diff --git a/src/Headers.php b/src/Headers.php
index 107fa97e..dc4e0afd 100644
--- a/src/Headers.php
+++ b/src/Headers.php
@@ -83,14 +83,17 @@ public static function fromString($string, $EOL = self::EOL)
         for ($i = 0; $i < $total; $i += 1) {
             $line = $lines[$i];
 
-            // Empty line indicates end of headers
-            // EXCEPT if there are more lines, in which case, there's a possible error condition
-            if (preg_match('/^\s*$/', $line)) {
+            if ($line === "") {
+                // Empty line indicates end of headers
+                // EXCEPT if there are more lines, in which case, there's a possible error condition
                 $emptyLine += 1;
                 if ($emptyLine > 2) {
                     throw new Exception\RuntimeException('Malformed header detected');
                 }
                 continue;
+            } elseif (preg_match('/^\s*$/', $line)) {
+                // skip empty continuation line
+                continue;
             }
 
             if ($emptyLine > 1) {
diff --git a/test/Storage/MessageTest.php b/test/Storage/MessageTest.php
index 73aa3be5..c0ba8b8c 100644
--- a/test/Storage/MessageTest.php
+++ b/test/Storage/MessageTest.php
@@ -156,16 +156,19 @@ public function testAllowWhitespaceInEmptySingleLineHeader(): void
         );
     }
 
-    public function testNotAllowWhitespaceInEmptyMultiLineHeader(): void
+    public function testAllowWhitespaceInEmptyMultiLineHeader(): void
     {
         $src = "From: user@example.com\nTo: userpal@example.net\n"
             . "Subject: This is your reminder\n  \n \n"
             . "  about the football game tonight\n"
             . "Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:53:35 -0400\n\n"
             . "Don't forget to meet us for the tailgate party!\n";
-
-        $this->expectException(MailException\RuntimeException::class);
         $message = new Message(['raw' => $src]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            'This is your reminder about the football game tonight',
+            $message->getHeader('subject', 'string')
+        );
     }
 
     public function testContentTypeDecode(): void