diff --git a/src/compiler/code_generator.ts b/src/compiler/code_generator.ts
index 479a6c0f..b401ff5d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/code_generator.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/code_generator.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
       for (let block of this.blocks) {
         if (block.dom) {
           let xmlString = block.asXmlString();
-          xmlString = xmlString.replace(/`/g, "\\`");
+          xmlString = xmlString.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/`/g, "\\`");
           if (block.dynamicTagName) {
             xmlString = xmlString.replace(/^<\w+/, `<\${tag || '${block.dom.nodeName}'}`);
             xmlString = xmlString.replace(/\w+>$/, `\${tag || '${block.dom.nodeName}'}>`);
diff --git a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/attributes.test.ts.snap b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/attributes.test.ts.snap
index c536cefd..6fc68183 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/attributes.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/compiler/__snapshots__/attributes.test.ts.snap
@@ -430,6 +430,19 @@ exports[`attributes static attributes on void elements 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`attributes static attributes with backslash or backtick 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, comment } = bdom;
+  
+  let block1 = createBlock(\`<div foo=\\"\\\\\\\\a\\" bar=\\"\\\\\\\\n\\" baz=\\"\\\\\`\\"/>\`);
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return block1();
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`attributes static attributes with backticks 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(app, bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/compiler/attributes.test.ts b/tests/compiler/attributes.test.ts
index f88290b2..e2a86b3e 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/attributes.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/attributes.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ describe("attributes", () => {
     expect(renderToString(template)).toBe(`<div foo="a" bar="b" baz="c"></div>`);
   });
 
+  test("static attributes with backslash or backtick", () => {
+    const template = `<div foo="\\a" bar="\\n" baz="\`"/>`;
+    expect(renderToString(template)).toBe(`<div foo="\\a" bar="\\n" baz="\`"></div>`);
+  });
+
   test("two classes", () => {
     const template = `<div class="a b"/>`;
     expect(renderToString(template)).toBe(`<div class="a b"></div>`);