diff --git a/pkg/js/parse_tests/016-backslash.js b/pkg/js/parse_tests/016-backslash.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e88f7167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/js/parse_tests/016-backslash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+dmarc = [
+    "v=DMARC1\\;",
+    'p=reject\\;',
+    'sp=reject\\;',
+    'pct=100\\;',
+    'rua=mailto:xx...@yyyy.com\\;',
+    'ruf=mailto:xx...@yyyy.com\\;',
+    'fo=1'
+  ].join(' ');
+
+D("foo.com","none",
+    TXT('_dmarc', dmarc, TTL(300))
+);
diff --git a/pkg/js/parse_tests/016-backslash.json b/pkg/js/parse_tests/016-backslash.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..712b2613b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/js/parse_tests/016-backslash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "registrars": [],
+    "dns_providers": [],
+    "domains": [
+        {
+            "name": "foo.com",
+            "registrar": "none",
+            "dnsProviders": {},
+            "records": [
+                {
+                    "type": "TXT",
+                    "name": "_dmarc",
+                    "target": "v=DMARC1\\; p=reject\\; sp=reject\\; pct=100\\; rua=mailto:xx...@yyyy.com\\; ruf=mailto:xx...@yyyy.com\\; fo=1",
+                    "ttl": 300
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
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