diff --git a/assets/JSON28_result.hjson b/assets/JSON28_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0491756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/JSON28_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+  linebreak
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/JSON28_result.json b/assets/JSON28_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..120852d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/JSON28_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+  "linebreak"
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/failJSON28_test.json b/assets/JSON28_test.json
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/failJSON28_test.json
rename to assets/JSON28_test.json
diff --git a/assets/failStr10a_test.hjson b/assets/failStr10a_test.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5616517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/failStr10a_test.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  # escaped \n should not cause line continuation in quoteless string
+  key: Look, Mom! \
+No \\n's!
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/failStr9a_test.hjson b/assets/failStr9a_test.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eb19c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/failStr9a_test.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  # escaped \r
+  key: "Look, Mom! \
No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/JSON28_result.hjson b/assets/sorted/JSON28_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0491756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/JSON28_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+  linebreak
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/JSON28_result.json b/assets/sorted/JSON28_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..120852d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/JSON28_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+  "linebreak"
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/strings4_result.hjson b/assets/sorted/strings4_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6462ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/strings4_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  key: Look, Mom! No \n's!
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/strings4_result.json b/assets/sorted/strings4_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d21df3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/strings4_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "key": "Look, Mom! No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/strings5_result.hjson b/assets/sorted/strings5_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6462ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/strings5_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  key: Look, Mom! No \n's!
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/strings5_result.json b/assets/sorted/strings5_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d21df3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/strings5_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "key": "Look, Mom! No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/strings6_result.hjson b/assets/sorted/strings6_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78fda29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/strings6_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  key:
+    '''
+    Look, Mom! \
+    No \\n's!
+    '''
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/sorted/strings6_result.json b/assets/sorted/strings6_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f1294c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/sorted/strings6_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "key": "Look, Mom! \\\nNo \\\\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings4_result.hjson b/assets/strings4_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6462ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings4_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  key: Look, Mom! No \n's!
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings4_result.json b/assets/strings4_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d21df3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings4_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "key": "Look, Mom! No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings4_test.hjson b/assets/strings4_test.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e10aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings4_test.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  # escaped \n
+  key: "Look, Mom! \
+No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings5_result.hjson b/assets/strings5_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6462ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings5_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  key: Look, Mom! No \n's!
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings5_result.json b/assets/strings5_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d21df3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings5_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "key": "Look, Mom! No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings5_test.hjson b/assets/strings5_test.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99fcd98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings5_test.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  # escaped \r\n
+  key: "Look, Mom! \
+No \\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings6_result.hjson b/assets/strings6_result.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78fda29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings6_result.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  key:
+    '''
+    Look, Mom! \
+    No \\n's!
+    '''
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings6_result.json b/assets/strings6_result.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f1294c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings6_result.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "key": "Look, Mom! \\\nNo \\\\n's!"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/strings6_test.hjson b/assets/strings6_test.hjson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8e0f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/strings6_test.hjson
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  # escaped \n should not cause line continuation in multiline string
+  key:
+    '''
+    Look, Mom! \
+    No \\n's!
+    '''
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/testlist.txt b/assets/testlist.txt
index eae48cf..3438f3b 100644
--- a/assets/testlist.txt
+++ b/assets/testlist.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ failJSON21_test.json
 failJSON22_test.json
 failJSON23_test.json
 failJSON26_test.json
-failJSON28_test.json
 failJSON29_test.json
 failJSON30_test.json
 failJSON31_test.json
@@ -64,7 +63,10 @@ failStr6c_test.hjson
 failStr6d_test.hjson
 failStr7a_test.hjson
 failStr8a_test.hjson
+failStr9a_test.hjson
+failStr10a_test.hjson
 kan_test.hjson
+JSON28_test.json
 keys_test.hjson
 mltabs_test.json
 oa_test.hjson
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ passSingle_test.hjson
 stringify1_test.hjson
 strings2_test.hjson
 strings_test.hjson
+strings4_test.hjson
+strings5_test.hjson
+strings6_test.hjson
 trail_test.hjson
 stringify/quotes_all_test.hjson
 stringify/quotes_always_test.hjson
diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index 701eaa0..c16842c 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ func (p *hjsonParser) readString(allowML bool) (string, error) {
 					uffff = uffff*16 + hex
 				}
 				res.WriteRune(rune(uffff))
+			} else if p.ch == '\n' {
+				// Escaped line feed is ignored (line continuation is allowed).
+			} else if p.ch == '\r' && p.peek(0) == '\n' {
+				// Escaped line feed is ignored (line continuation is allowed).
+				p.next();
 			} else if ech, ok := escapee[p.ch]; ok {
 				res.WriteByte(ech)
 			} else {