diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index c6be6130a80..57c9142ba94 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-01-22  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	PR fortran/34899
+	* scanner.c (load_line): Support <tab><digit> continuation lines.
+	* invoke.texi (-Wtabs): Document this.
+
 2008-01-22  Paul Thomas  <pault@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/34896
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/invoke.texi b/gcc/fortran/invoke.texi
index 22dd8983acd..0a67785d299 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/fortran/invoke.texi
@@ -499,10 +499,11 @@ A TRANSFER specifies a source that is shorter than the destination.
 @cindex warnings, tabs
 @cindex tabulators
 By default, tabs are accepted as whitespace, but tabs are not members
-of the Fortran Character Set.  @option{-Wno-tabs} will cause a warning
-to be issued if a tab is encountered. Note, @option{-Wno-tabs} is active
-for @option{-pedantic}, @option{-std=f95}, @option{-std=f2003}, and
-@option{-Wall}.
+of the Fortran Character Set.  For continuation lines, a tab followed
+by a digit between 1 and 9 is supported.  @option{-Wno-tabs} will cause
+a warning to be issued if a tab is encountered. Note, @option{-Wno-tabs}
+is active for @option{-pedantic}, @option{-std=f95}, @option{-std=f2003},
+and @option{-Wall}.
 
 @item -Wunderflow
 @opindex @code{Wunderflow}
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/scanner.c b/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
index da4c37b155e..9bbb06581c9 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/scanner.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ load_line (FILE *input, char **pbuf, int *pbuflen)
   int trunc_flag = 0, seen_comment = 0;
   int seen_printable = 0, seen_ampersand = 0;
   char *buffer;
+  bool found_tab = false;
 
   /* Determine the maximum allowed line length.  */
   if (gfc_current_form == FORM_FREE)
@@ -1184,17 +1185,30 @@ load_line (FILE *input, char **pbuf, int *pbuflen)
 	  && (c == '*' || c == 'c' || c == 'd'))
 	seen_comment = 1;
 
-      if (gfc_current_form == FORM_FIXED && c == '\t' && i <= 6)
+      /* Vendor extension: "<tab>1" marks a continuation line.  */
+      if (found_tab)
 	{
+	  found_tab = false;
+	  if (c >= '1' && c <= '9')
+	    {
+	      *(buffer-1) = c;
+	      continue;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (gfc_current_form == FORM_FIXED && c == '\t' && i < 6)
+	{
+	  found_tab = true;
+
 	  if (!gfc_option.warn_tabs && seen_comment == 0
 	      && current_line != linenum)
 	    {
 	      linenum = current_line;
-	      gfc_warning_now ("Nonconforming tab character in column 1 "
-			       "of line %d", linenum);
+	      gfc_warning_now ("Nonconforming tab character in column %d "
+			       "of line %d", i+1, linenum);
 	    }
 
-	  while (i <= 6)
+	  while (i < 6)
 	    {
 	      *buffer++ = ' ';
 	      i++;
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index b3095a15f76..7e4fd057f0a 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-01-22  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	PR fortran/34899
+	* gfortran.dg/tab_continuation.f: New.
+
 2008-01-22  Paul Thomas  <pault@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/34896
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/tab_continuation.f b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/tab_continuation.f
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..448cd20864e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/tab_continuation.f
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+!
+! PR fortran/34899
+!
+! Allow <tab>1 to <tab>9 as continuation marker, which is a very common
+! vendor extension.
+!
+	PARAMETER (LUMIN=11,LUMAX=20,MAPMAX=256,NPLANEMAX=999)
+	INTEGER NAXIS(0:MAPMAX,LUMIN:LUMAX),NAXIS1(0:MAPMAX,LUMIN:LUMAX),
+	1NAXIS2(0:MAPMAX,LUMIN:LUMAX),NAXIS3(0:MAPMAX,LUMIN:LUMAX)
+	end
+! { dg-warning "Nonconforming tab character in column 1 of line 8" "Nonconforming tab" {target "*-*-*"} 0 }
+! { dg-warning "Nonconforming tab character in column 1 of line 9" "Nonconforming tab" {target "*-*-*"} 0 }
+! { dg-warning "Nonconforming tab character in column 1 of line 10" "Nonconforming tab" {target "*-*-*"} 0 }
+! { dg-warning "Nonconforming tab character in column 1 of line 11" "Nonconforming tab" {target "*-*-*"} 0 }