diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index ac39650c77..076eeceeeb 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
         type: 'table',
         header: splitCells(cap[1].replace(/^ *| *\| *$/g, '')),
         align: cap[2].replace(/^ *|\| *$/g, '').split(/ *\| */),
-        cells: cap[3] ? cap[3].replace(/(?: *\| *)?\n$/, '').split('\n') : []
+        cells: cap[3] ? cap[3].replace(/\n$/, '').split('\n') : []
       };
 
       if (item.header.length === item.align.length) {
diff --git a/test/specs/marked/marked.json b/test/specs/marked/marked.json
index 5dd1a065c8..2569825c51 100644
--- a/test/specs/marked/marked.json
+++ b/test/specs/marked/marked.json
@@ -119,6 +119,30 @@
     "html": "<p><em>test</em>. <em>test</em>: <em>test</em>! <em>test</em>? <em>test</em>-</p>",
     "example": 15
   },
+  {
+    "section": "Table cells",
+    "markdown": "1|2\n-|-\n1\\|\\\\|2\\|\\\\",
+    "html": "<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1|\\</td><td>2|\\</td></tr></tbody></table>",
+    "example": 19
+  },
+  {
+    "section": "Table cells",
+    "markdown": "1|2\n-|-\n |2",
+    "html": "<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>",
+    "example": 20
+  },
+  {
+    "section": "Table cells",
+    "markdown": "1|2\n-|-\n1|2\\|\n\n1|2\n-|-\n1|2\\|",
+    "html": "<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2|</td></tr></tbody></table>\n\n<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2|</td></tr></tbody></table>",
+    "example": 21
+  },
+  {
+    "section": "Table cells",
+    "markdown": "|1|2|\n|-|-|\n|1|2\\||\n\n|1|2|\n|-|-|\n|1|2\\||",
+    "html": "<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2|</td></tr></tbody></table>\n\n<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2|</td></tr></tbody></table>",
+    "example": 22
+  },
   {
     "section": "Links",
     "markdown": "[One](https://example.com/1) ([Two](https://example.com/2)) [Three](https://example.com/3)",