diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
index 6996517544..0c437b8546 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
      */
     read: function(wkt) {
         var features, type, str;
+        wkt = wkt.replace(/[\n\r]/g, " ");
         var matches = this.regExes.typeStr.exec(wkt);
         if(matches) {
             type = matches[1].toLowerCase();
diff --git a/tests/Format/WKT.html b/tests/Format/WKT.html
index 75fd472c61..a0ca28c071 100644
--- a/tests/Format/WKT.html
+++ b/tests/Format/WKT.html
@@ -232,6 +232,16 @@
         t.geom_eq(got[1].geometry, linestrings[0].geometry, "second feature's geometry is the correct linestring");
  
     }
+    
+    function test_whitespace(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+        var wkt = "LINESTRING(7.120068\t43.583917,\n7.120154 43.583652,\n7.120385\t43.582716,\r\n7.12039 43.582568, 7.120712 43.581511,7.120873\n43.580718)";
+        var format = new OpenLayers.Format.WKT();
+        var got = format.read(wkt);
+        t.ok(got instanceof OpenLayers.Feature.Vector, "read a feature");
+        t.ok(got.geometry instanceof OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString, "read a linestring");
+        t.ok(got.geometry.components.length, 6, "read a geometry with 6 components");
+    }
 
     function test_Format_WKT_read_projection(t) {
         t.plan(1);