diff --git a/src/preprocessor.cpp b/src/preprocessor.cpp
index d70bcabb6..c6de1ef6d 100644
--- a/src/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -1150,6 +1150,12 @@ std::string Preprocessor::expandMacros(std::string code, const std::string &file
                         ++pos2;
                         while (pos2 < code.length() && code[pos2] != ch)
                         {
+                            if (code[pos2] == '\\')
+                            {
+                                par += code[pos2];
+                                ++pos2;
+                            }
+
                             par += code[pos2];
                             ++pos2;
                         }
diff --git a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
index 7d2776c32..aa55ee7f5 100644
--- a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(macro_simple6);
         TEST_CASE(macro_simple7);
         TEST_CASE(macro_simple8);
+        TEST_CASE(macro_simple9);
         TEST_CASE(macro_mismatch);
         TEST_CASE(macro_linenumbers);
         TEST_CASE(string1);
@@ -665,6 +666,14 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("\n\n123 1234", OurPreprocessor::expandMacros(filedata));
     }
 
+    void macro_simple9()
+    {
+        const char filedata[] = "#define ABC(a) f(a)\n"
+                                "ABC( \"\\\"\" );\n"
+                                "ABC( \"g\" );";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("\nf(\"\\\"\");\nf(\"g\");", OurPreprocessor::expandMacros(filedata));
+    }
+
     void macro_mismatch()
     {
         const char filedata[] = "#define AAA(aa,bb) f(aa)\n"