diff --git a/compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.kt b/compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b39bb2c32b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    "\
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.txt b/compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c652e0c4faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+JetFile: BackslashInString.kt
+  PACKAGE_DIRECTIVE
+    <empty list>
+  FUN
+    PsiElement(fun)('fun')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('foo')
+    VALUE_PARAMETER_LIST
+      PsiElement(LPAR)('(')
+      PsiElement(RPAR)(')')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    BLOCK
+      PsiElement(LBRACE)('{')
+      PsiWhiteSpace('\n    ')
+      STRING_TEMPLATE
+        PsiElement(OPEN_QUOTE)('"')
+        PsiErrorElement:Unexpected token in a string template
+          PsiElement(BAD_CHARACTER)('\')
+        PsiErrorElement:Expecting '"'
+          <empty list>
+      PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
+      PsiElement(RBRACE)('}')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/parsing/JetParsingTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/parsing/JetParsingTestGenerated.java
index b170b9bcb3c..5354505a960 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/parsing/JetParsingTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/parsing/JetParsingTestGenerated.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public class JetParsingTestGenerated extends AbstractJetParsingTest {
             doParsingTest("compiler/testData/psi/BabySteps_ERR.kt");
         }
         
+        @TestMetadata("BackslashInString.kt")
+        public void testBackslashInString() throws Exception {
+            doParsingTest("compiler/testData/psi/BackslashInString.kt");
+        }
+        
         @TestMetadata("BlockCommentAtBeginningOfFile1.kt")
         public void testBlockCommentAtBeginningOfFile1() throws Exception {
             doParsingTest("compiler/testData/psi/BlockCommentAtBeginningOfFile1.kt");