diff --git a/src/aux/aux_format.cpp b/src/aux/aux_format.cpp
index 0bab0f6..6cddf4f 100644
--- a/src/aux/aux_format.cpp
+++ b/src/aux/aux_format.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ string &escape_c_quotes(string &str) {
   return str;
 }
 
+string &escape_c_backslashes(string &str) {
+  // -- Replaces all " in the passed string for \" --
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i) {
+    if (str[i] == '\\') {
+      str.erase(i, 1);
+      str.insert(i, "\\\\");
+      ++i;
+    }
+  }
+  return str;
+}
+
 string expandHomeDirectory(string &filename) {
   // -- Expands a home directory (normaly when the character ~ is used) --
 #if defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/src/ldpl.cpp b/src/ldpl.cpp
index a187a98..3cb627d 100644
--- a/src/ldpl.cpp
+++ b/src/ldpl.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void compile(vector<string> &lines, compiler_state &state)
             }
 
             // No END QUOTE, emit the line as C++
-            state.add_code("\"\" \"" + escape_c_quotes(line) + "\\n\"", state.where);
+            state.add_code("\"\" \"" + escape_c_quotes(escape_c_backslashes(line)) + "\\n\"", state.where);
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ldpl.h b/src/ldpl.h
index 13f701c..cc2b126 100644
--- a/src/ldpl.h
+++ b/src/ldpl.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ string get_c_number(compiler_state &state, string &expression);
 string get_c_condition(compiler_state &state, vector<string> tokens);
 string get_c_condition(compiler_state &state, vector<string> tokens, unsigned int &ct);
 string &escape_c_quotes(string &str);
+string &escape_c_backslashes(string &str);
 void load_and_compile(string &filename, compiler_state &state);
 void accept_and_compile(compiler_state &state);
 void replace_whitespace(string &code);