diff --git a/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index 11fc52ec7ad..2afe937144b 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -256,8 +256,18 @@ def rectangle(self, xy, fill=None, outline=None):
     ##
     # Draw text.
 
+    def _multiline_check(self, text):
+        split_character = "\n" if isinstance(text, type("")) else b"\n"
+
+        return split_character in text
+
+    def _multiline_split(self, text):
+        split_character = "\n" if isinstance(text, type("")) else b"\n"
+
+        return text.split(split_character)
+
     def text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None):
-        if "\n" in text:
+        if self._multiline_check(text):
             return self.multiline_text(xy, text, fill, font, anchor)
 
         ink, fill = self._getink(fill)
@@ -277,10 +287,10 @@ def text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None):
             self.draw.draw_bitmap(xy, mask, ink)
 
     def multiline_text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None,
-            spacing=0, align="left"):
+                       spacing=0, align="left"):
         widths, heights = [], []
         max_width = 0
-        lines = text.split("\n")
+        lines = self._multiline_split(text)
         for line in lines:
             line_width, line_height = self.textsize(line, font)
             widths.append(line_width)
@@ -289,40 +299,38 @@ def multiline_text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None,
         left, top = xy
         for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
             if align == "left":
-                pass # left = x
+                pass  # left = x
             elif align == "center":
                 left += (max_width - widths[idx]) / 2.0
             elif align == "right":
                 left += (max_width - widths[idx])
             else:
-                assert False, 'align must be either "left", "center" or "right"'
-            self.text((left, top), 
-                line, fill, font, anchor)
+                assert False, 'align must be "left", "center" or "right"'
+            self.text((left, top), line, fill, font, anchor)
             top += heights[idx] + spacing
             left = xy[0]
 
-    def multiline_textsize(self, text, font=None, spacing=0):
-        max_width = 0
-        height = 0
-        lines = text.split("\n")
-        for line in lines:
-            line_width, line_height = self.textsize(line, font)
-            height += line_height + spacing
-            max_width = max(max_width, line_width)
-        return max_width, height
-
-
     ##
     # Get the size of a given string, in pixels.
 
     def textsize(self, text, font=None):
-        if "\n" in text:
-            return multiline_textsize(text, font)
+        if self._multiline_check(text):
+            return self.multiline_textsize(text, font)
 
         if font is None:
             font = self.getfont()
         return font.getsize(text)
 
+    def multiline_textsize(self, text, font=None, spacing=0):
+        max_width = 0
+        height = 0
+        lines = self._multiline_split(text)
+        for line in lines:
+            line_width, line_height = self.textsize(line, font)
+            height += line_height + spacing
+            max_width = max(max_width, line_width)
+        return max_width, height
+
 
 ##
 # A simple 2D drawing interface for PIL images.