diff --git a/lib/colors.js b/lib/colors.js
index 2854154..fc9cc3d 100644
--- a/lib/colors.js
+++ b/lib/colors.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ colors.themes = {};
 var util = require('util');
 var ansiStyles = colors.styles = require('./styles');
 var defineProps = Object.defineProperties;
+var newLineRegex = new RegExp(/[\r\n]+/g);
 
 colors.supportsColor = require('./system/supports-colors').supportsColor;
 
@@ -110,12 +111,17 @@ function applyStyle() {
     return str;
   }
 
+  var newLinesPresent = str.indexOf('\n') != -1;
+
   var nestedStyles = this._styles;
 
   var i = nestedStyles.length;
   while (i--) {
     var code = ansiStyles[nestedStyles[i]];
     str = code.open + str.replace(code.closeRe, code.open) + code.close;
+    if (newLinesPresent){
+      str = str.replace(newLineRegex, code.close + '\n' + code.open);
+    }
   }
 
   return str;
diff --git a/tests/basic-test.js b/tests/basic-test.js
index fda8af4..4924be1 100644
--- a/tests/basic-test.js
+++ b/tests/basic-test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var assert = require('assert'),
-    colors = require('../lib/index');
+  colors = require('../lib/index');
 
 var s = 'string';
 
@@ -43,8 +43,19 @@ aE(s, 'yellow', 33);
 
 assert.equal(s, 'string');
 
-colors.setTheme({error:'red'});
+var testStringWithNewLines = s + '\n' + s;
 
-assert.equal(typeof("astring".red),'string');
-assert.equal(typeof("astring".error),'string');
+// single style
+assert.equal(testStringWithNewLines.red, '\x1b[31m' + s + '\n' + s + '\x1b[39m');
 
+var testStringWithNewLinesStyled = s.underline + '\n' + s.bold;
+
+// nested styles
+assert.equal(testStringWithNewLinesStyled.red, '\x1b[31m' + '\x1b[4m' + s + '\x1b[24m' + '\n' + '\x1b[1m' + s + '\x1b[22m' + '\x1b[39m');
+
+colors.setTheme({ error: 'red' });
+
+assert.equal(typeof ("astring".red), 'string');
+assert.equal(typeof ("astring".error), 'string');
+
+assert.equal(s, 'string');
diff --git a/tests/safe-test.js b/tests/safe-test.js
index daad4f9..1d8a5aa 100644
--- a/tests/safe-test.js
+++ b/tests/safe-test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var assert = require('assert'),
-    colors = require('../safe');
+  colors = require('../safe');
 
 var s = 'string';
 
@@ -39,7 +39,18 @@ aE(s, 'red', 31);
 aE(s, 'yellow', 33);
 
 assert.equal(s, 'string');
-colors.setTheme({error:'red'});
 
-assert.equal(typeof(colors.red("astring")), 'string');
-assert.equal(typeof(colors.error("astring")), 'string');
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+var testStringWithNewLines = s + '\n' + s;
+
+// single style
+assert.equal(colors.red(testStringWithNewLines), '\x1b[31m' + s + '\x1b[39m' + '\n' + '\x1b[31m' + s + '\x1b[39m');
+
+var testStringWithNewLinesStyled = colors.underline(s) + '\n' + colors.bold(s);
+
+// nested styles
+assert.equal(colors.red(testStringWithNewLinesStyled), '\x1b[31m' + '\x1b[4m' + s + '\x1b[24m' + '\x1b[39m' + '\n' + '\x1b[31m' + '\x1b[1m' + s + '\x1b[22m' + '\x1b[39m');
+
+colors.setTheme({ error: 'red' });
+
+assert.equal(typeof (colors.red("astring")), 'string');
+assert.equal(typeof (colors.error("astring")), 'string');
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