diff --git a/g10/ChangeLog b/g10/ChangeLog
index c7a190e60..7e04eb540 100644
--- a/g10/ChangeLog
+++ b/g10/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2007-05-02  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
+
+	* packet.h, mainproc.c (reset_literals_seen): New function to
+	reset the literals count.
+
+	* verify.c (verify_one_file), decrypt.c (decrypt_messages): Call
+	it here so we allow multiple literals in --multifile mode (in
+	different files - not concatenated together).
+
 2007-04-26  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
 
 	* passphrase.c (passphrase_to_dek): Write missing passphrase
diff --git a/g10/decrypt.c b/g10/decrypt.c
index 4af7c4a0d..d5d62db27 100644
--- a/g10/decrypt.c
+++ b/g10/decrypt.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* decrypt.c - verify signed data
- * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- *               2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
+ *               2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ decrypt_messages(int nfiles, char *files[])
       /* Note that we emit file_done even after an error. */
       write_status( STATUS_FILE_DONE );
       xfree(output);
+      reset_literals_seen();
     }
 
   set_next_passphrase(NULL);  
diff --git a/g10/mainproc.c b/g10/mainproc.c
index 52c0092d5..4e76ab34d 100644
--- a/g10/mainproc.c
+++ b/g10/mainproc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* mainproc.c - handle packets
- * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
- *               2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
+ *               2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ static void list_node( CTX c, KBNODE node );
 static void proc_tree( CTX c, KBNODE node );
 static int literals_seen;
 
+void
+reset_literals_seen(void)
+{
+  literals_seen=0;
+}
+
 static void
 release_list( CTX c )
 {
diff --git a/g10/packet.h b/g10/packet.h
index 9a38d76bd..d40c16031 100644
--- a/g10/packet.h
+++ b/g10/packet.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* packet.h - OpenPGP packet definitions
- * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
- *               2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
+ *               2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ struct notation
 };
 
 /*-- mainproc.c --*/
+void reset_literals_seen(void);
 int proc_packets( void *ctx, iobuf_t a );
 int proc_signature_packets( void *ctx, iobuf_t a,
 			    strlist_t signedfiles, const char *sigfile );
diff --git a/g10/verify.c b/g10/verify.c
index 014e53af1..36df06f23 100644
--- a/g10/verify.c
+++ b/g10/verify.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* verify.c - Verify signed data
- * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,
+ *               2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ verify_one_file( const char *name )
     iobuf_close(fp);
     write_status( STATUS_FILE_DONE );
 
+    reset_literals_seen();
+
  leave:
     release_armor_context (afx);
     release_progress_context (pfx);