diff --git a/basis/io/crlf/crlf-docs.factor b/basis/io/crlf/crlf-docs.factor
index ac7c8c324e..3b965a3867 100644
--- a/basis/io/crlf/crlf-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/io/crlf/crlf-docs.factor
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ HELP: crlf
 
 HELP: read-crlf
 { $values { "seq" sequence } }
-{ $description "Reads until the next CRLF (carriage return followed by line feed) from the current input stream, throwing an error if there is not a CRLF remaining, or if CR is present without immediately being followed by LF." } ;
+{ $description "Reads until the next CRLF (carriage return followed by line feed) from the current input stream, throwing an error if CR is present without immediately being followed by LF." } ;
+
+HELP: read-?crlf
+{ $values { "seq" sequence } }
+{ $description "Reads until the next LF (line feed) or CRLF (carriage return followed by line feed) from the current input stream, throwing an error if CR is present without immediately being followed by LF." } ;
diff --git a/basis/io/crlf/crlf-tests.factor b/basis/io/crlf/crlf-tests.factor
index 2412945ab3..780a32d501 100644
--- a/basis/io/crlf/crlf-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/io/crlf/crlf-tests.factor
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ USING: io.crlf tools.test io.streams.string io ;
 [ "Hello, world.\r" [ read-crlf ] with-string-reader ] must-fail
 [ f ] [ "" [ read-crlf ] with-string-reader ] unit-test
 [ "" ] [ "\r\n" [ read-crlf ] with-string-reader ] unit-test
+
+[ "foo\r" [ read-?crlf ] with-string-reader ] must-fail
+[ f ] [ "" [ read-?crlf ] with-string-reader ] unit-test
+[ "" ] [ "\n" [ read-?crlf ] with-string-reader ] unit-test
+[ "foo" ] [ "foo\n" [ read-?crlf ] with-string-reader ] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/io/crlf/crlf.factor b/basis/io/crlf/crlf.factor
index 29f10300de..25319200cd 100644
--- a/basis/io/crlf/crlf.factor
+++ b/basis/io/crlf/crlf.factor
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ IN: io.crlf
 : read-crlf ( -- seq )
     "\r" read-until
     [ CHAR: \r assert= read1 CHAR: \n assert= ] [ f like ] if* ;
+
+: read-?crlf ( -- seq )
+    "\r\n" read-until
+    [ CHAR: \r = [ read1 CHAR: \n assert= ] when ] [ f like ] if* ;