diff --git a/lisp/ob-core.el b/lisp/ob-core.el
index 082e9bd9e..3d975bec2 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-core.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-core.el
@@ -3363,9 +3363,9 @@ situations in which is it not appropriate."
 	((let (read-val)
            (save-match-data
              (and (string-match
-                   (rx bos (0+ space)
+                   (rx bos (0+ (any space ?\n))
                        ?\" (0+ anychar) ?\"
-                       (0+ space) eos)
+                       (0+ (any space ?\n)) eos)
                    cell)
                   ;; CELL is a single string
                   (with-temp-buffer
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-ob.el b/testing/lisp/test-ob.el
index 30ce2875c..544e68267 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-ob.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-ob.el
@@ -2554,6 +2554,7 @@ abc
     (should (equal 1.2 (org-babel-read "1.2" inhibit)))
     ;; Allow whitespace
     (should (equal 1 (org-babel-read " 1 " inhibit)))
+    (should (equal 1 (org-babel-read " 1\n" inhibit)))
     ;; Not a number
     (should-not (equal 1 (org-babel-read "1foo" inhibit)))
     ;; Empty string
@@ -2598,12 +2599,15 @@ abc
         (org-babel-read "*this*" inhibit))))
     ;; Special case: data inside quotes
     (should (equal "foo" (org-babel-read " \"foo\" " inhibit)))
+    (should (equal "foo" (org-babel-read " \"foo\"\n" inhibit)))
     (should (equal "foo with\" inside" (org-babel-read " \"foo with\\\" inside\" " inhibit)))
     (should (equal "abc\nsdf" (org-babel-read "\"abc\nsdf\"" inhibit)))
     (should (equal "foo" (org-babel-read "\"foo\"" inhibit)))
     (should (equal "\"foo\"(\"bar\"" (org-babel-read "\"foo\"(\"bar\"" inhibit)))
     ;; Unpaired quotes
-    (should (equal "\"foo\"\"bar\"" (org-babel-read "\"foo\"\"bar\"" inhibit)))))
+    (should (equal "\"foo\"\"bar\"" (org-babel-read "\"foo\"\"bar\"" inhibit)))
+    ;; Recover from `read' parsing errors.
+    (org-babel-read "\"Quoted closing quote:\\\"" inhibit)))
 
 (ert-deftest test-ob/demarcate-block-split-duplication ()
   "Test duplication of language, body, switches, and headers in splitting."