diff --git a/files/docker/systemctl.py b/files/docker/systemctl.py
index 28e934c..0edce83 100755
--- a/files/docker/systemctl.py
+++ b/files/docker/systemctl.py
@@ -810,6 +810,8 @@ def read_sysd(self, filename):
             else:
                 # hint: an empty line shall reset the value-list
                 self.set(section, name, text and text or None)
+        if nextline:
+            self.set(section, name, text)
         return self
     def read_sysv(self, filename):
         """ an LSB header is scanned and converted to (almost)
diff --git a/files/docker/systemctl3.py b/files/docker/systemctl3.py
index c29ba2d..86ae586 100755
--- a/files/docker/systemctl3.py
+++ b/files/docker/systemctl3.py
@@ -810,6 +810,8 @@ def read_sysd(self, filename):
             else:
                 # hint: an empty line shall reset the value-list
                 self.set(section, name, text and text or None)
+        if nextline:
+            self.set(section, name, text)
         return self
     def read_sysv(self, filename):
         """ an LSB header is scanned and converted to (almost)
diff --git a/testsuite.py b/testsuite.py
index 9c3e99f..e4adc05 100755
--- a/testsuite.py
+++ b/testsuite.py
@@ -1383,17 +1383,27 @@ def test_1062_can_have_multi_line_settings_with_linebreak_mark(self) -> None:
                 which is quite special
             [Service]
             PIDFile=/var/run/zzfoo.pid
+            ExecStart=sleep \\
+                2 \\
+
             """)
         textA = reads(os_path(root, "/etc/systemd/system/zza.service"))
         self.assertTrue(greps(textA, "Testing A"))
         self.assertTrue(greps(textA, "quite special"))
         self.assertTrue(greps(textA, "PIDFile="))
+        self.assertTrue(greps(textA, "ExecStart="))
         cmd = "{systemctl} __get_description zza.service"
         out, end = output2(cmd.format(**locals()))
         logg.info("%s => \n%s", cmd, out)
         self.assertEqual(end, 0)
         self.assertTrue(greps(out, "Testing A"))
         self.assertTrue(greps(out, "quite special"))
+        cmd = "{systemctl} command zza.service"
+        out, end = output2(cmd.format(**locals()))
+        logg.info("%s => \n%s", cmd, out)
+        self.assertEqual(end, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(lines(out)), 3)
+        self.assertTrue(greps(out, "sleep \\\\"))
         cmd = "{systemctl} __get_pid_file zza.service"
         out, end = output2(cmd.format(**locals()))
         logg.info("%s => \n%s", cmd, out)