diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
index bf6a56f99f7a..4554f269989e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
@@ -917,6 +917,14 @@ protected TwoByteMatcher(byte[] delimiter) {
 			super(delimiter);
 			Assert.isTrue(delimiter.length == 2, "Expected a 2-byte delimiter");
 		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean match(byte b) {
+			if (getMatches() > 0 && b != delimiter()[getMatches()]) {
+				setMatches(0);
+			}
+			return super.match(b);
+		}
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/StringDecoderTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/StringDecoderTests.java
index e1a52e7fa483..66e001a5ecdf 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/StringDecoderTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/StringDecoderTests.java
@@ -153,6 +153,30 @@ void decodeNewlinesAcrossBuffers() {
 				.verify());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void decodePreservesCharacterBeforeLoneNewlineAfterCarriageReturn() {
+		Flux<DataBuffer> input = Flux.just(stringBuffer("a\rXY\nb"));
+
+		testDecode(input, String.class, step -> step
+				.expectNext("a\rXY")
+				.expectNext("b")
+				.expectComplete()
+				.verify());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void decodePreservesCharacterAcrossBuffersAfterCarriageReturn() {
+		Flux<DataBuffer> input = Flux.just(
+				stringBuffer("a\r"),
+				stringBuffer("Xb\n")
+		);
+
+		testDecode(input, String.class, step -> step
+				.expectNext("a\rXb")
+				.expectComplete()
+				.verify());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void maxInMemoryLimit() {
 		Flux<DataBuffer> input = Flux.just(
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
index 6c0be595624a..a4a352b4edda 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
@@ -1323,6 +1323,48 @@ void matcher3(DataBufferFactory bufferFactory) {
 		release(foo);
 	}
 
+	@ParameterizedDataBufferAllocatingTest
+	void matcherDoesNotMatchAcrossNonContiguousDelimiterBytes(DataBufferFactory bufferFactory) {
+		super.bufferFactory = bufferFactory;
+
+		DataBuffer buffer = stringBuffer("a\rXY\nb");
+
+		byte[] delims = "\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+		DataBufferUtils.Matcher matcher = DataBufferUtils.matcher(delims);
+		int result = matcher.match(buffer);
+		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(-1);
+
+		release(buffer);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedDataBufferAllocatingTest
+	void matcherMatchesContiguousTwoByteDelimiter(DataBufferFactory bufferFactory) {
+		super.bufferFactory = bufferFactory;
+
+		DataBuffer buffer = stringBuffer("a\r\nb");
+
+		byte[] delims = "\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+		DataBufferUtils.Matcher matcher = DataBufferUtils.matcher(delims);
+		int result = matcher.match(buffer);
+		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(2);
+
+		release(buffer);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedDataBufferAllocatingTest
+	void matcherDoesNotMatchAfterRepeatedFirstDelimiterByte(DataBufferFactory bufferFactory) {
+		super.bufferFactory = bufferFactory;
+
+		DataBuffer buffer = stringBuffer("a\r\rX\nb");
+
+		byte[] delims = "\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+		DataBufferUtils.Matcher matcher = DataBufferUtils.matcher(delims);
+		int result = matcher.match(buffer);
+		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(-1);
+
+		release(buffer);
+	}
+
 	@ParameterizedDataBufferAllocatingTest
 	void propagateContextByteChannel(DataBufferFactory bufferFactory) throws IOException {
 		Path path = Paths.get(this.resource.getURI());