diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a90c3cc..07c5750 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ function parseString(input, at) {
   let value = '';
   while (input[at] !== type) {
     if (input[at] === '\\') {
+      const cr = String.fromCodePoint(0x0D);
+      const lf = String.fromCodePoint(0x0A);
       switch (input[++at]) {
         case '"':
         case "'":
@@ -208,7 +210,18 @@ function parseString(input, at) {
           value += String.fromCodePoint(parseInt(hexString, 16));
           at += 2;
           break;
-        } default:
+        }
+        case cr:
+          if (input[at + 1] === lf) {
+            at += 2;
+          } else {
+            at++;
+          }
+          break;
+        case lf:
+          at++;
+          break;
+        default:
           return [ new ParseError(input, at, 'Unknown escape character') ];
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/test/multiline_cr.in b/test/multiline_cr.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d3975a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/multiline_cr.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{
  'foo': ['bar '
          'baz'],
  'qux \
quux': 'corge',
}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/multiline_cr.out b/test/multiline_cr.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ec905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/multiline_cr.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{
  "foo": ["bar baz"],
  "qux quux": "corge"
}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/multiline_crlf.in b/test/multiline_crlf.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f41ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/multiline_crlf.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  'foo': ['bar '
+          'baz'],
+  'qux \
+quux': 'corge',
+}
diff --git a/test/multiline_crlf.out b/test/multiline_crlf.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92236ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/multiline_crlf.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "foo": ["bar baz"],
+  "qux quux": "corge"
+}
diff --git a/test/multiline_lf.in b/test/multiline_lf.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f41ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/multiline_lf.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  'foo': ['bar '
+          'baz'],
+  'qux \
+quux': 'corge',
+}
diff --git a/test/multiline_lf.out b/test/multiline_lf.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92236ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/multiline_lf.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "foo": ["bar baz"],
+  "qux quux": "corge"
+}