diff --git a/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp b/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp
index e419f4c..cdb4e77 100644
--- a/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp
+++ b/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
 #include "ysfx_utils.hpp"
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+ysfx_section_t* new_or_append(ysfx_section_u &section, uint32_t line_no)
+{
+    if (!section) {
+        section.reset(new ysfx_section_t);
+        section->line_offset = line_no + 1;
+    } else {
+        // We insert blank lines to ensure that the line numbers provided will be correct
+        std::string::difference_type num_lines = std::count(section->text.begin(), section->text.end(), '\n');
+        section->text.append(line_no - section->line_offset - num_lines + 1, '\n');
+    }
+
+    return section.get();
+}
 
 bool ysfx_parse_toplevel(ysfx::text_reader &reader, ysfx_toplevel_t &toplevel, ysfx_parse_error *error)
 {
@@ -39,20 +54,18 @@ bool ysfx_parse_toplevel(ysfx::text_reader &reader, ysfx_toplevel_t &toplevel, y
             // a new section starts
             ysfx::string_list tokens = ysfx::split_strings_noempty(linep, &ysfx::ascii_isspace);
 
-            current = new ysfx_section_t;
-
             if (tokens[0] == "@init")
-                toplevel.init.reset(current);
+                current = new_or_append(toplevel.init, lineno);
             else if (tokens[0] == "@slider")
-                toplevel.slider.reset(current);
+                current = new_or_append(toplevel.slider, lineno);
             else if (tokens[0] == "@block")
-                toplevel.block.reset(current);
+                current = new_or_append(toplevel.block, lineno);
             else if (tokens[0] == "@sample")
-                toplevel.sample.reset(current);
+                current = new_or_append(toplevel.sample, lineno);
             else if (tokens[0] == "@serialize")
-                toplevel.serialize.reset(current);
+                current = new_or_append(toplevel.serialize, lineno);
             else if (tokens[0] == "@gfx") {
-                toplevel.gfx.reset(current);
+                current = new_or_append(toplevel.gfx, lineno);
                 long gfx_w = 0;
                 long gfx_h = 0;
                 if (tokens.size() > 1)
@@ -63,14 +76,12 @@ bool ysfx_parse_toplevel(ysfx::text_reader &reader, ysfx_toplevel_t &toplevel, y
                 toplevel.gfx_h = (gfx_h > 0) ? (uint32_t)gfx_h : 0;
             }
             else {
-                delete current;
                 if (error) {
                     error->line = lineno;
                     error->message = std::string("Invalid section: ") + line;
                 }
                 return false;
             }
-            current->line_offset = lineno + 1;
         }
         else {
             current->text.append(line);
diff --git a/tests/ysfx_test_parse.cpp b/tests/ysfx_test_parse.cpp
index e4abeb2..ba98204 100644
--- a/tests/ysfx_test_parse.cpp
+++ b/tests/ysfx_test_parse.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,48 @@ TEST_CASE("section splitting", "[parse]")
         REQUIRE(toplevel.gfx_w == 0);
         REQUIRE(toplevel.gfx_h == 0);
     }
+
+    SECTION("sections more init")
+    {
+        const char *text =
+            "// the header" "\n"
+            "@init" "\n"
+            "the init" "\n"
+            "@slider" "\n"
+            "the slider, part 1" "\n"
+            "the slider, part 2" "\n"
+            "@block" "\n"
+            "the block" "\n"
+            "@init" "\n"
+            "more init!" "\n"
+            "@block" "\n"
+            "more block" "\n"
+            "@init" "\n"
+            "more?" "\n";
+        ysfx::string_text_reader reader(text);
+
+        ysfx_parse_error err;
+        ysfx_toplevel_t toplevel;
+        REQUIRE(ysfx_parse_toplevel(reader, toplevel, &err));
+        REQUIRE(!err);
+
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.header);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.init);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.slider);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.block);
+        REQUIRE(!toplevel.sample);
+        REQUIRE(!toplevel.serialize);
+        REQUIRE(!toplevel.gfx);
+
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.header->line_offset == 0);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.header->text == "// the header" "\n");
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.init->line_offset == 2);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.init->text == "the init" "\n" "\n" "\n" "\n" "\n" "\n" "\n" "more init!" "\n" "\n" "\n" "\n" "more?" "\n");
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.slider->line_offset == 4);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.slider->text == "the slider, part 1" "\n" "the slider, part 2" "\n");
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.block->line_offset == 7);
+        REQUIRE(toplevel.block->text == "the block" "\n" "\n" "\n" "\n" "more block" "\n");
+    }
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------