diff --git a/lisp/ob-core.el b/lisp/ob-core.el
index a5e079d9a..7300f239e 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-core.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-core.el
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ block but are passed literally to the \"example-block\"."
          (lang (nth 0 info))
          (body (nth 1 info))
 	 (comment (string= "noweb" (cdr (assq :comments (nth 2 info)))))
-	 (noweb-re (format "^\\(.*?\\)\\(%s\\)"
+	 (noweb-re (format "\\(.*?\\)\\(%s\\)"
 			   (with-current-buffer parent-buffer
 			     (org-babel-noweb-wrap))))
 	 (cache nil)
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el b/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el
index e0e2ea52c..cfdf16d40 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el
@@ -420,6 +420,38 @@ another block
 		    (org-split-string (buffer-string))))
 	      (delete-file file))))))
 
+(ert-deftest ob-tangle/multiple-noweb-in-line ()
+  "Test handling of multiple noweb references in a single line."
+  (should
+   (equal '("1" "2" "1")
+	  (let ((file (make-temp-file "org-tangle-")))
+	    (unwind-protect
+		(progn
+		  (org-test-with-temp-text-in-file
+		      (format "
+#+name: block1
+#+begin_src elisp
+1
+#+end_src
+
+#+name: block2
+#+begin_src elisp
+2
+#+end_src
+
+#+name: block3
+#+begin_src elisp :noweb yes :tangle %s
+<<block1>> <<block2>> <<block1>>
+#+end_src"
+			      file)
+		    (let ((org-babel-noweb-error-all-langs nil)
+			  (org-babel-noweb-error-langs nil))
+		      (org-babel-tangle)))
+		  (with-temp-buffer
+		    (insert-file-contents file)
+		    (org-split-string (buffer-string))))
+	      (delete-file file))))))
+
 (ert-deftest ob-tangle/detangle-false-positive ()
   "Test handling of false positive link during detangle."
   (let (buffer)