diff --git a/pygments/lexers/configs.py b/pygments/lexers/configs.py
index 1209e4e70f..4e0e7f1282 100644
--- a/pygments/lexers/configs.py
+++ b/pygments/lexers/configs.py
@@ -45,12 +45,21 @@ class IniLexer(RegexLexer):
         'root': [
             (r'\s+', Whitespace),
             (r'[;#].*', Comment.Single),
-            (r'\[.*?\]$', Keyword),
-            (r'(.*?)([ \t]*)(=)([ \t]*)([^\t\n]*)',
+            (r'(\[.*?\])([ \t]*)$', bygroups(Keyword, Whitespace)),
+            (r'(.*?)([  \t]*)([=:])([ \t]*)([^;#\n]*)(\\)(\s+)',
+             bygroups(Name.Attribute, Whitespace, Operator, Whitespace, String, Text, Whitespace),
+             "value"),
+            (r'(.*?)([ \t]*)([=:])([  \t]*)([^ ;#\n]*(?: +[^ ;#\n]+)*)',
              bygroups(Name.Attribute, Whitespace, Operator, Whitespace, String)),
             # standalone option, supported by some INI parsers
             (r'(.+?)$', Name.Attribute),
         ],
+        'value': [     # line continuation
+            (r'\s+', Whitespace),
+            (r'(\s*)(.*)(\\)([ \t]*)',
+             bygroups(Whitespace, String, Text, Whitespace)),
+            (r'.*$', String, "#pop"),
+        ],
     }
 
     def analyse_text(text):
diff --git a/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini b/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini
index a447803de7..c06aee44c1 100644
--- a/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini
+++ b/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-[section]
+[section1]
 
-foo = bar
-continued = foo
+foo = bar ; inline comment
+continued = foo # inline comment with \
+                # line continuation
   baz
 conttwo =
   foo
 ; comment
 # comment
 
+[section2]
+
+my_array = Asia, Africa, 'North America', South America, \
+           Antarctica, Europe, Australia
+
+implicit_boolean
+foo = bar
diff --git a/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini.output b/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini.output
index 4e7e3a59fb..27a91956fc 100644
--- a/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini.output
+++ b/tests/examplefiles/ini/test.ini.output
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-'[section]'   Keyword
+'[section1]'  Keyword
 '\n\n'        Text.Whitespace
 
 'foo'         Name.Attribute
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 '='           Operator
 ' '           Text.Whitespace
 'bar'         Literal.String
+' '           Text.Whitespace
+'; inline comment' Comment.Single
 '\n'          Text.Whitespace
 
 'continued'   Name.Attribute
@@ -13,6 +15,10 @@
 '='           Operator
 ' '           Text.Whitespace
 'foo'         Literal.String
+' '           Text.Whitespace
+'# inline comment with \\' Comment.Single
+'\n                ' Text.Whitespace
+'# line continuation' Comment.Single
 '\n  '        Text.Whitespace
 'baz'         Name.Attribute
 '\n'          Text.Whitespace
@@ -28,4 +34,27 @@
 '\n'          Text.Whitespace
 
 '# comment'   Comment.Single
+'\n\n'        Text.Whitespace
+
+'[section2]'  Keyword
+'\n\n'        Text.Whitespace
+
+'my_array'    Name.Attribute
+' '           Text.Whitespace
+'='           Operator
+' '           Text.Whitespace
+"Asia, Africa, 'North America', South America, " Literal.String
+'\\'          Text
+'\n           ' Text.Whitespace
+'Antarctica, Europe, Australia' Literal.String
+'\n\n'        Text.Whitespace
+
+'implicit_boolean' Name.Attribute
+'\n'          Text.Whitespace
+
+'foo'         Name.Attribute
+' '           Text.Whitespace
+'='           Operator
+' '           Text.Whitespace
+'bar'         Literal.String
 '\n'          Text.Whitespace