diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
index 958ae747..f62e6834 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ func stringValue() yqAction {
 		log.Debug("unwrapped: %v", value)
 		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\\"", "\"")
 		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\n", "\n")
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\t", "\t")
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\r", "\r")
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\f", "\f")
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\v", "\v")
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\b", "\b")
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\a", "\a")
 		log.Debug("replaced: %v", value)
 		return &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: &Operation{
 			OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle_test.go
index ba3537f9..0b154d52 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle_test.go
@@ -704,6 +704,90 @@ var participleLexerScenarios = []participleLexerScenario{
 			},
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		expression: `"string with a\r"`,
+		tokens: []*token{
+			{
+				TokenType: operationToken,
+				Operation: &Operation{
+					OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
+					Value:         "string with a\r",
+					StringValue:   "string with a\r",
+					Preferences:   nil,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		expression: `"string with a\t"`,
+		tokens: []*token{
+			{
+				TokenType: operationToken,
+				Operation: &Operation{
+					OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
+					Value:         "string with a\t",
+					StringValue:   "string with a\t",
+					Preferences:   nil,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		expression: `"string with a\f"`,
+		tokens: []*token{
+			{
+				TokenType: operationToken,
+				Operation: &Operation{
+					OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
+					Value:         "string with a\f",
+					StringValue:   "string with a\f",
+					Preferences:   nil,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		expression: `"string with a\v"`,
+		tokens: []*token{
+			{
+				TokenType: operationToken,
+				Operation: &Operation{
+					OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
+					Value:         "string with a\v",
+					StringValue:   "string with a\v",
+					Preferences:   nil,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		expression: `"string with a\b"`,
+		tokens: []*token{
+			{
+				TokenType: operationToken,
+				Operation: &Operation{
+					OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
+					Value:         "string with a\b",
+					StringValue:   "string with a\b",
+					Preferences:   nil,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		expression: `"string with a\a"`,
+		tokens: []*token{
+			{
+				TokenType: operationToken,
+				Operation: &Operation{
+					OperationType: stringInterpolationOpType,
+					Value:         "string with a\a",
+					StringValue:   "string with a\a",
+					Preferences:   nil,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestParticipleLexer(t *testing.T) {