1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp b/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp
index 03c5b30210f..dda60d533d5 100644
--- a/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ writeConstantValue(IceUtilInternal::Output& out, const TypePtr& type, const Synt
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    switch(*c)
+                    {
+                        case '\\':
+                        case '"':
+                        {
+                            out << "\\";
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
                     out << *c;                              // Print normally if in basic source character set
                 }
             }