diff --git a/docs/language.md b/docs/language.md
index 629125e..1ef533e 100644
--- a/docs/language.md
+++ b/docs/language.md
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 ### Strings
 
 Strings are enclosed in double-quotes and use backslash as the escape
-character. The only escape sequences supported are:
+character. They can span multiple lines. The only escape sequences supported
+are:
 
   * `\"` (for literal quote)
   * `\$` (for literal dollars sign)
diff --git a/src/gn/tokenizer.cc b/src/gn/tokenizer.cc
index b68be3c..52e1c75 100644
--- a/src/gn/tokenizer.cc
+++ b/src/gn/tokenizer.cc
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@
         if (IsCurrentStringTerminator(initial)) {
           Advance();  // Skip past last "
           break;
-        } else if (IsCurrentNewline()) {
-          *err_ = Err(LocationRange(location, GetCurrentLocation()),
-                      "Newline in string constant.");
         }
         Advance();
       }
diff --git a/src/gn/tokenizer_unittest.cc b/src/gn/tokenizer_unittest.cc
index dfec895..5decc68 100644
--- a/src/gn/tokenizer_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/gn/tokenizer_unittest.cc
@@ -70,11 +70,14 @@
 }
 
 TEST(Tokenizer, String) {
-  TokenExpectation strings[] = {{Token::STRING, "\"foo\""},
-                                {Token::STRING, "\"bar\\\"baz\""},
-                                {Token::STRING, "\"asdf\\\\\""}};
-  EXPECT_TRUE(
-      CheckTokenizer("  \"foo\" \"bar\\\"baz\" \"asdf\\\\\" ", strings));
+  TokenExpectation strings[] = {
+      {Token::STRING, "\"foo\""},
+      {Token::STRING, "\"bar\\\"baz\""},
+      {Token::STRING, "\"asdf\\\\\""},
+      {Token::STRING, "\"new\nline\""},
+  };
+  EXPECT_TRUE(CheckTokenizer(
+      "  \"foo\" \"bar\\\"baz\" \"asdf\\\\\" \"new\nline\"", strings));
 }
 
 TEST(Tokenizer, Operator) {