diff --git a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison
index 7461cb064..2c65073ff 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 
 %options case-insensitive
 %x open_directive type_directive arg_directive block
-%x title
-%x accDescription
+%x acc_title
+%x acc_descr
+%x acc_descr_multiline
 
 %%
-title                                                           { this.begin("title");return 'title'; }
-<title>(?!\n|;|#)*[^\n]*                                        { this.popState(); return "title_value"; }
-accDescription                                                  { this.begin("accDescription");return 'accDescription'; }
-<accDescription>(?!\n|;|#)*[^\n]*                               { this.popState(); return "description_value"; }
+accTitle\s*":"\s*                                               { this.begin("acc_title");return 'acc_title'; }
+<acc_title>(?!\n|;|#)*[^\n]*                                    { this.popState(); return "acc_title_value"; }
+accDescr\s*":"\s*                                               { this.begin("acc_descr");return 'acc_descr'; }
+<acc_descr>(?!\n|;|#)*[^\n]*                                    { this.popState(); return "acc_descr_value"; }
+accDescr\s*"{"\s*                                { this.begin("acc_descr_multiline");}
+<acc_descr_multiline>[\}]                       { this.popState(); }
+<acc_descr_multiline>[^\}]*                     return "acc_descr_multiline_value";
 \%\%\{                                                          { this.begin('open_directive'); return 'open_directive'; }
 <open_directive>((?:(?!\}\%\%)[^:.])*)                          { this.begin('type_directive'); return 'type_directive'; }
 <type_directive>":"                                             { this.popState(); this.begin('arg_directive'); return ':'; }
@@ -91,7 +95,9 @@ statement
     | entityName BLOCK_START BLOCK_STOP { yy.addEntity($1); }
     | entityName { yy.addEntity($1); }
     | title title_value  { $$=$2.trim();yy.setTitle($$); }
-    | accDescription description_value  { $$=$2.trim();yy.setAccDescription($$); }
+    | acc_title acc_title_value  { $$=$2.trim();yy.setTitle($$); }
+    | acc_descr acc_descr_value  { $$=$2.trim();yy.setAccDescription($$); }
+    | acc_descr_multiline_value { $$=$1.trim();yy.setAccDescription($$); }
     ;
 
 entityName
diff --git a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
index edfec58d6..84c64d1ce 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
@@ -181,12 +181,31 @@ describe('when parsing ER diagram it...', function () {
     expect(Object.keys(erDb.getEntities()).length).toBe(1);
   });
 
-  it('should allow for a title and acc description', function () {
+  it('should allow for a accessibility title and description (accDescr)', function () {
     const teacherRole = 'is teacher of';
     const line1 = `TEACHER }o--o{ STUDENT : "${teacherRole}"`;
 
     erDiagram.parser.parse(
-      `erDiagram\ntitle graph title\n accDescription this graph is about stuff\n${line1}`
+      `erDiagram
+      accTitle: graph title
+      accDescr: this graph is about stuff
+      ${line1}`
+    );
+    expect(erDb.getTitle()).toBe('graph title');
+    expect(erDb.getAccDescription()).toBe('this graph is about stuff');
+  });
+
+  it('should allow for a accessibility title and multi line description (accDescr)', function () {
+    const teacherRole = 'is teacher of';
+    const line1 = `TEACHER }o--o{ STUDENT : "${teacherRole}"`;
+
+    erDiagram.parser.parse(
+      `erDiagram
+      accTitle: graph title
+      accDescr {
+        this graph is about stuff
+      }\n
+      ${line1}`
     );
     expect(erDb.getTitle()).toBe('graph title');
     expect(erDb.getAccDescription()).toBe('this graph is about stuff');