diff --git a/lib/md038.js b/lib/md038.js
index bf8fa39e..25314197 100644
--- a/lib/md038.js
+++ b/lib/md038.js
@@ -4,28 +4,46 @@
 
 const shared = require("./shared");
 
-const inlineCodeSpansRe = /(?:^|[^\\])((`+)((?:.*?[^`])|)\2(?!`))/g;
+const inlineCodeSpansRe = /(?:^|[^\\])((`+)((?:[\s\S]*?[^`])|)\2(?!`))/g;
 
 module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD038", "no-space-in-code" ],
   "description": "Spaces inside code span elements",
   "tags": [ "whitespace", "code" ],
   "function": function MD038(params, onError) {
+    let lastParent = null;
     shared.forEachInlineChild(params, "code_inline",
-      function forToken(token) {
-        const line = params.lines[token.lineNumber - 1];
-        let match = null;
-        while ((match = inlineCodeSpansRe.exec(line)) !== null) {
+      function forToken(token, parent) {
+        if (lastParent !== parent) {
+          lastParent = parent;
+          inlineCodeSpansRe.lastIndex = 0;
+        }
+        const match = inlineCodeSpansRe.exec(parent.content);
+        const content = match[3];
+        const leftError = /^\s([^`]|$)/.test(content);
+        const rightError = /[^`]\s$/.test(content);
+        if (leftError || rightError) {
           const inlineCodeSpan = match[1];
-          const content = match[3];
-          const length = inlineCodeSpan.length;
-          const column = match.index + 1 + (match[0].length - length);
-          const range = [ column, length ];
-          if (/^\s([^`]|$)/.test(content)) {
+          const leftContent = parent.content.substr(0,
+            match.index + (match[0].length - inlineCodeSpan.length));
+          const leftContentLines = leftContent.split(shared.newLineRe);
+          const inlineCodeSpanLines = inlineCodeSpan.split(shared.newLineRe);
+          let range = [
+            leftContentLines[leftContentLines.length - 1].length + 1,
+            inlineCodeSpanLines[0].length
+          ];
+          if (leftError) {
             shared.addErrorContext(onError, token.lineNumber,
               inlineCodeSpan, true, false, range);
-          } else if (/[^`]\s$/.test(content)) {
-            shared.addErrorContext(onError, token.lineNumber,
+          } else {
+            if (inlineCodeSpanLines.length > 1) {
+              range = [
+                1,
+                inlineCodeSpanLines[inlineCodeSpanLines.length - 1].length
+              ];
+            }
+            shared.addErrorContext(onError,
+              token.lineNumber + content.split(shared.newLineRe).length - 1,
               inlineCodeSpan, false, true, range);
           }
         }
diff --git a/lib/shared.js b/lib/shared.js
index cbd5e434..cd10c760 100644
--- a/lib/shared.js
+++ b/lib/shared.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function forEachInlineChild(params, type, callback) {
   filterTokens(params, "inline", function forToken(token) {
     token.children.forEach(function forChild(child) {
       if (child.type === type) {
-        callback(child);
+        callback(child, token);
       }
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md
index c616f484..3bb24faa 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md
@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@ some *space* in *some * emphasis
 some *space* in **some ** emphasis
 some _space_ in _ some_ emphasis
 some __space__ in __ some __ emphasis
+
+Text
+text ` code
+span` text
+text.
+
+Text
+text `code
+span  ` text
+text.
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json
index 1ff00649..d1fb85ac 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json
@@ -151,6 +151,22 @@
         "errorContext": "``embedded backtick`  ``",
         "errorRange": [ 1, 24 ]
     },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 38,
+        "ruleNames": [ "MD038", "no-space-in-code" ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Spaces inside code span elements",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "` code\nspan`",
+        "errorRange": [ 6, 6 ]
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 44,
+        "ruleNames": [ "MD038", "no-space-in-code" ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Spaces inside code span elements",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "`code\nspan  `",
+        "errorRange": [ 1, 7 ]
+    },
     {
         "lineNumber": 19,
         "ruleNames": [ "MD039", "no-space-in-links" ],
diff --git a/test/line-breaks-inside-code-spans.md b/test/line-breaks-inside-code-spans.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..850240c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/line-breaks-inside-code-spans.md
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Line breaks inside code spans
+
+Text `code
+span` text.
+
+Text `code
+span` text `code
+span` text.
+
+Text `code
+span` text `code
+span` text `code
+span` text.
+
+Text `code
+span
+code
+span` text.
+
+Text `code
+span` text `code span`
+text `code span` text.
+
+Text `code
+span` text `code span` text
+`code span` text.
+
+`code
+span` `span`
+`span`
+
+Text
+text ` code {MD038}
+span` text
+text.
+
+Text
+text `code
+span ` text {MD038}
+text.
+
+Text
+text `code
+span code
+span` text
+text.
+
+Text
+text ` code {MD038}
+span code
+span` text
+text.
+
+Text
+text `code
+span code
+span ` text {MD038}
+text.