diff --git a/lisp/org-element.el b/lisp/org-element.el

index c60a56ead..2bee85ede 100644

--- a/lisp/org-element.el

+++ b/lisp/org-element.el

@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ specially in `org-element--object-lex'.")

       (?\) ")") (?. "\\.") (_ "[.)]")))

       (alpha (and org-list-allow-alphabetical "\\|[A-Za-z]")))

   (concat "\\(?:[-+*]\\|\\(?:[0-9]+" alpha "\\)" term "\\)"

-  "\\(?:[ \t]\\|$\\)"))

+  "\\(?:[ \t]\\|$\\)")) "\\|"

+                ;; n Macro

+                "\\(?:{{{n\\b\\)" ;Don't allow auto-fill to put n macros at BOL

  "\\)\\)")

  org-element--object-regexp

  (mapconcat #'identity