diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoder.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoder.java
index e50184e403..63887906c6 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoder.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoder.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public final class SubripDecoder extends SimpleSubtitleDecoder {
     // Extract tags
     int replacedCharacters = 0;
     StringBuilder processedLine = new StringBuilder(trimmedLine);
-    Matcher matcher = SUBRIP_TAG_PATTERN.matcher(processedLine);
+    Matcher matcher = SUBRIP_TAG_PATTERN.matcher(trimmedLine);
 
     while (matcher.find()) {
       String tag = matcher.group();
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/assets/subrip/typical_with_tags b/library/core/src/test/assets/subrip/typical_with_tags
index 02e1ffbcd9..af196f8a04 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/assets/subrip/typical_with_tags
+++ b/library/core/src/test/assets/subrip/typical_with_tags
@@ -18,3 +18,39 @@ This { \an2} is the fourth subtitle.
 5
 00:00:013,567 --> 00:00:14,901
 This {\an2} is the fifth subtitle with multiple {\xyz} valid {\qwe} tags.
+
+6
+00:00:015,567 --> 00:00:15,901
+This {\an1} is a lines.
+
+7
+00:00:016,567 --> 00:00:16,901
+This {\an2} is a line.
+
+8
+00:00:017,567 --> 00:00:17,901
+This {\an3} is a line.
+
+9
+00:00:018,567 --> 00:00:18,901
+This {\an4} is a line.
+
+10
+00:00:019,567 --> 00:00:19,901
+This {\an5} is a line.
+
+11
+00:00:020,567 --> 00:00:20,901
+This {\an6} is a line.
+
+12
+00:00:021,567 --> 00:00:22,901
+This {\an7} is a line.
+
+13
+00:00:023,567 --> 00:00:23,901
+This {\an8} is a line.
+
+14
+00:00:024,567 --> 00:00:24,901
+This {\an9} is a line.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoderTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoderTest.java
index a9d69076c2..554184da5d 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoderTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/subrip/SubripDecoderTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package com.google.android.exoplayer2.text.subrip;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestUtil;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.text.Cue;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -174,6 +176,71 @@ public final class SubripDecoderTest {
 
     assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(8)).get(0).text.toString())
         .isEqualTo("This is the fifth subtitle with multiple valid tags.");
+
+    // Verify positions
+
+    // {/an1}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(10)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_START);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(10)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_END);
+
+    // {/an2}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(12)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_MIDDLE);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(12)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_END);
+
+    // {/an3}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(14)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_END);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(14)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_END);
+
+    // {/an4}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(16)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_START);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(16)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_MIDDLE);
+
+    // {/an5}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(18)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_MIDDLE);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(18)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_MIDDLE);
+
+    // {/an6}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(20)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_END);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(20)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_MIDDLE);
+
+    // {/an7}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(22)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_START);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(22)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_START);
+
+    // {/an8}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(24)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_MIDDLE);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(24)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_START);
+
+    // {/an9}
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(26)).get(0).positionAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_END);
+
+    assertThat(subtitle.getCues(subtitle.getEventTime(26)).get(0).lineAnchor)
+        .isEqualTo(Cue.ANCHOR_TYPE_START);
   }
 
   private static void assertTypicalCue1(SubripSubtitle subtitle, int eventIndex) {