1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/LexCPP.cxx b/src/LexCPP.cxx
index bf70b0c81..014b844a7 100644
--- a/src/LexCPP.cxx
+++ b/src/LexCPP.cxx
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void ColouriseCppDoc(unsigned int startPos, int length, int initStyle, Wo
 				} else if (ch == '\"') {
 					styler.ColourTo(i, state);
 					state = SCE_C_DEFAULT;
-				} else if (chNext == '\r' || chNext == '\n') {
+				} else if ((chNext == '\r' || chNext == '\n') && (chPrev != '\\')) {
 					styler.ColourTo(i-1, SCE_C_STRINGEOL);
 					state = SCE_C_STRINGEOL;
 				}