diff --git a/tabu.sty b/tabu.sty
index e62cacf..f048000 100644
--- a/tabu.sty
+++ b/tabu.sty
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@
 \def\tabu@everyrowfalse{\global\let\iftabu@everyrow \iffalse}
 \newif \iftabu@long
 \newif \iftabuscantokens
-\def\tabu@rescan {\tabu@verbatim \scantokens  }
+%% TABU-FIXED (issue #3)
+%% REMOVED \tabu@verbatim
+%% \def\tabu@rescan {\tabu@verbatim \scantokens  }
+\let\tabu@rescan \scantokens
 %% Utilities (for internal usage) -----------------------------------
 \def\tabu@gobblespace #1  {#1}
 \def\tabu@gobbletoken #1#2{#1}
@@ -1250,8 +1253,16 @@
     \ifnum \count@>\thr@@ \let\@halignto \@empty  \tabucolX@init
                           \def\tabu@lasttry{\m@ne\p@}\fi
     \begingroup \iffalse{\fi \ifnum0=`}\fi
-        \toks@{}\def\tabu@stack{b}\iftabuscantokens \endlinechar=10 \obeyspaces \fi %
-                                  \tabu@collectbody \tabu@strategy %
+%% TABU-FIXED (issue #3)
+%% tabu* now collects body with a catcode 12 backslash
+        \toks@{}\def\tabu@stack{b}\iftabuscantokens
+                                    \endlinechar=10 \catcode`\\=12 \obeyspaces
+                                    \expandafter\@firstoftwo
+                                  \else
+                                    \expandafter\@secondoftwo
+                                  \fi %
+                                  {\tabu@collectbody@forscan\tabu@strategy{}}%
+                                  {\tabu@collectbody\tabu@strategy}%
 }% \tabu@setstrategy
 \def\tabu@savecounters{%
     \def\@elt ##1{\csname c@##1\endcsname\the\csname c@##1\endcsname}%
@@ -1273,6 +1284,8 @@
     \fi
 }% \tabu@Xinit
 %% Collecting the environment body ----------------------------------
+%% TABU-FIXED (issue #3)
+%% this macro now only for non-scantokens type of body collecting
 \long\def\tabu@collectbody #1#2\end #3{%
     \edef\tabu@stack{\tabu@pushbegins #2\begin\end\expandafter\@gobble\tabu@stack}%
     \ifx \tabu@stack\@empty
@@ -1298,6 +1311,59 @@
 \def\tabu@endofcollect #1{\ifnum0=`{}\fi
                           \expandafter\endgroup \the\toks@  #1%
 }% \tabu@endofcollect
+%% TABU-FIXED (issue #3)
+%% collects body with a catcode 12 backslash for later scantokenization
+\catcode`\| \z@
+\catcode`\\ 12
+|long|def|tabu@collectbody@forscan #1#2#3\end{%
+    |def|tabu@collectbody@forscan@next{|tabu@collectbody@forscan{#1}}%
+    |toks|tw@{#2#3}%
+    |futurelet|tabu@temp@token|tabu@collectbody@forscan@a
+}% \tabu@collectbody@forscan
+|def|tabu@collectbody@forscan@a{%
+    |ifcat|noexpand|tabu@temp@token e%
+        |expandafter|tabu@collectbody@forscan@aa
+    |else
+        |expandafter|tabu@collectbody@forscan@b
+    |fi
+}% \tabu@collectbody@forscan@a
+|def|tabu@collectbody@forscan@aa #1{%
+    |expandafter|tabu@collectbody@forscan@next|expandafter{|the|toks|tw@\end#1}%
+}% \tabu@collectbody@forscan@aa
+|def|tabu@collectbody@forscan@b #1{%
+    |edef|tabu@stack{|expandafter|tabu@pushbegins@forscan
+                     |the|toks|tw@\begin|relax|expandafter|@gobble|tabu@stack}%
+    |ifx |tabu@stack|@empty
+        |expandafter|tabu@collectbody@forscan@end
+    |else
+        |expandafter|tabu@collectbody@forscan@continue
+    |fi
+    {#1}%
+}% \tabu@collectbody@forscan@b
+|def|tabu@collectbody@forscan@end #1{%
+    |edef|tabu@@temp{|tabu@thebody{|the|toks@|the|toks|tw@}}%
+    |toks@|expandafter{|tabu@@temp
+            |def|tabu@end@envir{|end{#1}}%
+            |iftabu@long |def|tabu@endenvir {|end{#1}|tabu@gobbleX}%
+            |else        |def|tabu@endenvir {|let|endarray |@empty
+                                             |end{#1}|tabu@gobbleX}%
+            |fi}%
+    |let|tabu@collectbody@forscan|tabu@endofcollect
+    |tabu@collectbody@forscan@next
+}% \tabu@collectbody@forscan@end
+|def|tabu@collectbody@forscan@continue #1{%
+    |edef|tabu@@temp{|the|toks@|the|toks|tw@\end}%
+    |def|tabu@temp{#1}%
+    |ifx |tabu@temp|@empty |toks@|expandafter{|tabu@@temp}%
+    |else |ifx|tabu@temp|tabu@@spxiii |toks@|expandafter{|tabu@@temp#1}%
+    |else |ifx|tabu@temp|tabu@X |toks@|expandafter{|tabu@@temp#1}%
+    |else |toks@|expandafter{|tabu@@temp{#1}}%
+    |fi|fi|fi
+    |tabu@collectbody@forscan@next{}%
+}% \tabu@collectbody@forscan@continue
+|long|def|tabu@pushbegins@forscan #1\begin#2{|ifx|relax#2|else b|expandafter|tabu@pushbegins@forscan|fi}%
+|catcode`|\ |z@
+\catcode`\| 12
 %% The trials: switching between strategies -------------------------
 \def\tabu@strategy {\relax  % stops \count@ assignment !
     \ifcase\count@          % case 0 = print with vertical adjustment (outer is finished)
@@ -2040,34 +2106,9 @@
     \fi\fi
 }% \tabu@printdecimal
 %% Verbatim inside X columns ----------------------------------------
-\def\tabu@verbatim{%
-    \let\verb \tabu@verb
-    \let\FV@DefineCheckEnd \tabu@FV@DefineCheckEnd
-}% \tabu@verbatim
-\let\tabu@ltx@verb \verb
-\def\tabu@verb{\@ifstar {\tabu@ltx@verb*} \tabu@ltx@verb}
-\def\tabu@fancyvrb {%
-    \def\tabu@FV@DefineCheckEnd ##1{%
-        \def\tabu@FV@DefineCheckEnd{%
-            ##1% <original definition (if fancyvrb is loaded)>
-            \let\FV@CheckEnd     \tabu@FV@CheckEnd
-            \let\FV@@CheckEnd    \tabu@FV@@CheckEnd
-            \let\FV@@@CheckEnd   \tabu@FV@@@CheckEnd
-            \edef\FV@EndScanning{%
-            \def\noexpand\next{\noexpand\end{\FV@EnvironName}}%
-                \global\let\noexpand\FV@EnvironName\relax
-                \noexpand\next}%
-            \xdef\FV@EnvironName{\detokenize\expandafter{\FV@EnvironName}}}%
-    }\expandafter\tabu@FV@DefineCheckEnd\expandafter{\FV@DefineCheckEnd}
-}% \tabu@fancyvrb
-\def\tabu@FV@CheckEnd  #1{\expandafter\FV@@CheckEnd \detokenize{#1\end{}}\@nil}
-\edef\tabu@FV@@@CheckEnd {\detokenize{\end{}}}
-\begingroup
-\catcode`\[1      \catcode`\]2
-\@makeother\{     \@makeother\}
-   \edef\x[\endgroup
-      \def\noexpand\tabu@FV@@CheckEnd ##1\detokenize[\end{]##2\detokenize[}]##3%
-   ]\x               \@nil{\def\@tempa{#2}\def\@tempb{#3}}
+%% TABU-FIXED (issue #3)
+%% REMOVED \tabu@verbatim, \tabu@verb, \tabu@FV@DefineCheckEnd, ...
+%% REMOVED \tabu@fancyvrb, \tabu@FV@CheckEnd, etc...
 \def\tabu@FV@ListProcessLine #1{%
   \hbox {%to \hsize{%
     \kern\leftmargin
@@ -2540,8 +2581,10 @@
             ifHy@hyperfootnotes\else iffalse\fi\endcsname
         \let\tabu@footnotetext \tabu@Hy@ftntext
         \let\tabu@xfootnote    \tabu@Hy@xfootnote \fi
-    \ifdefined\FV@DefineCheckEnd% <fancyvrb>
-            \tabu@fancyvrb  \fi
+%% TABU-FIXED (issue #3)
+%% REMOVED \tabu@fancyvrb
+%%  \ifdefined\FV@DefineCheckEnd% <fancyvrb>
+%%          \tabu@fancyvrb  \fi
     \ifdefined\color            % <color / xcolor>
         \let\tabu@color \color
         \def\tabu@leavevmodecolor ##1{%
diff --git a/testfiles/t003.lvt b/testfiles/t003.lvt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0350bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/t003.lvt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{fancyvrb}
+\usepackage{tabu}
+\newenvironment{yyyyyy}{START}{END}
+\input{regression-test}
+\begin{document}
+
+\START
+\begin{tabu*}to\linewidth{|XX|}
+% if }{ in the short verb then already not working in tabu 2.09
+A short verb: \verb|$&\~{}#|&\\
+\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars={\\\{\}}]
+And \textit{this} is a \textbf{\textrm{complete}}
+Verbatim environment $&~\textbraceleft\textbraceright 
+{\footnotesize this is smaller}
+\textit{spaces    are    ok    I    hope}
+\normalfont\yyyyyy\begin{yyyyyy}hello\end{yyyyyy}hello\endyyyyyy
+\def\foo{foo}\meaning\foo
+\meaning\foo (ok as each line is\
+scoped by fancyvrb) #
+\begin{Large}AA{\footnotesize{}BB}CC\end{Large}
+\begin{Large}AA\begin{footnotesize}BB\end{footnotesize}CC\end{Large}
+\end{Verbatim}
+&
+\begin{Verbatim}
+And \textit{this} is a \textbf{\textrm{complete}}
+Verbatim environment $&~\textbraceleft\textbraceright 
+{\footnotesize this is smaller}
+\textit{spaces    are    ok    I    hope}
+\normalfont\yyyyyy\begin{yyyyyy}hello\end{yyyyyy}hello\endyyyyyy
+\def\foo{foo}\meaning\foo
+\meaning\foo (ok as each line is\
+scoped by fancyvrb) #
+\begin{Large}AA{\footnotesize{}BB}CC\end{Large}
+\begin{Large}AA\begin{footnotesize}BB\end{footnotesize}CC\end{Large}
+\end{Verbatim}
+\\
+\end{tabu*}
+
+\end{document}