diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/MaxLineLengthRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/MaxLineLengthRule.kt
index aa7cca165d..40f88691ea 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/MaxLineLengthRule.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/MaxLineLengthRule.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class MaxLineLengthRule : Rule("max-line-length"), Rule.Modifier.Last {
             for (line in lines) {
                 if (line.length > maxLineLength) {
                     val el = node.psi.findElementAt(offset + line.length - 1)!!
-                    if (!el.isPartOf(KDoc::class)) {
+                    if (!el.isPartOf(KDoc::class) && !el.isPartOfMultiLineString()) {
                         if (!el.isPartOf(PsiComment::class)) {
                             if (!el.isPartOf(KtPackageDirective::class) && !el.isPartOf(KtImportDirective::class)) {
                                 // fixme:
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/package.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/package.kt
index d9e03b1e7b..3eea0ec22b 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/package.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/package.kt
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.lang.ASTNode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtStringTemplateEntry
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtStringTemplateExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getNonStrictParentOfType
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 internal fun PsiElement.isPartOf(clazz: KClass<out PsiElement>) = getNonStrictParentOfType(clazz.java) != null
 internal fun PsiElement.isPartOfString() = isPartOf(KtStringTemplateEntry::class)
+internal fun PsiElement.isPartOfMultiLineString(): Boolean {
+    val stringTemplate = getNonStrictParentOfType(KtStringTemplateExpression::class.java)
+    return stringTemplate != null &&
+        stringTemplate.firstChild.textMatches("\"\"\"") &&
+        stringTemplate.children.any { it.textMatches("\n") }
+}
 internal fun PsiElement.prevLeaf(): PsiElement? = PsiTreeUtil.prevLeaf(this)
 internal fun PsiElement.nextLeaf(): PsiElement? = PsiTreeUtil.nextLeaf(this)
 internal fun ASTNode.visit(cb: (node: ASTNode) -> Unit) {
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/resources/spec/max-line-length/lint.kt.spec b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/resources/spec/max-line-length/lint.kt.spec
index de3ebd6665..0d017cb0ef 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/resources/spec/max-line-length/lint.kt.spec
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/resources/spec/max-line-length/lint.kt.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ fun main() {
     // comment padded with spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
     println("__________________________________________________________________")
     println("") // too looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong
+    println("8_____________${"$"}_____________________________________\n_______")
+    println(
+      """10________________${"$"}_____________________________________________"""
+    )
+    println(
+      """
+      14___________________${"$"}_____________________________________________"""
+    )
+    val long = """
+17______________________________________________________________________________.
+
+19
+    """
+    println(
+      """
+23______________________________________________________________________________.$v
+24______________________________________________________________________________.${f()}
+      """
+    )
 }
 
 /**
@@ -14,3 +33,5 @@ fun main() {
 // expect
 // 6:1:Exceeded max line length (80)
 // 7:1:Exceeded max line length (80)
+// 8:1:Exceeded max line length (80)
+// 10:1:Exceeded max line length (80)