diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/base.scrbl b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/base.scrbl
index 2cf9a9b7..4f152383 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/base.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/base.scrbl
@@ -272,17 +272,18 @@ Examples:
                (list "makizushi"     'cont))]
 }|
 
-@defproc[(verbatim [#:indent indent exact-nonnegative-integer? 0] [str string?] ...+)
+@defproc[(verbatim [#:indent indent exact-nonnegative-integer? 0] [elem content?] ...+)
          block?]{
 
-Typesets @racket[str]s in typewriter font with the linebreaks
-specified by newline characters in @racket[str]. Consecutive spaces in
-the @racket[str]s are converted to @racket[hspace] to ensure that they
+Typesets string @racket[elem]s in typewriter font with linebreaks
+specified by newline characters in string @racket[elem]s. Consecutive spaces in
+the string @racket[elem]s are converted to @racket[hspace] to ensure that they
 are all preserved in the output. Additional space (via
 @racket[hspace]) as specified by @racket[indent] is added to the
-beginning of each line.
+beginning of each line. A non-string @racket[elem] is treated as
+content within a single line.
 
-The @racket[str]s are @emph{not} decoded with @racket[decode-content],
+The string @racket[elem]s are @emph{not} decoded with @racket[decode-content],
 so @racket[(verbatim "---")] renders with three hyphens instead of an
 em dash. Beware, however, that @emph{reading}
 @litchar["@"]@racket[verbatim] converts @litchar["@"] syntax
@@ -304,7 +305,21 @@ which renders as
    Use @bold{---} like this...
 }|
 
-Even with @litchar["|{"]...@litchar["}|"], beware that consistent
+while
+
+@verbatim[#:indent 2]||{
+ @verbatim|{
+   Use |@bold{---} like this...
+ }|
+}||
+
+renders as
+
+@verbatim[#:indent 2]|{
+   Use |@bold{---} like this...
+}|
+
+Even with brackets like @litchar["|{"]...@litchar["}|"], beware that consistent
 leading whitespace is removed by the parser; see
 @secref["alt-body-syntax"] for more information.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/HISTORY.txt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/HISTORY.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e23935e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/HISTORY.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Version 1.1
+Change `verbatim' to support non-string arguments
+
+Older versions
+See the "Racket core" release notes for a history of changes before
+ the "scribble-lib" package was created.
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/base.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/base.rkt
index 2e32ea60..ab8da3cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/base.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/base.rkt
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
  [margin-note (->* () (#:left? any/c) #:rest (listof pre-flow?) block?)]
  [margin-note* (->* () (#:left? any/c) #:rest (listof pre-content?) element?)]
  [centered (->* () () #:rest (listof pre-flow?) block?)]
- [verbatim (->* (string?) (#:indent exact-nonnegative-integer?) #:rest (listof string?) block?)])
+ [verbatim (->* (content?) (#:indent exact-nonnegative-integer?) #:rest (listof content?) block?)])
 
 (define (centered . s)
   (make-nested-flow (make-style "SCentered" null) (decode-flow s)))
@@ -530,19 +530,61 @@
      (decode-content c)))))
 
 (define (verbatim #:indent [i 0] s . more)
-  (define indent
-    (if (zero? i)
-      values
-      (let ([hs (hspace i)]) (lambda (x) (cons hs x)))))
-  (define strs (regexp-split #rx"\n" (apply string-append s more)))
+  (define lines 
+    ;; Break input into a list of lists, where each inner
+    ;; list is a single line. Break lines on "\n" in the
+    ;; input strings, while non-string content is treated
+    ;; as an element within a line.
+    (let loop ([l (cons s more)] [strs null])
+      (cond
+       [(null? l) (if (null? strs)
+                      null
+                      (map
+                       list
+                       (regexp-split
+                        #rx"\n"
+                        (apply string-append (reverse strs)))))]
+       [(string? (car l))
+        (loop (cdr l) (cons (car l) strs))]
+       [else
+        (define post-lines (loop (cdr l) null))
+        (define pre-lines (loop null strs))
+        (define-values (post-line rest-lines)
+          (if (null? post-lines)
+              (values null null)
+              (values (car post-lines) (cdr post-lines))))
+        (define-values (first-lines pre-line)
+          (if (null? pre-lines)
+              (values null null)
+              (values (drop-right pre-lines 1)
+                      (last pre-lines))))
+        (append first-lines
+                (list (append pre-line (list (car l)) post-line))
+                rest-lines)])))
   (define (str->elts str)
+    ;; Convert a single string in a line to typewriter font,
+    ;; and also convert multiple adjacent spaces to `hspace` so
+    ;; that the space is preserved exactly:
     (let ([spaces (regexp-match-positions #rx"(?:^| ) +" str)])
       (if spaces
         (list* (substring str 0 (caar spaces))
                (hspace (- (cdar spaces) (caar spaces)))
                (str->elts (substring str (cdar spaces))))
         (list (make-element 'tt (list str))))))
+  (define (strs->elts line)
+    ;; Convert strings in the line:
+    (apply append (map (lambda (e) 
+                         (if (string? e) 
+                             (str->elts e) 
+                             (list e)))
+                       line)))
+  (define indent
+    ;; Add indentation to a line:
+    (if (zero? i)
+      values
+      (let ([hs (hspace i)]) (lambda (line) (cons hs line)))))
   (define (make-nonempty l)
+    ;; If a line has no content, then add a single space:
     (if (let loop ([l l])
           (cond
            [(null? l) #t]
@@ -553,11 +595,12 @@
            [else #f]))
         (list l (hspace 1))
         l))
-  (define (make-line str)
-    (let* ([line (indent (str->elts str))]
-           [line (list (make-element 'tt line))])
+  (define (make-line line)
+    ;; Convert a list of line elements --- a mixture of strings
+    ;; and non-strings --- to a paragraph for the line:
+    (let* ([line (indent (strs->elts line))])
       (list (make-paragraph omitable-style (make-nonempty line)))))
-  (make-table plain (map make-line strs)))
+  (make-table plain (map make-line lines)))
 
 (define omitable-style (make-style 'omitable null))
 
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/info.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/info.rkt
index 2edcfa14..a214a080 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/info.rkt
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@
   '(("scribble" scribble/run "render a Scribble document" #f)))
 
 (define purpose "This collect contains the implementation of scribble.")
+
+(define release-note-files '(("Scribble" "HISTORY.txt")))
+
+(define version "1.1")
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/tests/scribble/docs/verbatim.scrbl b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/tests/scribble/docs/verbatim.scrbl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..443782e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/tests/scribble/docs/verbatim.scrbl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#lang scribble/base
+
+@verbatim{One fish.}
+
+@verbatim{
+  One fish.
+  Two fish.
+}
+
+@verbatim[#:indent 3]{
+  One fish.
+  Two fish.
+}
+
+@verbatim[#:indent 3]{
+  One fish.
+  Two fish.
+  @bold{Red} fish.
+}
+
+@verbatim[#:indent 3]|{
+  One fish.
+  Two fish.
+  @bold{Red} fish.
+}|
+
+@verbatim[#:indent 3]|{
+  One fish.
+  Two fish.
+  |@bold{Red} fish.
+}|
+
+@verbatim[@bold{One fish.} "\nTwo fish."]
+
+@verbatim["One fish\n" @bold{Two fish.}]
+
+@verbatim[@bold{One fish.}]
+
+@verbatim["One fish\n" @bold{Two fish.} "\nRed fish."]
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/tests/scribble/docs/verbatim.txt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/tests/scribble/docs/verbatim.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2887912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/tests/scribble/docs/verbatim.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+One fish.
+
+One fish.
+Two fish.
+
+   One fish.
+   Two fish.
+
+   One fish.
+   Two fish.
+   Red fish.
+
+   One fish.       
+   Two fish.       
+   @bold{Red} fish.
+
+   One fish.
+   Two fish.
+   Red fish.
+
+One fish.
+Two fish.
+
+One fish 
+Two fish.
+
+One fish.
+
+One fish 
+Two fish.
+Red fish.