diff --git a/cxxheaderparser/lexer.py b/cxxheaderparser/lexer.py
index 5818a09..0fb579e 100644
--- a/cxxheaderparser/lexer.py
+++ b/cxxheaderparser/lexer.py
@@ -424,6 +424,23 @@ def t_BAD_CHAR_CONST(self, t: LexToken) -> None:
         msg = "Invalid char constant %s" % t.value
         self._error(msg, t)
 
+    # Raw strings must be recognized before NAME consumes the encoding prefix/R.
+    # Match the closing delimiter literally, allowing newlines in the body.
+    @TOKEN(
+        r'(?:u8|u|U|L)?R"(?P<raw_delimiter>[^\s()\\]{0,16})\((?s:.*?)\)(?P=raw_delimiter)"'
+    )
+    def t_RAW_STRING_LITERAL(self, t: LexToken) -> LexToken:
+        prefix = t.value[: t.value.index("R")]
+        t.type = {
+            "": "STRING_LITERAL",
+            "L": "WSTRING_LITERAL",
+            "u8": "U8STRING_LITERAL",
+            "u": "U16STRING_LITERAL",
+            "U": "U32STRING_LITERAL",
+        }[prefix]
+        t.lexer.lineno += t.value.count("\n")
+        return t
+
     @TOKEN(wstring_literal)
     def t_WSTRING_LITERAL(self, t: LexToken) -> LexToken:
         return t
diff --git a/tests/test_string_literals.py b/tests/test_string_literals.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6690fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_string_literals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import pytest
+
+from cxxheaderparser.lexer import LexerTokenStream, Location
+from cxxheaderparser.simple import NamespaceScope, ParsedData, parse_string
+from cxxheaderparser.types import (
+    FundamentalSpecifier,
+    NameSpecifier,
+    Pointer,
+    PQName,
+    Token,
+    Type,
+    Value,
+    Variable,
+)
+
+
+# Generated from C++ headers via `python -m cxxheaderparser.gentest`.
+def test_multiline_raw_string_header() -> None:
+    content = """
+        const char* s = R"(
+        )";
+    """
+
+    data = parse_string(content, cleandoc=True)
+
+    assert data == ParsedData(
+        namespace=NamespaceScope(
+            variables=[
+                Variable(
+                    name=PQName(segments=[NameSpecifier(name="s")]),
+                    type=Pointer(
+                        ptr_to=Type(
+                            typename=PQName(
+                                segments=[FundamentalSpecifier(name="char")]
+                            ),
+                            const=True,
+                        )
+                    ),
+                    value=Value(tokens=[Token(value='R"(\n)"')]),
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def test_prefixed_raw_string_delimiter_header() -> None:
+    content = """
+        const char16_t* message = uR"tag(first "quoted"
+        )"
+        last)tag";
+        int next;
+    """
+
+    data = parse_string(content, cleandoc=True)
+
+    assert data == ParsedData(
+        namespace=NamespaceScope(
+            variables=[
+                Variable(
+                    name=PQName(segments=[NameSpecifier(name="message")]),
+                    type=Pointer(
+                        ptr_to=Type(
+                            typename=PQName(
+                                segments=[FundamentalSpecifier(name="char16_t")]
+                            ),
+                            const=True,
+                        )
+                    ),
+                    value=Value(
+                        tokens=[Token(value='uR"tag(first "quoted"\n)"\nlast)tag"')]
+                    ),
+                ),
+                Variable(
+                    name=PQName(segments=[NameSpecifier(name="next")]),
+                    type=Type(
+                        typename=PQName(segments=[FundamentalSpecifier(name="int")])
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "literal",
+    [
+        'R"()"',
+        'R"(\n)"',
+        'R"(first\nsecond\nthird)"',
+        'R"tag(first\n)wrong"\n)"\nlast)tag"',
+        'R"(quotes: "hello", backslashes: \\q\\n\n/* not a comment */)"',
+        'R".*[tag](\n)other"\n).*[tag]"',
+        'R"abcdefghijklmnop(\n)abcdefghijklmnop"',
+    ],
+)
+def test_raw_string_initializer(literal: str) -> None:
+    data = parse_string(f"const char* s = {literal};")
+
+    assert data == ParsedData(
+        namespace=NamespaceScope(
+            variables=[
+                Variable(
+                    name=PQName(segments=[NameSpecifier(name="s")]),
+                    type=Pointer(
+                        ptr_to=Type(
+                            typename=PQName(
+                                segments=[FundamentalSpecifier(name="char")]
+                            ),
+                            const=True,
+                        )
+                    ),
+                    value=Value(tokens=[Token(value=literal)]),
+                )
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "prefix, token_type",
+    [
+        ("", "STRING_LITERAL"),
+        ("L", "WSTRING_LITERAL"),
+        ("u8", "U8STRING_LITERAL"),
+        ("u", "U16STRING_LITERAL"),
+        ("U", "U32STRING_LITERAL"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_raw_string_prefix_and_token_boundaries(prefix: str, token_type: str) -> None:
+    literal = prefix + 'R"(\n)"'
+    stream = LexerTokenStream("<str>", literal + literal + ' "ordinary"')
+
+    for _ in range(2):
+        token = stream.token()
+        assert (token.type, token.value) == (token_type, literal)
+    token = stream.token()
+    assert (token.type, token.value) == ("STRING_LITERAL", '"ordinary"')
+    assert stream.token_eof_ok() is None
+
+
+def test_raw_string_user_defined_literal() -> None:
+    stream = LexerTokenStream("<str>", 'R"(\n)"_suffix')
+
+    token = stream.token()
+    assert (token.type, token.value) == ("UD_STRING_LITERAL", 'R"(\n)"_suffix')
+    assert stream.token_eof_ok() is None
+
+
+def test_raw_string_preserves_following_token_location() -> None:
+    stream = LexerTokenStream("test.h", 'R"(first\nsecond\nthird)";\nint next;')
+
+    assert stream.token().value == 'R"(first\nsecond\nthird)"'
+    semicolon = stream.token()
+    assert (semicolon.value, semicolon.location) == (";", Location("test.h", 3))
+    next_token = stream.token()
+    assert (next_token.value, next_token.location) == ("int", Location("test.h", 4))