diff --git a/lexers/embedded/yaml.xml b/lexers/embedded/yaml.xml
index baa7bd5de..97a0b6ed9 100644
--- a/lexers/embedded/yaml.xml
+++ b/lexers/embedded/yaml.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       </rule>
     </state>
     <state name="value">
-      <rule pattern="([&gt;|](?:[+-])?)(\n(^ {1,})(?:.*\n*(?:^\3 *).*)*)">
+      <rule pattern="([&gt;|](?:[+-])?)(\n(^ {1,})(?:(?:.*\n*(?:^\3 *).*)+|.*))">
         <bygroups>
           <token type="Punctuation"/>
           <token type="LiteralStringDoc"/>
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/yaml.actual b/lexers/testdata/yaml.actual
index 772e43fbe..ddb417e5c 100644
--- a/lexers/testdata/yaml.actual
+++ b/lexers/testdata/yaml.actual
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ e: |+
 f: >+
  multiline folded keep one space
  line 2
-g: test
+g: |
+  multiline literal with only one line
+h: test
 
 block_scalars_with_indent:
   a: |
@@ -129,7 +131,9 @@ block_scalars_with_indent:
   f: >+
     multiline folded keep
     line 2
-  g: test
+  g: |
+    multiline literal with only one line
+  h: test
 
 ####################
 # COLLECTION TYPES #
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/yaml.expected b/lexers/testdata/yaml.expected
index f054e3c07..a73b48a0a 100644
--- a/lexers/testdata/yaml.expected
+++ b/lexers/testdata/yaml.expected
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@
   {"type":"NameTag","value":"g"},
   {"type":"Punctuation","value":":"},
   {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"|"},
+  {"type":"LiteralStringDoc","value":"\n  multiline literal with only one line"},
+  {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":"  \n"},
+  {"type":"NameTag","value":"h"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":":"},
+  {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":" "},
   {"type":"Literal","value":"test"},
   {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":"\n\n"},
   {"type":"NameTag","value":"block_scalars_with_indent"},
@@ -297,6 +303,12 @@
   {"type":"NameTag","value":"g"},
   {"type":"Punctuation","value":":"},
   {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"|"},
+  {"type":"LiteralStringDoc","value":"\n    multiline literal with only one line"},
+  {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":"    \n  "},
+  {"type":"NameTag","value":"h"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":":"},
+  {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":" "},
   {"type":"Literal","value":"test"},
   {"type":"TextWhitespace","value":"\n\n"},
   {"type":"Comment","value":"####################"},