diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
index ab19457..23ab851 100644
--- a/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestDecode_interface(t *testing.T) {
 			"escape.hcl",
 			false,
 			map[string]interface{}{
-				"foo": "bar\"baz",
+				"foo": "bar\"baz\\n",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestDecode_interface(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(out, tc.Out) {
-			t.Fatalf("Input: %s\n\n%#v\n\n%#v", tc.File, out, tc.Out)
+			t.Fatalf("Input: %s\n\nActual: %#v\n\nExpected: %#v", tc.File, out, tc.Out)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hcl/lex.go b/hcl/lex.go
index 6dfa8fe..1d2e077 100644
--- a/hcl/lex.go
+++ b/hcl/lex.go
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ func (x *hclLex) lexString(yylval *hclSymType) int {
 				c = n
 			case 'n':
 				c = '\n'
+			case '\\':
+				c = n
 			default:
 				x.backup()
 			}
diff --git a/json/lex.go b/json/lex.go
index f9be208..aa4f7c3 100644
--- a/json/lex.go
+++ b/json/lex.go
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ func (x *jsonLex) lexString(yylval *jsonSymType) int {
 				c = n
 			case 'n':
 				c = '\n'
+			case '\\':
+				c = n
 			default:
 				x.backup()
 			}
diff --git a/test-fixtures/escape.hcl b/test-fixtures/escape.hcl
index 7f9a566..ead1b8b 100644
--- a/test-fixtures/escape.hcl
+++ b/test-fixtures/escape.hcl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-foo = "bar\"baz"
+foo = "bar\"baz\\n"