diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
index 0cc5c91032c..c78cade4a1d 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
       (modify-syntax-entry ?  "    " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
       (modify-syntax-entry ?\t "    " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
       (modify-syntax-entry ?\n ">   " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
+      ;; Give CR the same syntax as newline, for selective-display.
+      (modify-syntax-entry ?\^m ">   " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
       (modify-syntax-entry ?\f ">   " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
       (modify-syntax-entry ?\; "<   " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
       (modify-syntax-entry ?` "'   " emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)