diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html
index 97c8eb4d7..01b4c606a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     </div>
 
     <div id="node-row-newline" class="form-row hidden" style="padding-left:110px;">
-        <span data-i18n="tcpin.label.delimited"></span> <input type="text" id="node-input-newline" style="width:110px;" data-i18n="[placeholder]tcpin.label.optional">
+        <span data-i18n="tcpin.label.delimited"></span> <input type="text" id="node-input-newline" style="width:110px;" data-i18n="[placeholder]tcpin.label.optional"><br/>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-trim" style="display:inline-block; width:auto; vertical-align:top;"> <span data-i18n="tcpin.label.reattach"></span>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-row">
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
             datatype:{value:"buffer"},
             newline:{value:""},
             topic: {value:""},
+            trim: {value:false},
             base64: {/*deprecated*/ value:false, required:true},
             tls: {type:"tls-config", value:'', required:false}
         },
@@ -286,7 +288,8 @@
         <span id="node-units"></span>
     </div>
     <div id="node-row-newline" class="form-row hidden" style="padding-left:162px;">
-        <span data-i18n="tcpin.label.delimited"></span> <input type="text" id="node-input-newline" style="width:110px;" data-i18n="[placeholder]tcpin.label.optional">
+        <span data-i18n="tcpin.label.delimited"></span> <input type="text" id="node-input-newline" style="width:110px;" data-i18n="[placeholder]tcpin.label.optional"><br/>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-trim" style="display:inline-block; width:auto; vertical-align:top;"> <span data-i18n="tcpin.label.reattach"></span>
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> <span data-i18n="common.label.name"></span></label>
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@
             ret: {value:"buffer"},
             splitc: {value:"0", required:true},
             newline: {value:""},
+            trim: {value:false},
             tls: {type:"tls-config", value:'', required:false}
         },
         inputs:1,
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.js
index a2f033fa3..531b3ac2d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.datatype = n.datatype||'buffer'; /* buffer,utf8,base64 */
         this.newline = (n.newline||"").replace("\\n","\n").replace("\\r","\r").replace("\\t","\t");
         this.base64 = n.base64;
+        this.trim = n.trim || false;
         this.server = (typeof n.server == 'boolean')?n.server:(n.server == "server");
         this.closing = false;
         this.connected = false;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             var parts = buffer.split(node.newline);
                             for (var i = 0; i<parts.length-1; i+=1) {
                                 msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:parts[i]};
+                                if (node.trim == true) { msg.payload += node.newline; }
                                 msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
                                 node.send(msg);
                             }
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             var parts = buffer.split(node.newline);
                             for (var i = 0; i<parts.length-1; i+=1) {
                                 msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:parts[i], ip:socket.remoteAddress, port:socket.remotePort};
+                                if (node.trim == true) { msg.payload += node.newline; }
                                 msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
                                 node.send(msg);
                             }
@@ -518,6 +521,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.out = n.out;
         this.ret = n.ret || "buffer";
         this.newline = (n.newline||"").replace("\\n","\n").replace("\\r","\r").replace("\\t","\t");
+        this.trim = n.trim || false;
         this.splitc = n.splitc;
         if (n.tls) {
             var tlsNode = RED.nodes.getNode(n.tls);
@@ -653,7 +657,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                                         let parts = chunk.split(node.newline);
                                         for (var p=0; p<parts.length-1; p+=1) {
                                             let m = RED.util.cloneMessage(msg);
-                                            m.payload = parts[p] + node.newline.trimEnd();
+                                            m.payload = parts[p];
+                                            if (node.trim == true) { m.payload += node.newline; }
                                             nodeSend(m);
                                         }
                                         chunk = parts[parts.length-1];
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json
index ec09e01b1..bf6501977 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@
             "ms": "ms",
             "chars": "chars",
             "close": "Close",
-            "optional": "(optional)"
+            "optional": "(optional)",
+            "reattach": "re-attach delimiter"
         },
         "type": {
             "listen": "Listen on",
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin_spec.js
index f9cd9dc91..3644a0ba1 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin_spec.js
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ describe('TCP in Node', function() {
         testTCP0(flow, ["foo\nbar"], ["fo", "bar"], done);
     });
 
+    it('should recv data (Stream/String/Delimiter:o\\n) and reattach o', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"n1", type:"tcp in", server:"server", host:"localhost", port:port, datamode:"stream", datatype:"utf8", newline:"o\n", trim:true, topic:"", base64:false, wires:[["n2"]] },
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+        testTCP0(flow, ["foo\nbar"], ["foo\n", "bar"], done);
+    });
+
     it('should recv data (Stream/String/No delimiter)', function(done) {
         var flow = [{id:"n1", type:"tcp in", server:"server", host:"localhost", port:port, datamode:"stream", datatype:"utf8", newline:"", topic:"", base64:false, wires:[["n2"]] },
                     {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcprequest_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcprequest_spec.js
index dce73d858..154aa4165 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcprequest_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/network/31-tcprequest_spec.js
@@ -278,7 +278,22 @@ describe('TCP Request Node', function() {
                 payload: "bar<A>\nfoo",
                 topic: 'boo'
             }], {
-                payload: "ACK:foobar<A>",
+                payload: "ACK:foobar",
+                topic: 'boo'
+            }, done);
+        });
+
+        it('should send & receive, then keep connection, and split return strings and reattach delimiter', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{id:"n1", type:"tcp request", server:"localhost", port:port, out:"sit", ret:"string", newline:"<A>\\n", trim:true, wires:[["n2"]] },
+                        {id:"n2", type:"helper"}];
+            testTCPMany(flow, [{
+                payload: "foo",
+                topic: 'boo'
+            }, {
+                payload: "bar<A>\nfoo",
+                topic: 'boo'
+            }], {
+                payload: "ACK:foobar<A>\n",
                 topic: 'boo'
             }, done);
         });
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-JSON_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-JSON_spec.js
index 32c5062e8..c3a2216e0 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-JSON_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-JSON_spec.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('JSON node', function() {
                 msg.payload.employees[0].should.have.property('lastName', 'Smith');
                 done();
             });
-            var jsonString = '{"employees":[{"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith"}]}';
+            var jsonString = ' {"employees":[{"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith"}]}\r\n ';
             jn1.receive({payload:jsonString,topic: "bar"});
         });
     });
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('JSON node', function() {
                 msg.payload.employees[0].should.have.property('lastName', 'Smith');
                 done();
             });
-            var jsonString = Buffer.from('{"employees":[{"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith"}]}');
+            var jsonString = Buffer.from(' {"employees":[{"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith"}]}\r\n ');
             jn1.receive({payload:jsonString,topic: "bar"});
         });
     });
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-XML_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-XML_spec.js
index e8b281855..c5e13f952 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-XML_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/parsers/70-XML_spec.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('XML node', function() {
                 should.equal(msg.payload.employees.lastName[0], 'Smith');
                 done();
             });
-            var string = '<employees><firstName>John</firstName><lastName>Smith</lastName></employees>';
+            var string = '  <employees><firstName>John</firstName><lastName>Smith</lastName></employees>\r\n  ';
             n1.receive({payload:string,topic: "bar"});
         });
     });
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('XML node', function() {
                 should.equal(msg.foo.employees.lastName[0], 'Smith');
                 done();
             });
-            var string = '<employees><firstName>John</firstName><lastName>Smith</lastName></employees>';
+            var string = '  <employees><firstName>John</firstName><lastName>Smith</lastName></employees>\r\n ';
             n1.receive({foo:string,topic: "bar"});
         });
     });
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('XML node', function() {
                 should.equal(msg.payload.employees.lastName[0], 'Smith');
                 done();
             });
-            var string = '<employees><firstName>John</firstName><lastName>Smith</lastName></employees>';
+            var string = '  <employees><firstName>John</firstName><lastName>Smith</lastName></employees>\r\n  ';
             n1.receive({payload:string, topic:"bar", options:{trim:true}});
         });
     });