diff --git a/python_multipart/multipart.py b/python_multipart/multipart.py
index 6c84829..b5d5bb8 100644
--- a/python_multipart/multipart.py
+++ b/python_multipart/multipart.py
@@ -1108,6 +1108,11 @@ def data_callback(name: CallbackName, end_i: int, remaining: bool = False) -> No
                     i += 1
                     continue
 
+                # Skip leading non-boundary characters
+                if c != boundary[2]:
+                    i += 1
+                    continue
+
                 # index is used as in index into our boundary.  Set to 0.
                 index = 0
 
diff --git a/tests/test_data/http/single_field_with_leading_newlines_and_text.http b/tests/test_data/http/single_field_with_leading_newlines_and_text.http
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ac1e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_data/http/single_field_with_leading_newlines_and_text.http
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ingore this line
+
+
+------WebKitFormBoundaryTkr3kCBQlBe1nrhc
+Content-Disposition: form-data; name="field"
+
+This is a test.
+------WebKitFormBoundaryTkr3kCBQlBe1nrhc--
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_data/http/single_field_with_leading_newlines_and_text.yaml b/tests/test_data/http/single_field_with_leading_newlines_and_text.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7690f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_data/http/single_field_with_leading_newlines_and_text.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+boundary: ----WebKitFormBoundaryTkr3kCBQlBe1nrhc
+expected:
+  - name: field
+    type: field
+    data: !!binary |
+      VGhpcyBpcyBhIHRlc3Qu
diff --git a/tests/test_multipart.py b/tests/test_multipart.py
index ce92ff4..e0aa0cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_multipart.py
+++ b/tests/test_multipart.py
@@ -1250,6 +1250,24 @@ def on_file(f: FileProtocol) -> None:
         f = FormParser("multipart/form-data", on_field=Mock(), on_file=on_file, boundary="boundary")
         f.write(data.encode("latin-1"))
 
+    def test_multipart_parser_data_before_first_boundary(self) -> None:
+        """This test makes sure that the parser does not handle when there is junk data before the first boundary."""
+        data = (
+            "EXtra" + "\r\n" * 2 + "--boundary\r\n"
+            'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="filename.txt"\r\n'
+            "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n"
+            "hello\r\n"
+            "--boundary--"
+        )
+
+        files: list[File] = []
+
+        def on_file(f: FileProtocol) -> None:
+            files.append(cast(File, f))
+
+        f = FormParser("multipart/form-data", on_field=Mock(), on_file=on_file, boundary="boundary")
+        f.write(data.encode("latin-1"))
+
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def inject_fixtures(self, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
         self._caplog = caplog