diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/macro.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/macro.service.js
index e06877b28d..bcbe2ca63a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/macro.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/macro.service.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ function macroService() {
        
         /** parses the special macro syntax like <?UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias="Map" /> and returns an object with the macro alias and it's parameters */
         parseMacroSyntax: function (syntax) {
-
-            var expression = /(<\?UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias=["']([\w\.]+?)["'][\s\S]+?)(\/>|>.*?<\/\?UMBRACO_MACRO>)/i;
+            
+            var expression = /(<\?UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias=["']([\s\S.]+?)["'][\s\S]+?)(\/>|>.*?<\/\?UMBRACO_MACRO>)/i;
             var match = expression.exec(syntax);
             if (!match || match.length < 3) {
                 return null;
@@ -157,4 +157,4 @@ function macroService() {
 
 }
 
-angular.module('umbraco.services').factory('macroService', macroService);
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+angular.module('umbraco.services').factory('macroService', macroService);