diff --git a/src/betterproto2_compiler/plugin/models.py b/src/betterproto2_compiler/plugin/models.py
index ea385cf1..bc4d75dc 100644
--- a/src/betterproto2_compiler/plugin/models.py
+++ b/src/betterproto2_compiler/plugin/models.py
@@ -129,11 +129,10 @@ def get_comment(
             # We don't add this space to the generated file.
             lines = [line[1:] if line and line[0] == " " else line for line in lines]
 
-            return "\n".join(lines)
+            return "\n".join(lines).replace("\\","\\\\")
 
     return ""
 
-
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
 class ProtoContentBase:
     """Methods common to MessageCompiler, ServiceCompiler and ServiceMethodCompiler."""