diff --git a/jupytext/cell_reader.py b/jupytext/cell_reader.py
index 06fdc0b2c..b97fa17cb 100644
--- a/jupytext/cell_reader.py
+++ b/jupytext/cell_reader.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ def find_code_cell_end(self, lines):
 
             if self.start_code_re.match(line) or (self.markdown_prefix and line.startswith(self.markdown_prefix)):
                 if i > 1 and _BLANK_LINE.match(lines[i - 1]):
+                    if i > 2 and _BLANK_LINE.match(lines[i - 2]):
+                        return i - 2, i, False
                     return i - 1, i, False
                 return i, i, False
 
diff --git a/tests/notebooks/ipynb_py/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.ipynb b/tests/notebooks/ipynb_py/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.ipynb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48bd4278c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/notebooks/ipynb_py/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.ipynb	
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 1,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "2"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 1,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "1 + 1"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "A markdown cell\n",
+    "And below, the cell for function f has non trivial cell metadata. And the next cell as well."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 2,
+   "metadata": {
+    "attributes": {
+     "classes": [],
+     "id": "",
+     "n": "10"
+    }
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "def f(x):\n",
+    "    return x"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 3,
+   "metadata": {
+    "attributes": {
+     "classes": [],
+     "id": "",
+     "n": "10"
+    }
+   },
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "5"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 3,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "f(5)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "More text"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 4,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "4"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "2 + 2"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "celltoolbar": "Edit Metadata",
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.6.6"
+  },
+  "toc": {
+   "base_numbering": 1,
+   "nav_menu": {},
+   "number_sections": true,
+   "sideBar": true,
+   "skip_h1_title": false,
+   "title_cell": "Table of Contents",
+   "title_sidebar": "Contents",
+   "toc_cell": false,
+   "toc_position": {},
+   "toc_section_display": true,
+   "toc_window_display": false
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 2
+}
diff --git a/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_Rmd/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.Rmd b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_Rmd/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.Rmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c68e4ab65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_Rmd/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.Rmd	
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+jupyter:
+  kernelspec:
+    display_name: Python 3
+    language: python
+    name: python3
+---
+
+```{python}
+1 + 1
+```
+
+A markdown cell
+And below, the cell for function f has non trivial cell metadata. And the next cell as well.
+
+```{python attributes={'classes': [], 'id': '', 'n': '10'}}
+def f(x):
+    return x
+```
+
+```{python attributes={'classes': [], 'id': '', 'n': '10'}}
+f(5)
+```
+
+More text
+
+```{python}
+2 + 2
+```
diff --git a/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_md/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.md b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_md/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae270a4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_md/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.md	
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+jupyter:
+  kernelspec:
+    display_name: Python 3
+    language: python
+    name: python3
+---
+
+```python
+1 + 1
+```
+
+A markdown cell
+And below, the cell for function f has non trivial cell metadata. And the next cell as well.
+
+```python
+def f(x):
+    return x
+```
+
+```python
+f(5)
+```
+
+More text
+
+```python
+2 + 2
+```
diff --git a/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_percent/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.py b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_percent/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bba621507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_percent/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# ---
+# jupyter:
+#   kernelspec:
+#     display_name: Python 3
+#     language: python
+#     name: python3
+# ---
+
+# %%
+1 + 1
+
+
+# %% [markdown]
+# A markdown cell
+# And below, the cell for function f has non trivial cell metadata. And the next cell as well.
+
+# %% {"attributes": {"classes": [], "id": "", "n": "10"}}
+def f(x):
+    return x
+
+
+# %% {"attributes": {"classes": [], "id": "", "n": "10"}}
+f(5)
+
+# %% [markdown]
+# More text
+
+# %%
+2 + 2
diff --git a/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_script/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.py b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_script/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c144b03ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/notebooks/mirror/ipynb_to_script/Notebook with function and cell metadata 164.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# ---
+# jupyter:
+#   kernelspec:
+#     display_name: Python 3
+#     language: python
+#     name: python3
+# ---
+
+1 + 1
+
+
+# A markdown cell
+# And below, the cell for function f has non trivial cell metadata. And the next cell as well.
+
+# + {"attributes": {"classes": [], "id": "", "n": "10"}}
+def f(x):
+    return x
+
+
+# + {"attributes": {"classes": [], "id": "", "n": "10"}}
+f(5)
+# -
+
+# More text
+
+2 + 2
diff --git a/tests/test_mirror.py b/tests/test_mirror.py
index deca09c03..045ec514a 100644
--- a/tests/test_mirror.py
+++ b/tests/test_mirror.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def test_spin_to_ipynb(nb_file):
     assert_conversion_same_as_mirror(nb_file, 'ipynb:spin', 'script_to_ipynb')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('nb_file', list_notebooks('ipynb_py', skip='(raw|hash|frozen|magic)'))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('nb_file', list_notebooks('ipynb_py', skip='(raw|hash|frozen|magic|164)'))
 def test_ipynb_to_python_sphinx(nb_file):
     assert_conversion_same_as_mirror(nb_file, 'py:sphinx', 'ipynb_to_sphinx')