diff --git a/bin/tools/doxyFilter b/bin/tools/doxyFilter
index c8b9c6761..ff2d24414 100755
--- a/bin/tools/doxyFilter
+++ b/bin/tools/doxyFilter
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ then
         ;;
     esac
 
-    awk -f $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/doxyFilter-table.awk $1 | \
+    sed -f $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/doxyFilter-table.sed $1 | \
+    awk -f $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/doxyFilter-table.awk | \
     awk -f $awkScript  | \
     sed -f $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/doxyFilter.sed \
         -e s@%realFilePath%@$realFilePath@g \
diff --git a/bin/tools/doxyFilter-table.sed b/bin/tools/doxyFilter-table.sed
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc6e066b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tools/doxyFilter-table.sed
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Script
+#     doxyFilter-table.sed
+#
+# Description
+#     Splice lines in tables separated by the \\\n continuation tag
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/\\\\/{
+N
+s/\\\\\n */ /
+}
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------