diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 551d12f499..7771ef3991 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+### Added
 - Support for OxCaml unboxed named types (@art-w, #1407)
 - Support for OxCaml zero alloc definitions (@Leonidas-from-XIV, #1422, #1444)
 - Remove requirement for ppx_expect in tests (@jonludlam, #1445)
 - Support for OxCaml modalities (@art-w, #1420)
 
+### Fixed
+- Allow to break link into multiline (@Tim-ats-d, #1439)
+
 # 3.2.1
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/doc/cheatsheet.mld b/doc/cheatsheet.mld
index 62eeeda26d..4233a85333 100644
--- a/doc/cheatsheet.mld
+++ b/doc/cheatsheet.mld
@@ -57,11 +57,17 @@ Quick reference for the odoc language!
       {@text[
       Here is a link: {:https://www.example.com}.
 
-      You can also click {{:https://www.example.com}here}.]}}
+      You can also click {{:https://www.example.com}here}.
+
+      Multi lines links are also supported: {:https://www.example.com/\
+        a-very\
+        long-path/}]}}
     {td
       Here is a link: {:https://www.example.com}.
 
-      You can also click {{:https://www.example.com}here}.}}
+      You can also click {{:https://www.example.com}here}.
+
+      Multi lines links are also supported: {:https://www.example.com/a-very-long-path/}.}}
   {tr
     {th {{!odoc_for_authors.links_and_references}References} }
     {td
diff --git a/doc/odoc_for_authors.mld b/doc/odoc_for_authors.mld
index c2b558ae4a..9f10727e62 100644
--- a/doc/odoc_for_authors.mld
+++ b/doc/odoc_for_authors.mld
@@ -545,9 +545,17 @@ A link to a URL may be put into the text as follows:
 (** See {{: https://ocaml.org/ }the OCaml website} for news about OCaml *)
 ]}
 
-This will render as a link to [https://ocaml.org/] with the text "the OCaml website"
+This will render as a link to [https://ocaml.org/] with the text "the OCaml website".
 
-References are links to other elements, e.g., comments might wish to refer to 
+Link can also be spread accross lines:
+{[
+{{: https://github.com/ocaml/\
+   odoc/issues/ }Issues opened on Odoc}
+]}
+
+Use a backslash to mark line breaks. When a backslash is followed by whitespace, both are removed.
+
+References are links to other elements, e.g., comments might wish to refer to
 a module or type elsewhere as follows:
 
 {[
diff --git a/src/parser/syntax.ml b/src/parser/syntax.ml
index 454aa20c9d..0998e4c648 100644
--- a/src/parser/syntax.ml
+++ b/src/parser/syntax.ml
@@ -167,6 +167,33 @@ type token_that_always_begins_an_inline_element =
   | `Begin_link_with_replacement_text of string
   | `Math_span of string ]
 
+(** When a backslash is followed by space, remove both the backslash and the
+    space. *)
+let escape_link link =
+  let link = String.trim link in
+  let buf = Buffer.create (String.length link) in
+  let add_backslash = function
+    | `Backslash -> Buffer.add_char buf '\\'
+    | `Escaping | `Char -> ()
+  in
+  let last_state =
+    String.fold_left
+      (fun state chr ->
+        match (state, chr) with
+        | `Char, '\\' -> `Backslash
+        | `Char, _ ->
+            Buffer.add_char buf chr;
+            `Char
+        | (`Backslash | `Escaping), _ when Char.Ascii.is_white chr -> `Escaping
+        | ((`Backslash | `Escaping) as state), _ ->
+            add_backslash state;
+            Buffer.add_char buf chr;
+            `Char)
+      `Char link
+  in
+  add_backslash last_state;
+  Buffer.contents buf
+
 (* Check that the token constructors above actually are all in [Token.t]. *)
 let _check_subset : token_that_always_begins_an_inline_element -> Token.t =
  fun t -> (t :> Token.t)
@@ -269,7 +296,7 @@ let rec inline_element :
   | `Simple_link u ->
       junk input;
 
-      let u = String.trim u in
+      let u = escape_link u |> String.trim in
 
       if u = "" then
         Parse_error.should_not_be_empty
@@ -281,7 +308,7 @@ let rec inline_element :
   | `Begin_link_with_replacement_text u as parent_markup ->
       junk input;
 
-      let u = String.trim u in
+      let u = escape_link u |> String.trim in
 
       if u = "" then
         Parse_error.should_not_be_empty
diff --git a/test/model/semantics/expected/heading.expected b/test/model/semantics/expected/heading.expected
index a5659c0810..205519bd6e 100644
--- a/test/model/semantics/expected/heading.expected
+++ b/test/model/semantics/expected/heading.expected
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ foo
 --- output ---
 {"value":[{"`Heading":[{"heading_level":"`Subsection","heading_label_explicit":"false"},{"`Label":[{"`Page":["None","f.ml"]},""]},[{"`Link":["foo",[]]}]]}],"warnings":[]}
 --- input ---
+{{:https://github.com/ocaml/\
+   odoc/\
+issues/\
+                865\  }this issue}
+--- output ---
+{"value":[{"`Paragraph":[{"`Link":["https://github.com/ocaml/odoc/issues/865\\",[{"`Word":"this"},"`Space",{"`Word":"issue"}]]}]}],"warnings":["File \"f.ml.mld\":\nPages (.mld files) should start with a heading."]}
+--- input ---
 {2 {!foo}}
 --- output ---
 {"value":[{"`Heading":[{"heading_level":"`Subsection","heading_label_explicit":"false"},{"`Label":[{"`Page":["None","f.ml"]},""]},[{"`Reference":[{"`Root":["foo","`TUnknown"]},[]]}]]}],"warnings":[]}
diff --git a/test/model/semantics/odoc_semantic_test.ml b/test/model/semantics/odoc_semantic_test.ml
index 7758c8b7bf..0931384a2a 100644
--- a/test/model/semantics/odoc_semantic_test.ml
+++ b/test/model/semantics/odoc_semantic_test.ml
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ let heading () =
 
     let link_in_markup = test "{2 {{:foo}}}"
 
+    let multilines_link_in_markup =
+      test
+        {|{{:https://github.com/ocaml/\
+   odoc/\
+issues/\
+                865\  }this issue}|}
+
     let reference_in_markup = test "{2 {!foo}}"
 
     let two = test "{2 Foo}\n{2 Bar}"