diff --git a/src/linq/peg/grammar/odata.pegjs b/src/linq/peg/grammar/odata.pegjs
index 0f81062..d8f70f2 100644
--- a/src/linq/peg/grammar/odata.pegjs
+++ b/src/linq/peg/grammar/odata.pegjs
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ HexDigit
     = [a-f] / [A-F] / [0-9]
 
 StringLiteral
-    = "\'" chars:(Escape / !['\\\n\r] . )* "\'"                   
-    { return { type: 'Literal', value: chars.map(l => l[0] == undefined ? l[1] : l[0] + l[1]).join('').replace(/\\(["'\\])|'(')/g, '$1$2') } }
+    = "'" chars:(Escape / !['\n\r] . )* "'"                   
+    { return { type: 'Literal', value: chars.map(l => l[0] || l[1]).join('') } }
 
 ArrayLiteral
     = LPAR __ elements:(first:Expression rest:(COMMA __ Expression)* { return buildList(first, rest, 2)})? (COMMA __)? __ RPAR __
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ ArrayLiteral
 
 Escape
     = "''" 
+    / "\\"
     / "\\" ([btnfr"'\\] / OctalEscape / UnicodeEscape)
 
 OctalEscape
diff --git a/src/linq/peg/parser/odata-parser.js b/src/linq/peg/parser/odata-parser.js
index f21334e..384fab6 100644
--- a/src/linq/peg/parser/odata-parser.js
+++ b/src/linq/peg/parser/odata-parser.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function peg$parse(input, options) {
   var peg$r11 = /^[+\-]/;
   var peg$r12 = /^[pP]/;
   var peg$r13 = /^[0-9A-Fa-f]/;
-  var peg$r14 = /^['\\\n\r]/;
+  var peg$r14 = /^['\n\r]/;
   var peg$r15 = /^[btnfr"'\\]/;
   var peg$r16 = /^[0-3]/;
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function peg$parse(input, options) {
   var peg$e28 = peg$classExpectation(["+", "-"], false, false);
   var peg$e29 = peg$classExpectation(["p", "P"], false, false);
   var peg$e30 = peg$classExpectation([["0", "9"], ["A", "F"], ["a", "f"]], false, false);
-  var peg$e31 = peg$classExpectation(["'", "\\", "\n", "\r"], false, false);
+  var peg$e31 = peg$classExpectation(["'", "\n", "\r"], false, false);
   var peg$e32 = peg$anyExpectation();
   var peg$e33 = peg$literalExpectation("''", false);
   var peg$e34 = peg$literalExpectation("\\", false);
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ function peg$parse(input, options) {
   var peg$f26 = function(value) { return { type: 'DateLiteral', value: flattenArray(value).join('') }; };
   var peg$f27 = function(first, value, last) { return { type: 'DateLiteral', value: flattenArray(value).join('') }; };
   var peg$f28 = function() { return { type: 'NumberLiteral', value: text() }; };
-  var peg$f29 = function(chars) { return { type: 'Literal', value: chars.map(l => l[0] == undefined ? l[1] : l[0] + l[1]).join('').replace(/\\(["'\\])|'(')/g, '$1$2') } };
+  var peg$f29 = function(chars) { return { type: 'Literal', value: chars.map(l => l[0] || l[1]).join('') } };
   var peg$f30 = function(first, rest) { return buildList(first, rest, 2)};
   var peg$f31 = function(elements) { return { type: 'ArrayLiteral', elements: elements } };
   var peg$currPos = options.peg$currPos | 0;
@@ -4013,38 +4013,47 @@ function peg$parse(input, options) {
       if (peg$silentFails === 0) { peg$fail(peg$e33); }
     }
     if (s0 === peg$FAILED) {
-      s0 = peg$currPos;
       if (input.charCodeAt(peg$currPos) === 92) {
-        s1 = peg$c18;
+        s0 = peg$c18;
         peg$currPos++;
       } else {
-        s1 = peg$FAILED;
+        s0 = peg$FAILED;
         if (peg$silentFails === 0) { peg$fail(peg$e34); }
       }
-      if (s1 !== peg$FAILED) {
-        s2 = input.charAt(peg$currPos);
-        if (peg$r15.test(s2)) {
+      if (s0 === peg$FAILED) {
+        s0 = peg$currPos;
+        if (input.charCodeAt(peg$currPos) === 92) {
+          s1 = peg$c18;
           peg$currPos++;
         } else {
-          s2 = peg$FAILED;
-          if (peg$silentFails === 0) { peg$fail(peg$e35); }
+          s1 = peg$FAILED;
+          if (peg$silentFails === 0) { peg$fail(peg$e34); }
         }
-        if (s2 === peg$FAILED) {
-          s2 = peg$parseOctalEscape();
+        if (s1 !== peg$FAILED) {
+          s2 = input.charAt(peg$currPos);
+          if (peg$r15.test(s2)) {
+            peg$currPos++;
+          } else {
+            s2 = peg$FAILED;
+            if (peg$silentFails === 0) { peg$fail(peg$e35); }
+          }
           if (s2 === peg$FAILED) {
-            s2 = peg$parseUnicodeEscape();
+            s2 = peg$parseOctalEscape();
+            if (s2 === peg$FAILED) {
+              s2 = peg$parseUnicodeEscape();
+            }
+          }
+          if (s2 !== peg$FAILED) {
+            s1 = [s1, s2];
+            s0 = s1;
+          } else {
+            peg$currPos = s0;
+            s0 = peg$FAILED;
           }
-        }
-        if (s2 !== peg$FAILED) {
-          s1 = [s1, s2];
-          s0 = s1;
         } else {
           peg$currPos = s0;
           s0 = peg$FAILED;
         }
-      } else {
-        peg$currPos = s0;
-        s0 = peg$FAILED;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/linq/peg/translator/odatatranslator.ts b/src/linq/peg/translator/odatatranslator.ts
index 20a5b7a..4ff6da2 100644
--- a/src/linq/peg/translator/odatatranslator.ts
+++ b/src/linq/peg/translator/odatatranslator.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class ODataTranslator implements IExpressionVisitor<string> {
                 return `${expression.value}`
 
             case 'string':
-                return `'${expression.value.replace(/'/g, '\'')}'`
+                return `'${expression.value.replace(/'/g, '\'\'')}'`
 
             case 'boolean':
                 return expression.value ? 'true' : 'false'
diff --git a/src/test/odatavisitor.ts b/src/test/odatavisitor.ts
index 8feb9dc..103c632 100644
--- a/src/test/odatavisitor.ts
+++ b/src/test/odatavisitor.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ describe('When using OData for ExpressionVisitor', () => {
         assert.equal((<Expr.LiteralExpression>expr).value, true)
     })
 
-
     it('should evaluate a expression with date as string', () => {
         let reduced = reducer.parseOData('date ge datetime\'2017-05-01Z\''),
             expr = reducer.evaluate(reduced, vars)
@@ -254,6 +253,14 @@ describe('When using OData for ExpressionVisitor', () => {
         assert.ok((<Expr.ILiteralExpression>expr).value == false, 'Expected a literal of value true')
     })
 
+    it('should handle escaping of special character \\', () => {
+        let reduced = reducer.parseOData(`contains(string, '\\\\')`),
+            expr = reducer.evaluate(reduced, vars)
+
+        assert.ok(expr.type == Expr.ExpressionType.Literal, 'Expected a literal')
+        assert.ok((<Expr.ILiteralExpression>expr).value == false, 'Expected a literal of value false')
+    })
+
     describe('for IN operator', () => {  
         it('should evaluate in operator using constant with primary array where it is true', () => {
             let reduced = reducer.parseOData('13 in array'),
diff --git a/src/test/translator/odata.ts b/src/test/translator/odata.ts
index 45c1af4..614bf83 100644
--- a/src/test/translator/odata.ts
+++ b/src/test/translator/odata.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,33 @@ describe('When using Translator', () => {
 
             chai.expect(odata).to.equal(`(contains(customer/name, 'kalle') eq true) or (contains(customer/no, '54'))`)
         })
+
+        it('should handle escape of character \'', () => {
+            let expr = visitor.parseOData(`contains(customer/name, 'ka''e')`)
+            let odata = translator.visit(expr)
+
+            chai.expect(odata).to.equal(`contains(customer/name, 'ka''e')`)
+        })
+
+        it('should handle escape of character \\', () => {
+            let expr = visitor.parseOData(`contains(customer/name, 'ka\\e')`)
+            let odata = translator.visit(expr)
+
+            chai.expect(odata).to.equal(`contains(customer/name, 'ka\\e')`)
+        })  
+
+        it('should handle escape of character \\ twice', () => {
+            let expr = visitor.parseOData(`contains(customer/name, 'ka\\\\e')`)
+            let odata = translator.visit(expr)
+
+            chai.expect(odata).to.equal(`contains(customer/name, 'ka\\\\e')`)
+        })              
+
+        it('should handle unicode if that is a thing', () => {
+            let expr = visitor.parseOData(`contains(customer/name, 'ka\\u1128')`)
+            let odata = translator.visit(expr)
+
+            chai.expect(odata).to.equal(`contains(customer/name, 'ka\\u1128')`)
+        })
     })
 })
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