diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f093da..120cbf1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- A plain scalar key in a flow collection may now span lines. A flow key, unlike a block implicit
+  key, is allowed to be multi-line, so `{ multi` / `  line: v }` is the key `multi line`. The scalar
+  continuation stopped at the `:` value indicator in every non-explicit case, dropping the second
+  line, so the parser mis-split the entry. Folding across the `:` now also applies in flow, while a
+  block implicit key still stops before such a `:`. Raises yaml-test-suite parse-level conformance to
+  301/333 (90.4%) and value-level to 193/195, with the should-error rate unchanged.
+
 - An explicit key (`?`) inside a flow collection is now parsed correctly. The flow `?` did not mark an
   explicit key, so the following scalar synthesized its own implicit key: `{? foo : bar}` came out as
   `{{foo: bar}: null}` rather than `{foo: bar}`, and `[? foo : bar]` likewise. The explicit-key state
diff --git a/Sources/Parsing/Scanner.Helpers.swift b/Sources/Parsing/Scanner.Helpers.swift
index 5e4acc2..671a47d 100644
--- a/Sources/Parsing/Scanner.Helpers.swift
+++ b/Sources/Parsing/Scanner.Helpers.swift
@@ -172,14 +172,12 @@ extension PureYAML.Parsing.Scanner {
             let continuation = scanPlainScalarContinuationLine(&continuationState)
             if isAtMappingValueIndicator(state: continuationState) {
                 // A continuation line ending at `:` is normally a new implicit key, so the scalar
-                // stops before it. Under an explicit key (`? foo` then `bar :`), the `:` is the key's
-                // value indicator instead, so the line is still key content: fold it in and stop, and
-                // the `:` is scanned next as the value indicator. The explicit key is tracked on the
-                // block flag or, in flow, on the current flow context.
-                let inExplicitKey = state.flowDepth > 0
-                    ? state.flowContexts.last?.hasExplicitKey == true
-                    : state.pendingExplicitKey
-                guard inExplicitKey else {
+                // stops before it. Two cases keep folding instead, with the `:` left to be scanned as
+                // the value indicator: a block explicit key (`? foo` then `bar :`), where the line is
+                // still the key's content, and any flow scalar, since a flow key may span lines
+                // (`{ multi`/`line: v }`) where a block implicit key may not.
+                let foldsAcrossMappingValue = state.flowDepth > 0 || state.pendingExplicitKey
+                guard foldsAcrossMappingValue else {
                     return value
                 }
                 state = continuationState
diff --git a/Tests/MultilineFlowKeyTests.swift b/Tests/MultilineFlowKeyTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..231e3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/MultilineFlowKeyTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+@testable import PureYAML
+import Testing
+
+/// A plain scalar key in a flow collection may span lines: the continuation folds across the line
+/// break even when the line ends at the `:` value indicator, since a flow key, unlike a block implicit
+/// key, is allowed to be multi-line. A block implicit key still stops before such a `:`, treating the
+/// next line as a new key.
+@Suite("Multiline flow key")
+struct MultilineFlowKeyTests {
+    @Test("A flow mapping key folds across a line break")
+    func test_flowMappingKey() throws {
+        #expect(try PureYAML.parse("{ multi\n  line: v }\n") == .mapping(.init([
+            .init(key: "multi line", value: .string("v")),
+        ])))
+    }
+
+    @Test("A flow sequence plain element still folds, unchanged")
+    func test_flowSequenceElement() throws {
+        #expect(try PureYAML.parse("[ multi\n  line ]\n") == .sequence([.string("multi line")]))
+    }
+
+    @Test("An ordinary single-line flow mapping is unchanged")
+    func test_singleLineFlowMapping() throws {
+        #expect(try PureYAML.parse("{a: 1, b: 2}\n") == .mapping(.init([
+            .init(key: "a", value: .int(1)),
+            .init(key: "b", value: .int(2)),
+        ])))
+    }
+
+    @Test("A block implicit key does not span lines")
+    func test_blockImplicitKeyDoesNotSpan() {
+        // `foo` then `bar: baz` is a value and a new key, not the key `foo bar`, so this is an error.
+        #expect(throws: PureYAML.Parsing.ParseError.self) {
+            try PureYAML.parse("foo\n bar: baz\n")
+        }
+    }
+}