diff --git a/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/csv-scanner.c b/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/csv-scanner.c
index 3eb0fb6621..5916aeb725 100644
--- a/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/csv-scanner.c
+++ b/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/csv-scanner.c
@@ -176,6 +176,30 @@ _parse_left_whitespace(CSVScanner *self)
   _skip_whitespace(&self->src);
 }
 
+static gint
+_decode_xdigit(gchar xdigit)
+{
+  if (xdigit >= '0' && xdigit <= '9')
+    return xdigit - '0';
+  if (xdigit >= 'a' && xdigit <= 'f')
+    return xdigit - 'a' + 10;
+  if (xdigit >= 'A' && xdigit <= 'F')
+    return xdigit - 'A' + 10;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+static gint
+_decode_xbyte(gchar xdigit1, gchar xdigit2)
+{
+  gint nibble_hi, nibble_lo;
+
+  nibble_hi = _decode_xdigit(xdigit1);
+  nibble_lo = _decode_xdigit(xdigit2);
+  if (nibble_hi < 0 || nibble_lo < 0)
+    return -1;
+  return (nibble_hi << 4) + nibble_lo;
+}
+
 static void
 _parse_character_with_quotation(CSVScanner *self)
 {
@@ -213,6 +237,16 @@ _parse_character_with_quotation(CSVScanner *self)
             case 'v':
               ch = '\v';
               break;
+            case 'x':
+              if (*(self->src+1) && *(self->src+2))
+                {
+                  ch = _decode_xbyte(*(self->src+1), *(self->src+2));
+                  if (ch >= 0)
+                    self->src += 2;
+                  else
+                    ch = 'x';
+                }
+              break;
             default:
               break;
             }
diff --git a/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/tests/test_csv_scanner.c b/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/tests/test_csv_scanner.c
index dd91b7ead5..270cad1e0f 100644
--- a/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/tests/test_csv_scanner.c
+++ b/lib/scanner/csv-scanner/tests/test_csv_scanner.c
@@ -359,6 +359,62 @@ Test(csv_scanner, escape_backslash_sequences)
   csv_scanner_deinit(&scanner);
 }
 
+Test(csv_scanner, escape_backslash_x_sequences)
+{
+  const gchar *columns[] = { "foo", "bar", NULL };
+
+  _default_options_with_flags(columns, CSV_SCANNER_STRIP_WHITESPACE);
+
+  csv_scanner_options_set_dialect(&options, CSV_SCANNER_ESCAPE_BACKSLASH_WITH_SEQUENCES);
+  csv_scanner_init(&scanner, &options, "foo,\"\\x41\\x00\\x40\"");
+
+  cr_expect(_column_name_equals("foo"));
+  cr_expect(!_scan_complete());
+
+  cr_expect(_scan_next());
+  cr_expect(_column_name_equals("foo"));
+  cr_expect(!_scan_complete());
+
+  cr_expect(_scan_next());
+  cr_expect(_column_name_equals("bar"));
+  cr_expect(_column_nv_equals("bar", "A\x00@"));
+  cr_expect(!_scan_complete());
+
+  /* go past the last column */
+  cr_expect(!_scan_next());
+  cr_expect(_scan_complete());
+  cr_expect(_column_name_unset());
+  csv_scanner_deinit(&scanner);
+}
+
+Test(csv_scanner, escape_backslash_invalid_x_sequence)
+{
+  const gchar *columns[] = { "foo", "bar", NULL };
+
+  _default_options_with_flags(columns, CSV_SCANNER_STRIP_WHITESPACE);
+
+  csv_scanner_options_set_dialect(&options, CSV_SCANNER_ESCAPE_BACKSLASH_WITH_SEQUENCES);
+  csv_scanner_init(&scanner, &options, "foo,\"\\x4Q\"");
+
+  cr_expect(_column_name_equals("foo"));
+  cr_expect(!_scan_complete());
+
+  cr_expect(_scan_next());
+  cr_expect(_column_name_equals("foo"));
+  cr_expect(!_scan_complete());
+
+  cr_expect(_scan_next());
+  cr_expect(_column_name_equals("bar"));
+  cr_expect(_column_nv_equals("bar", "x4Q"));
+  cr_expect(!_scan_complete());
+
+  /* go past the last column */
+  cr_expect(!_scan_next());
+  cr_expect(_scan_complete());
+  cr_expect(_column_name_unset());
+  csv_scanner_deinit(&scanner);
+}
+
 static void
 setup(void)
 {