diff --git a/src/compiler/scanner.ts b/src/compiler/scanner.ts
index d27bbf879f..0a072a3b8a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scanner.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/scanner.ts
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ namespace ts {
               case CharacterCodes.slash:
                   // starts of normal trivia
               case CharacterCodes.lessThan:
+              case CharacterCodes.bar:
               case CharacterCodes.equals:
               case CharacterCodes.greaterThan:
                   // Starts of conflict marker trivia
@@ -496,6 +497,7 @@ namespace ts {
                       break;
 
                   case CharacterCodes.lessThan:
+                  case CharacterCodes.bar:
                   case CharacterCodes.equals:
                   case CharacterCodes.greaterThan:
                       if (isConflictMarkerTrivia(text, pos)) {
@@ -562,12 +564,12 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
         else {
-            Debug.assert(ch === CharacterCodes.equals);
-            // Consume everything from the start of the mid-conflict marker to the start of the next
-            // end-conflict marker.
+            Debug.assert(ch === CharacterCodes.bar || ch === CharacterCodes.equals);
+            // Consume everything from the start of a ||||||| or ======= marker to the start
+            // of the next ======= or >>>>>>> marker.
             while (pos < len) {
-                const ch = text.charCodeAt(pos);
-                if (ch === CharacterCodes.greaterThan && isConflictMarkerTrivia(text, pos)) {
+                const currentChar = text.charCodeAt(pos);
+                if ((currentChar === CharacterCodes.equals || currentChar === CharacterCodes.greaterThan) && currentChar !== ch && isConflictMarkerTrivia(text, pos)) {
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -1562,6 +1564,16 @@ namespace ts {
                         pos++;
                         return token = SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken;
                     case CharacterCodes.bar:
+                        if (isConflictMarkerTrivia(text, pos)) {
+                            pos = scanConflictMarkerTrivia(text, pos, error);
+                            if (skipTrivia) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                return token = SyntaxKind.ConflictMarkerTrivia;
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         if (text.charCodeAt(pos + 1) === CharacterCodes.bar) {
                             return pos += 2, token = SyntaxKind.BarBarToken;
                         }
diff --git a/src/harness/unittests/services/colorization.ts b/src/harness/unittests/services/colorization.ts
index fd7d932885..3fed9ec616 100644
--- a/src/harness/unittests/services/colorization.ts
+++ b/src/harness/unittests/services/colorization.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,50 @@ class D { }\r\n\
                 comment("=======\r\nclass D { }\r\n"),
                 comment(">>>>>>> Branch - a"),
                 finalEndOfLineState(ts.EndOfLineState.None));
+
+            testLexicalClassification(
+"class C {\r\n\
+<<<<<<< HEAD\r\n\
+    v = 1;\r\n\
+||||||| merged common ancestors\r\n\
+    v = 3;\r\n\
+=======\r\n\
+    v = 2;\r\n\
+>>>>>>> Branch - a\r\n\
+}",
+                ts.EndOfLineState.None,
+                keyword("class"),
+                identifier("C"),
+                punctuation("{"),
+                comment("<<<<<<< HEAD"),
+                identifier("v"),
+                operator("="),
+                numberLiteral("1"),
+                punctuation(";"),
+                comment("||||||| merged common ancestors\r\n    v = 3;\r\n"),
+                comment("=======\r\n    v = 2;\r\n"),
+                comment(">>>>>>> Branch - a"),
+                punctuation("}"),
+                finalEndOfLineState(ts.EndOfLineState.None));
+
+            testLexicalClassification(
+"<<<<<<< HEAD\r\n\
+class C { }\r\n\
+||||||| merged common ancestors\r\n\
+class E { }\r\n\
+=======\r\n\
+class D { }\r\n\
+>>>>>>> Branch - a\r\n",
+                ts.EndOfLineState.None,
+                comment("<<<<<<< HEAD"),
+                keyword("class"),
+                identifier("C"),
+                punctuation("{"),
+                punctuation("}"),
+                comment("||||||| merged common ancestors\r\nclass E { }\r\n"),
+                comment("=======\r\nclass D { }\r\n"),
+                comment(">>>>>>> Branch - a"),
+                finalEndOfLineState(ts.EndOfLineState.None));
         });
 
         it("'of' keyword", function () {
diff --git a/src/services/classifier.ts b/src/services/classifier.ts
index acee8fe4b0..beeddda434 100644
--- a/src/services/classifier.ts
+++ b/src/services/classifier.ts
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@ namespace ts {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    // for the ======== add a comment for the first line, and then lex all
-                    // subsequent lines up until the end of the conflict marker.
-                    Debug.assert(ch === CharacterCodes.equals);
+                    // for the ||||||| and ======== markers, add a comment for the first line,
+                    // and then lex all subsequent lines up until the end of the conflict marker.
+                    Debug.assert(ch === CharacterCodes.bar || ch === CharacterCodes.equals);
                     classifyDisabledMergeCode(text, start, end);
                 }
             }
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function classifyDisabledMergeCode(text: string, start: number, end: number) {
-            // Classify the line that the ======= marker is on as a comment.  Then just lex
-            // all further tokens and add them to the result.
+            // Classify the line that the ||||||| or ======= marker is on as a comment.
+            // Then just lex all further tokens and add them to the result.
             let i: number;
             for (i = start; i < end; i++) {
                 if (isLineBreak(text.charCodeAt(i))) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b38e4e189e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts(2,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts(4,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts(6,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts(8,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts (4 errors) ====
+    class C {
+    <<<<<<< HEAD
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+        v = 1;
+    ||||||| merged common ancestors
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+        v = 3;
+    =======
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+        v = 2;
+    >>>>>>> Branch-a
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+    }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.js b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86cccd44e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//// [conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts]
+class C {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+    v = 1;
+||||||| merged common ancestors
+    v = 3;
+=======
+    v = 2;
+>>>>>>> Branch-a
+}
+
+//// [conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.js]
+var C = (function () {
+    function C() {
+        this.v = 1;
+    }
+    return C;
+}());
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e29826c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts(3,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts(4,6): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts(6,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts(9,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts(12,1): error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts (5 errors) ====
+    class C {
+      foo() {
+    <<<<<<< B
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+         a();
+         ~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'a'.
+      }
+    ||||||| merged common ancestors
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+         c();
+      }
+    =======
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+         b();
+      }
+    >>>>>>> A
+    ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1185: Merge conflict marker encountered.
+    
+      public bar() { }
+    }
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.js b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61a2273019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//// [conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts]
+class C {
+  foo() {
+<<<<<<< B
+     a();
+  }
+||||||| merged common ancestors
+     c();
+  }
+=======
+     b();
+  }
+>>>>>>> A
+
+  public bar() { }
+}
+
+
+//// [conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.js]
+var C = (function () {
+    function C() {
+    }
+    C.prototype.foo = function () {
+        a();
+    };
+    C.prototype.bar = function () { };
+    return C;
+}());
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..072cc4b968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class C {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+    v = 1;
+||||||| merged common ancestors
+    v = 3;
+=======
+    v = 2;
+>>>>>>> Branch-a
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..023d425cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/conflictMarkerDiff3Trivia2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class C {
+  foo() {
+<<<<<<< B
+     a();
+  }
+||||||| merged common ancestors
+     c();
+  }
+=======
+     b();
+  }
+>>>>>>> A
+
+  public bar() { }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/formatConflictDiff3Marker1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/formatConflictDiff3Marker1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6492a6f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/formatConflictDiff3Marker1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////class C {
+////<<<<<<< HEAD
+////v = 1;
+////||||||| merged common ancestors
+////v = 3;
+////=======
+////v = 2;
+////>>>>>>> Branch - a
+////}
+
+format.document();
+verify.currentFileContentIs("class C {\r\n\
+<<<<<<< HEAD\r\n\
+    v = 1;\r\n\
+||||||| merged common ancestors\r\n\
+v = 3;\r\n\
+=======\r\n\
+v = 2;\r\n\
+>>>>>>> Branch - a\r\n\
+}");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/syntacticClassificationsConflictDiff3Markers1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/syntacticClassificationsConflictDiff3Markers1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..669705307a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/syntacticClassificationsConflictDiff3Markers1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts"/>
+
+////class C {
+////<<<<<<< HEAD
+////    v = 1;
+////||||||| merged common ancestors
+////    v = 3;
+////=======
+////    v = 2;
+////>>>>>>> Branch - a
+////}
+
+const c = classification;
+verify.syntacticClassificationsAre(
+    c.keyword("class"), c.className("C"), c.punctuation("{"),
+    c.comment("<<<<<<< HEAD"),
+    c.identifier("v"), c.operator("="), c.numericLiteral("1"), c.punctuation(";"),
+    c.comment("||||||| merged common ancestors"),
+    c.identifier("v"), c.punctuation("="), c.numericLiteral("3"), c.punctuation(";"),
+    c.comment("======="),
+    c.identifier("v"), c.punctuation("="), c.numericLiteral("2"), c.punctuation(";"),
+    c.comment(">>>>>>> Branch - a"),
+    c.punctuation("}"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/syntacticClassificationsConflictDiff3Markers2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/syntacticClassificationsConflictDiff3Markers2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1714439718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/syntacticClassificationsConflictDiff3Markers2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts"/>
+
+////<<<<<<< HEAD
+////class C { }
+////||||||| merged common ancestors
+////class E { }
+////=======
+////class D { }
+////>>>>>>> Branch - a
+
+const c = classification;
+verify.syntacticClassificationsAre(
+    c.comment("<<<<<<< HEAD"),
+    c.keyword("class"), c.className("C"), c.punctuation("{"), c.punctuation("}"),
+    c.comment("||||||| merged common ancestors"),
+    c.keyword("class"), c.identifier("E"), c.punctuation("{"), c.punctuation("}"),
+    c.comment("======="),
+    c.keyword("class"), c.identifier("D"), c.punctuation("{"), c.punctuation("}"),
+    c.comment(">>>>>>> Branch - a"));
\ No newline at end of file