diff --git a/src/message.js b/src/message.js
index f24a619b..76f58c4b 100644
--- a/src/message.js
+++ b/src/message.js
@@ -564,9 +564,15 @@ export async function createVerificationObjects(signatureList, literalDataList,
       }
     }));
 
+    // If this is a text signature, canonicalize line endings of the data
+    const literalDataPacket = literalDataList[0];
+    if (signature.signatureType === enums.signature.text) {
+      literalDataPacket.setText(literalDataPacket.getText());
+    }
+
     const verifiedSig = {
       keyid: signature.issuerKeyId,
-      valid: keyPacket ? await signature.verify(keyPacket, literalDataList[0]) : null
+      valid: keyPacket ? await signature.verify(keyPacket, literalDataPacket) : null
     };
 
     const packetlist = new packet.List();
diff --git a/src/openpgp.js b/src/openpgp.js
index b1d77d0a..a1ef6550 100644
--- a/src/openpgp.js
+++ b/src/openpgp.js
@@ -335,9 +335,7 @@ export function decrypt({ message, privateKeys, passwords, sessionKeys, publicKe
  * @async
  * @static
  */
-export function sign({
-  data, privateKeys, armor=true, detached=false, date=new Date()
-}) {
+export function sign({ data, privateKeys, armor=true, detached=false, date=new Date() }) {
   checkData(data);
   privateKeys = toArray(privateKeys);
 
diff --git a/src/packet/literal.js b/src/packet/literal.js
index 9ce967a9..453dddf2 100644
--- a/src/packet/literal.js
+++ b/src/packet/literal.js
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ function Literal(date=new Date()) {
 Literal.prototype.setText = function(text) {
   // normalize EOL to \r\n
   text = text.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').replace(/\r/g, '\n').replace(/\n/g, '\r\n');
+  this.format = 'utf8';
   // encode UTF8
-  this.data = this.format === 'utf8' ? util.str_to_Uint8Array(util.encode_utf8(text)) : util.str_to_Uint8Array(text);
+  this.data = util.str_to_Uint8Array(util.encode_utf8(text));
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/general/signature.js b/test/general/signature.js
index 5db953e0..89211fd7 100644
--- a/test/general/signature.js
+++ b/test/general/signature.js
@@ -640,6 +640,41 @@ describe("Signature", function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('Should verify cleartext message correctly when using a detached cleartext signature and binary literal data', async function () {
+    const plaintext = 'short message\nnext line\n한국어/조선말';
+    const pubKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(pub_key_arm2).keys[0];
+    const privKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(priv_key_arm2).keys[0];
+    await privKey.primaryKey.decrypt('hello world');
+    return openpgp.sign({ privateKeys:[privKey], data:plaintext, detached: true}).then(function(signed) {
+      const signature = openpgp.signature.readArmored(signed.signature);
+      return openpgp.verify({ publicKeys:[pubKey], message: openpgp.message.fromBinary(openpgp.util.str_to_Uint8Array(openpgp.util.encode_utf8(plaintext))), signature: signature });
+    }).then(function(cleartextSig) {
+      expect(cleartextSig).to.exist;
+      expect(cleartextSig.signatures).to.have.length(1);
+      expect(cleartextSig.signatures[0].valid).to.be.true;
+      expect(cleartextSig.signatures[0].signature.packets.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Should verify encrypted cleartext message correctly when encrypting binary literal data with a canonical text signature', async function () {
+    const plaintext = 'short message\nnext line\n한국어/조선말';
+    const pubKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(pub_key_arm2).keys[0];
+    const privKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(priv_key_arm2).keys[0];
+    await Promise.all([privKey.primaryKey.decrypt('hello world'), privKey.subKeys[0].subKey.decrypt('hello world')]);
+    return openpgp.sign({ privateKeys:[privKey], data: plaintext, detached: true}).then(function(signed) {
+      const signature = openpgp.signature.readArmored(signed.signature);
+      return openpgp.encrypt({ data: openpgp.util.str_to_Uint8Array(openpgp.util.encode_utf8(plaintext)), publicKeys: [pubKey], signature })
+    }).then(({ data }) => {
+      const csMsg = openpgp.message.readArmored(data);
+      return openpgp.decrypt({ message: csMsg, privateKeys: [ privKey ], publicKeys: [ pubKey ] });
+    }).then(function(cleartextSig) {
+      expect(cleartextSig).to.exist;
+      expect(cleartextSig.signatures).to.have.length(1);
+      expect(cleartextSig.signatures[0].valid).to.be.true;
+      expect(cleartextSig.signatures[0].signature.packets.length).to.equal(1);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('Verify test with expired verification public key', function() {
     const pubKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(pub_expired).keys[0];
     const message = openpgp.message.readArmored(msg_sig_expired);