diff --git a/src/rosbags/typesys/msg.py b/src/rosbags/typesys/msg.py
index 8b326905..9eda4e46 100644
--- a/src/rosbags/typesys/msg.py
+++ b/src/rosbags/typesys/msg.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ comment
   = r'#[^\n]*'
 
 const_dcl
-  = 'string' identifier '=' r'[^\n]+'
+  = 'string' identifier r'=(?!={79}\n)' r'[^\n]+'
   / type_spec identifier '=' integer_literal
 
 field_dcl
diff --git a/tests/test_parse.py b/tests/test_parse.py
index 7f51ba85..00783d91 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ uint64[3] Header
 uint32 static = 42
 """
 
+CSTRING_CONFUSION_MSG = """
+std_msgs/Header header
+string s
+
+================================================================================
+MSG: std_msgs/Header
+time time
+"""
+
 RELSIBLING_MSG = """
 Header header
 Other other
@@ -144,6 +153,18 @@ def test_parse_multi_msg():
     assert consts == [('static', 'uint32', 42)]
 
 
+def test_parse_cstring_confusion():
+    """Test if msg separator is confused with const string."""
+    ret = get_types_from_msg(CSTRING_CONFUSION_MSG, 'test_msgs/msg/Foo')
+    assert len(ret) == 2
+    assert 'test_msgs/msg/Foo' in ret
+    assert 'std_msgs/msg/Header' in ret
+    consts, fields = ret['test_msgs/msg/Foo']
+    assert consts == []
+    assert fields[0][1][1] == 'std_msgs/msg/Header'
+    assert fields[1][1][1] == 'string'
+
+
 def test_parse_relative_siblings_msg():
     """Test relative siblings with msg parser."""
     ret = get_types_from_msg(RELSIBLING_MSG, 'test_msgs/msg/Foo')