diff --git a/lib/rules_inline/emphasis.js b/lib/rules_inline/emphasis.js
index 1822ccd..965995f 100644
--- a/lib/rules_inline/emphasis.js
+++ b/lib/rules_inline/emphasis.js
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ function isAlphaNum(code) {
 // note: in case if 4+ markers it is still not a valid emphasis,
 // should be treated as a special case
 function parseStart(state, start) {
-  var pos = start, lastChar, count,
+  var pos = start, lastChar, nextChar, count,
       max = state.posMax,
       marker = state.src.charCodeAt(start);
 
-  lastChar = state.pending.length !== 0 ? state.pending.charCodeAt(state.pending.length - 1) : -1;
+  lastChar = start > 0 ? state.src.charCodeAt(start - 1) : -1;
 
   while (pos < max && state.src.charCodeAt(pos) === marker) { pos++; }
   if (pos >= max) { return -1; }
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ function parseStart(state, start) {
   }
 
   // check condition 2, marker followed by whitespace
-  if (state.src.charCodeAt(pos) === 0x20) { return -1; }
+  nextChar = state.src.charCodeAt(pos);
+  if (nextChar === 0x20 || nextChar === 0x0A) { return -1; }
 
   if (marker === 0x5F /* _ */) {
     // check condition 3, if it's the beginning of the word
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ function parseEnd(state, start) {
       max = state.posMax,
       marker = state.src.charCodeAt(start);
 
-  lastChar = state.pending.length !== 0 ? state.pending.charCodeAt(state.pending.length - 1) : -1;
+  lastChar = start > 0 ? state.src.charCodeAt(start - 1) : -1;
 
   while (pos < max && state.src.charCodeAt(pos) === marker) { pos++; }
   count = pos - start;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ function parseEnd(state, start) {
   }
 
   // check condition 2, marker preceded by whitespace
-  if (lastChar === 0x20) { return -1; }
+  if (lastChar === 0x20 || lastChar === 0x0A) { return -1; }
 
   if (marker === 0x5F) {
     // check condition 3, if it's the end of the word
diff --git a/lib/rules_inline/strikethrough.js b/lib/rules_inline/strikethrough.js
index 74baeff..e496791 100644
--- a/lib/rules_inline/strikethrough.js
+++ b/lib/rules_inline/strikethrough.js
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ module.exports = function strikethrough(state) {
 
   if (state.level >= state.options.level) { return false; }
 
-  lastChar = state.pending.length !== 0 ? state.pending.charCodeAt(state.pending.length - 1) : -1;
+  lastChar = start > 0 ? state.src.charCodeAt(start - 1) : -1;
   nextChar = state.src.charCodeAt(start + 2);
 
   if (lastChar === 0x7E/* ~ */) { return false; }
   if (nextChar === 0x7E/*   */) { return false; }
-  if (nextChar === 0x20/*   */) { return false; }
+  if (nextChar === 0x20 || nextChar === 0x0A) { return false; }
 
   pos = start + 2;
   while (pos < max && state.src.charCodeAt(pos) === 0x7E/* ~ */) { pos++; }
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ module.exports = function strikethrough(state) {
   while (state.pos + 1 < max) {
     if (state.src.charCodeAt(state.pos) === 0x7E/* ~ */) {
       if (state.src.charCodeAt(state.pos + 1) === 0x7E/* ~ */) {
-        lastChar = state.pending.length !== 0 ? state.pending.charCodeAt(state.pending.length - 1) : -1;
+        lastChar = state.src.charCodeAt(state.pos - 1);
         nextChar = state.pos + 2 < max ? state.src.charCodeAt(state.pos + 2) : -1;
         if (nextChar !== 0x7E/* ~ */ && lastChar !== 0x7E/* ~ */) {
-          if (lastChar !== 0x20) {
+          if (lastChar !== 0x20 && lastChar !== 0x0A) {
             // closing '~~'
             stack--;
-          } else if (nextChar !== 0x20) {
+          } else if (nextChar !== 0x20 && nextChar !== 0x0A) {
             // opening '~~'
             stack++;
           } // else {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/remarkable/regression.txt b/test/fixtures/remarkable/regression.txt
index 7263b62..9cce42c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/remarkable/regression.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/remarkable/regression.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,46 @@ Regression tests for link backtracking optimizations:
 <p>[[some unrelated text <a href="foo">[link]</a></p>
 .
 
+This is not a valid emphasis, because \n considered a whitespace:
+
+.
+**test
+**
+
+**
+test**
+
+**
+test
+**
+.
+<p>**test
+**</p>
+<p>**
+test**</p>
+<p>**
+test
+**</p>
+.
+
+Same for strikethrough:
+
+.
+~~test
+~~
+
+~~
+test~~
+
+~~
+test
+~~
+.
+<p>~~test
+~~</p>
+<p>~~
+test~~</p>
+<p>~~
+test
+~~</p>
+.