diff --git a/influxdb/line_protocol.py b/influxdb/line_protocol.py
index e8816fc0..249511d3 100644
--- a/influxdb/line_protocol.py
+++ b/influxdb/line_protocol.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def _escape_tag(tag):
         ",", "\\,"
     ).replace(
         "=", "\\="
+    ).replace(
+        "\n", "\\n"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/influxdb/tests/test_line_protocol.py b/influxdb/tests/test_line_protocol.py
index a3d84793..bccd7727 100644
--- a/influxdb/tests/test_line_protocol.py
+++ b/influxdb/tests/test_line_protocol.py
@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@ def test_make_lines_unicode(self):
             'test,unicode_tag=\'Привет!\' unicode_val="Привет!"\n'
         )
 
+    def test_tag_value_newline(self):
+        """Test make lines with tag value contains newline."""
+        data = {
+            "tags": {
+                "t1": "line1\nline2"
+            },
+            "points": [
+                {
+                    "measurement": "test",
+                    "fields": {
+                        "val": "hello"
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            line_protocol.make_lines(data),
+            'test,t1=line1\\nline2 val="hello"\n'
+        )
+
     def test_quote_ident(self):
         """Test quote indentation in TestLineProtocol object."""
         self.assertEqual(