diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 1c604e875..d315a55db 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
   * The order in which multiple `MAPINFO` lumps are loaded is now correct.
   * `EPISODE` is now parsed in more instances.
   * Up to 10 episodes can now be specified using `EPISODE` and will display correctly in the episode menu.
-* If the fists or chainsaw are replaced with a weapon as specified in a `DEHACKED` lump, that weapon can now consume ammo.
+* These changes have been made to the support of `DEHACKED` lumps:
+  * A bug is fixed whereby a line wouldn’t be parsed if following a blank line in some instances.
+  * If the fists or chainsaw are replaced using `WEAPON`, that weapon can now consume ammo.
 * The [fake contrast](https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Fake_contrast) applied to wall textures is now smoother.
 * A bug is fixed whereby the player’s aim was slightly lower when the `freelook` CVAR was `on` and the `r_screensize` CVAR was `8`.
 * These changes have been made to the alternate widescreen HUD:
diff --git a/src/d_deh.c b/src/d_deh.c
index e7f0ce00e..d6303773b 100644
--- a/src/d_deh.c
+++ b/src/d_deh.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "m_cheat.h"
 #include "m_config.h"
 #include "m_misc.h"
+#include "memio.h"
 #include "p_local.h"
 #include "sounds.h"
 #include "sprites.h"
@@ -59,10 +60,8 @@
 
 typedef struct
 {
-    byte    *inp;
-    byte    *lump;
-    int     size;
-    FILE    *f;
+    MEMFILE *lump;
+    FILE    *file;
     bool    resourcewad;
 } DEHFILE;
 
@@ -79,44 +78,54 @@ extern byte *defined_codeptr_args;
 // killough 10/98: emulate IO whether input really comes from a file or not
 
 // haleyjd: got rid of macros for MSVC
-static char *dehfgets(char *buf, int n, DEHFILE *fp)
+static char *dehfgets(char *str, size_t count, DEHFILE *fp)
 {
-    if (!fp->lump)                              // If this is a real file, return regular fgets
-    {
-        linecount++;
-        return fgets(buf, n, fp->f);
-    }
+    if (fp->file)
+        return fgets(str, count, fp->file);
+    else if (fp->lump)
+        return mem_fgets(str, count, fp->lump);
 
-    if (!n || fp->size <= 0 || !*fp->inp)       // If no more characters
-        return NULL;
-
-    if (n == 1)
-    {
-        fp->size--;
-        *buf = *fp->inp++;
-    }
-    else
-    {                                           // copy buffer
-        char    *p = buf;
+    return NULL;
+}
 
-        while (n > 1 && fp->size && *fp->inp && (n--, fp->size--, *p++ = *fp->inp++) != '\n');
+static int dehfeof(DEHFILE *fp)
+{
+    if (fp->file)
+        return feof(fp->file);
+    else if (fp->lump)
+        return mem_feof(fp->lump);
 
-        *p = 0;
-    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    linecount++;
+static int dehfgetc(DEHFILE *fp)
+{
+    if (fp->file)
+        return fgetc(fp->file);
+    else if (fp->lump)
+        return mem_fgetc(fp->lump);
 
-    return buf;                                 // Return buffer pointer
+    return -1;
 }
 
-static int dehfeof(DEHFILE *fp)
+static long dehftell(DEHFILE *fp)
 {
-    return (!fp->lump ? feof(fp->f) : fp->size <= 0 || !*fp->inp);
+    if (fp->file)
+        return ftell(fp->file);
+    else if (fp->lump)
+        return mem_ftell(fp->lump);
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-static int dehfgetc(DEHFILE *fp)
+static int dehfseek(DEHFILE *fp, long offset)
 {
-    return (!fp->lump ? fgetc(fp->f) : fp->size > 0 ? fp->size--, *fp->inp++ : EOF);
+    if (fp->file)
+        return fseek(fp->file, offset, SEEK_SET);
+    else if (fp->lump)
+        return mem_fseek(fp->lump, offset, MEM_SEEK_SET);
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 // #include "d_deh.h" -- we don't do that here but we declare the
@@ -2338,9 +2347,12 @@ void D_BuildBEXTables(void)
 // substantially modified to allow input from WAD lumps instead of .deh files.
 void D_ProcessDehFile(char *filename, int lumpnum, bool autoloaded)
 {
-    DEHFILE infile = { 0 };
-    DEHFILE *filein = &infile;              // killough 10/98
-    char    inbuffer[DEH_BUFFERMAX];        // Place to put the primary infostring
+    DEHFILE             infile = { 0 };
+    DEHFILE             *filein = &infile;              // killough 10/98
+    char                inbuffer[DEH_BUFFERMAX];        // Place to put the primary infostring
+    static unsigned int last_i = DEH_BLOCKMAX - 1;
+    static int          filepos;
+
 
     linecount = 0;
     addtodehmaptitlecount = false;
@@ -2348,7 +2360,7 @@ void D_ProcessDehFile(char *filename, int lumpnum, bool autoloaded)
     // killough 10/98: allow DEH files to come from WAD lumps
     if (filename)
     {
-        if (!(infile.f = fopen(filename, "rt")))
+        if (!(infile.file = fopen(filename, "rt")))
             return;                         // should be checked up front anyway
 
         infile.lump = NULL;
@@ -2356,12 +2368,14 @@ void D_ProcessDehFile(char *filename, int lumpnum, bool autoloaded)
     }
     else
     {
-        // DEH file comes from lump indicated by second argument
-        if (!(infile.size = W_LumpLength(lumpnum)))
+        void    *buf = W_CacheLumpNum(lumpnum);
+
+        if (!buf)
             return;
 
-        infile.inp = infile.lump = W_CacheLumpNum(lumpnum);
+        infile.lump = mem_fopen_read(buf, W_LumpLength(lumpnum));
         filename = lumpinfo[lumpnum]->wadfile->path;
+        infile.file = NULL;
 
         infile.resourcewad = M_StringCompare(leafname(filename), DOOMRETRO_RESOURCEWAD);
 
@@ -2372,10 +2386,8 @@ void D_ProcessDehFile(char *filename, int lumpnum, bool autoloaded)
     // loop until end of file
     while (dehfgets(inbuffer, sizeof(inbuffer), filein))
     {
-        bool                match = false;
-        unsigned int        i;
-        static unsigned int last_i = DEH_BLOCKMAX - 1;
-        static int          filepos;
+        bool            match = false;
+        unsigned int    i;
 
         lfstrip(inbuffer);
 
@@ -2427,10 +2439,12 @@ void D_ProcessDehFile(char *filename, int lumpnum, bool autoloaded)
             continue;
         }
 
-        for (i = 0; i < DEH_BLOCKMAX - 1; i++)
+        for (i = 0; i < DEH_BLOCKMAX; i++)
             if (!strncasecmp(inbuffer, deh_blocks[i].key, strlen(deh_blocks[i].key)))
             {
-                match = true;
+                if (i < DEH_BLOCKMAX - 1)
+                    match = true;
+
                 break;                                          // we got one, that's enough for this block
             }
 
@@ -2440,27 +2454,21 @@ void D_ProcessDehFile(char *filename, int lumpnum, bool autoloaded)
         {
             // process that same line again with the last valid block code handler
             i = last_i;
-
-            if (!filein->lump)
-                fseek(filein->f, filepos, SEEK_SET);
+            dehfseek(filein, filepos);
         }
 
-        if (i < DEH_BLOCKMAX)
-        {
-            if (devparm)
-                C_Output("Processing function [%i] for %s", i, deh_blocks[i].key);
+        if (devparm)
+            C_Output("Processing function [%i] for %s", i, deh_blocks[i].key);
 
-            deh_blocks[i].fptr(filein, inbuffer);               // call function
-        }
+        deh_blocks[i].fptr(filein, inbuffer);                   // call function
 
-        if (!filein->lump)                                      // back up line start
-            filepos = ftell(filein->f);
+        filepos = dehftell(filein);                             // back up line start
     }
 
     if (infile.lump)
-        Z_ChangeTag(infile.lump, PU_CACHE);                     // mark purgeable
-    else
-        fclose(infile.f);                                       // close real file
+        mem_fclose(infile.lump);
+    else if (infile.file)
+        fclose(infile.file);
 
     dehcount++;
 
diff --git a/src/memio.c b/src/memio.c
index 8d8d5cb9c..b5abdb784 100644
--- a/src/memio.c
+++ b/src/memio.c
@@ -136,6 +136,51 @@ size_t mem_fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, MEMFILE *stream)
     return nmemb;
 }
 
+char *mem_fgets(char *str, int count, MEMFILE *stream)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    if (!str)
+        return NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < count - 1; i++)
+    {
+        byte    ch;
+
+        if (mem_fread(&ch, 1, 1, stream) == 1)
+        {
+            str[i] = ch;
+
+            if (ch == '\0')
+                return str;
+
+            if (ch == '\n')
+            {
+                i++;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (mem_feof(stream))
+        return NULL;
+
+    str[i] = '\0';
+    return str;
+}
+
+int mem_fgetc(MEMFILE *stream)
+{
+    byte    ch;
+
+    if (mem_fread(&ch, 1, 1, stream) == 1)
+        return (int)ch;
+
+    return -1; // EOF
+}
+
 void mem_get_buf(MEMFILE *stream, void **buf, size_t *buflen)
 {
     *buf = stream->buf;
@@ -150,6 +195,11 @@ void mem_fclose(MEMFILE *stream)
     Z_Free(stream);
 }
 
+long mem_ftell(MEMFILE *stream)
+{
+    return stream->position;
+}
+
 int mem_fseek(MEMFILE *stream, long position, mem_rel_t whence)
 {
     unsigned int    newpos;
@@ -180,3 +230,8 @@ int mem_fseek(MEMFILE *stream, long position, mem_rel_t whence)
 
     return -1;
 }
+
+bool mem_feof(MEMFILE *stream)
+{
+    return (stream->position >= stream->buflen);
+}
diff --git a/src/memio.h b/src/memio.h
index 743bae8f9..98dd93a55 100644
--- a/src/memio.h
+++ b/src/memio.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 typedef struct _MEMFILE MEMFILE;
 
 typedef enum
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ MEMFILE *mem_fopen_read(void *buf, size_t buflen);
 size_t mem_fread(void *buf, size_t size, size_t nmemb, MEMFILE *stream);
 MEMFILE *mem_fopen_write(void);
 size_t mem_fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, MEMFILE *stream);
+char *mem_fgets(char *str, int count, MEMFILE *stream);
+int mem_fgetc(MEMFILE *stream);
 void mem_get_buf(MEMFILE *stream, void **buf, size_t *buflen);
 void mem_fclose(MEMFILE *stream);
+long mem_ftell(MEMFILE *stream);
 int mem_fseek(MEMFILE *stream, long position, mem_rel_t whence);
+bool mem_feof(MEMFILE *stream);