/Parser.idr b/src/TTImp/Parser.idr
index 8b3ad7159e..eadddbf2cd 100644
--- a/src/TTImp/Parser.idr
+++ b/src/TTImp/Parser.idr
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ visOpt
          pure (Right opt)
 
 getVisibility : Maybe Visibility -> List (Either Visibility FnOpt) ->
-               SourceEmptyRule Visibility
+                SourceEmptyRule Visibility
 getVisibility Nothing [] = pure Private
 getVisibility (Just vis) [] = pure vis
 getVisibility Nothing (Left x :: xs) = getVisibility (Just x) xs
diff --git a/tests/idris2/basic053/StringLiteral.idr b/tests/idris2/basic053/StringLiteral.idr
index 2307756760..c5c12bd599 100644
--- a/tests/idris2/basic053/StringLiteral.idr
+++ b/tests/idris2/basic053/StringLiteral.idr
@@ -1,52 +1,68 @@
 module StringLiteral
 
-withWrap : String
-withWrap = "foo
-bar"
+rawStr : String
+rawStr = #""""""#
 
-withNoWrap : String
-withNoWrap = "foo \
-bar"
+interp1 : String
+interp1 = "Just 1 + Just 2 = \{
+  show $ do a <- Just 1
+            b <- Just 2
+            Just (a + b)
+}"
 
-withIndent : String
-withIndent = "foo
-  bar"
+interp2 : String
+interp2 = "hello\{ " " ++ ##"world\##{#"."#}"## }"
 
-withEscape : String
-withEscape = #""foo"\#n
-  \bar"#
+multi1 : String
+multi1 = """
+  [project]
+  name: "project"
+  version: "0.1.0"
+  [deps]
+  "semver" = 0.2
+  """
 
-withEscapeNoWrap : String
-withEscapeNoWrap = #""foo" \#
-  \bar"#
+multi2 : String
+multi2 = #"""
+            a\#
+             b\n
+              \#{"c"}
+            """#
 
-interp : String
-interp = "\{withNoWrap}"
+multi3 : String
+multi3 = """
+  \{"sticking"} \{"together"}\{
+ ""}\{#"""
+!
 
-interp2 : String
-interp2 = "hello\{ " " ++ ##"world\##{#"."#}"## }"
+"""#}
+  """
 
-interp3 : String
-interp3 = "Just 1 + Just 2 = \{
-  show $ do a <- Just 1
-            b <- Just 2
-            Just (a + b)
-}"
+multi4 : String
+multi4 = """
+  A very very \n\nvery very very \n
+  very long string. \
+  """
 
 test : IO ()
-test =
-  do
-    putStrLn withWrap
-    putStrLn withNoWrap
-    putStrLn withIndent
-    putStrLn withEscape
-    putStrLn withEscapeNoWrap
-    putStrLn interp
+test = do
+    putStrLn rawStr
+    putStrLn interp1
     putStrLn interp2
-    putStrLn interp3
     let idris = "Idris"
     putStrLn "Hello \{idris ++ show 2}!"
-    putStrLn ##"
+    putStrLn multi1
+    putStrLn multi2
+    putStrLn multi3
+    putStrLn multi4
+    putStrLn """
+    """
+    putStrLn ##"""
+a
+"""##
+    putStrLn ##"""
 name: #"foo"
 version: "bar"
-bzs: \#\'a\n\t\\'"##
+bzs: \#\'a\n\t\\'
+"""
+"""##
diff --git a/tests/idris2/basic053/expected b/tests/idris2/basic053/expected
index 86887f9958..0ed41e4974 100644
--- a/tests/idris2/basic053/expected
+++ b/tests/idris2/basic053/expected
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
-foo
-bar
-foo bar
-foo
-  bar
-"foo"
-
-  \bar
-"foo"   \bar
-foo bar
-hello world.
+""""
 Just 1 + Just 2 = Just 3
+hello world.
 Hello Idris2!
+[project]
+name: "project"
+version: "0.1.0"
+[deps]
+"semver" = 0.2
+a b\n
+  c
+sticking together!
+
+A very very 
+
+very very very 
+
+very long string. 
 
+a
 name: #"foo"
 version: "bar"
 bzs: \#\'a\n\t\\'
+"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/PError.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError1.idr
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/idris2/perror007/PError.idr
rename to tests/idris2/perror007/StrError1.idr
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError10.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError10.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2088eda66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError10.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """
+a"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError11.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError11.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..705dc05b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError11.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+foo : String
+foo = "a
+    "
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError12.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError12.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4781b8619d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError12.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """
+  \{show 1}
+    """
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/PError2.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError2.idr
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/idris2/perror007/PError2.idr
rename to tests/idris2/perror007/StrError2.idr
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/PError3.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError3.idr
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/idris2/perror007/PError3.idr
rename to tests/idris2/perror007/StrError3.idr
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError4.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError4.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a2c743c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError4.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError5.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError5.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..578c456f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError5.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """
+   a
+    """
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError6.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError6.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22038516a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError6.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """a
+"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError7.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError7.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a38fab5cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError7.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """a"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError8.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError8.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5ed2edc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError8.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """\{"hello"}
+"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError9.idr b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError9.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da8649d62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/StrError9.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+foo : String
+foo = """
+\{"hello"}"""
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/expected b/tests/idris2/perror007/expected
index d6f9f99601..d081e68e9e 100644
--- a/tests/idris2/perror007/expected
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/expected
@@ -1,24 +1,99 @@
-1/1: Building PError (PError.idr)
+1/1: Building StrError1 (StrError1.idr)
 Error: Expected 'case', 'if', 'do', application or operator expression.
 
-PError.idr:2:24--2:25
+StrError1.idr:2:24--2:25
  1 | foo : String
  2 | foo = "empty interp: \{}"
                             ^
 
-1/1: Building PError2 (PError2.idr)
+1/1: Building StrError2 (StrError2.idr)
 Error: Expected 'case', 'if', 'do', application or operator expression.
 
-PError2.idr:2:19--2:20
+StrError2.idr:2:19--2:20
  1 | foo : String
  2 | foo = "nested: \{ " \{ 1 +  } " }"
                        ^
 
-1/1: Building PError3 (PError3.idr)
+1/1: Building StrError3 (StrError3.idr)
 Error: Expected 'case', 'if', 'do', application or operator expression.
 
-PError3.idr:2:7--2:8
+StrError3.idr:2:7--2:8
  1 | foo : String
  2 | foo = "incomplete: \{ a <+> }"
            ^
 
+1/1: Building StrError4 (StrError4.idr)
+Error: Bracket is not properly closed.
+
+StrError4.idr:2:7--2:8
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """"""
+           ^
+
+1/1: Building StrError5 (StrError5.idr)
+Error: While processing multi-line string. Line is less indented than the closing delimiter.
+
+StrError5.idr:3:1--4:5
+ 3 |    a
+ 4 |     """
+
+1/1: Building StrError6 (StrError6.idr)
+Error: Bracket is not properly closed.
+
+StrError6.idr:2:7--2:8
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """a
+           ^
+
+1/1: Building StrError7 (StrError7.idr)
+Error: Bracket is not properly closed.
+
+StrError7.idr:2:7--2:8
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """a"""
+           ^
+
+1/1: Building StrError8 (StrError8.idr)
+Error: Bracket is not properly closed.
+
+StrError8.idr:2:7--2:8
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """\{"hello"}
+           ^
+
+1/1: Building StrError9 (StrError9.idr)
+Error: While processing multi-line string. Closing delimiter of multiline strings cannot be preceded by non-whitespace characters.
+
+StrError9.idr:3:1--3:11
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """
+ 3 | \{"hello"}"""
+     ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+1/1: Building StrError10 (StrError10.idr)
+Error: While processing multi-line string. Closing delimiter of multiline strings cannot be preceded by non-whitespace characters.
+
+StrError10.idr:3:1--3:2
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """
+ 3 | a"""
+     ^
+
+1/1: Building StrError11 (StrError11.idr)
+Error: Multi-line string is expected to begin with """.
+
+StrError11.idr:3:5--3:6
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = "a
+ 3 |     "
+         ^
+
+1/1: Building StrError12 (StrError12.idr)
+Error: While processing multi-line string. Line is less indented than the closing delimiter.
+
+StrError12.idr:3:1--3:3
+ 1 | foo : String
+ 2 | foo = """
+ 3 |   \{show 1}
+     ^^
+
diff --git a/tests/idris2/perror007/run b/tests/idris2/perror007/run
index e9d6937ab5..c35e9dc600 100755
--- a/tests/idris2/perror007/run
+++ b/tests/idris2/perror007/run
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check PError.idr || true
-$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check PError2.idr || true
-$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check PError3.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError1.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError2.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError3.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError4.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError5.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError6.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError7.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError8.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError9.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError10.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError11.idr || true
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --check StrError12.idr || true
 
 rm -rf build