diff --git a/FalloutScriptStore.cpp b/FalloutScriptStore.cpp
index c96bed5..55dbcf1 100644
--- a/FalloutScriptStore.cpp
+++ b/FalloutScriptStore.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void CFalloutScript::StoreDefinitions()
             switch(m_GlobalVar[i].GetOperator())
             {
                 case COpcode::O_STRINGOP:
-                    strDefinition = format(strDefinition + " := \"%s\"", m_Stringspace[ulVarValue].c_str());
+                    strDefinition = format(strDefinition + " := \"%s\"", escape_str(m_Stringspace[ulVarValue]).c_str());
                     break;
 
                 case COpcode::O_FLOATOP:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void CFalloutScript::StoreDefinitions()
                         switch(defObject.m_ulAttributes & 0xFFFF)
                         {
                             case COpcode::O_STRINGOP:
-                                strDefinition = format(strDefinition + " := \"%s\"", m_Stringspace[defObject.m_ulVarValue].c_str());
+                                strDefinition = format(strDefinition + " := \"%s\"", escape_str(m_Stringspace[defObject.m_ulVarValue]).c_str());
                                 break;
 
                             case COpcode::O_FLOATOP:
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ std::string CFalloutScript::GetSource(CNode& node, bool bLabel, uint32_t ulNumAr
                 else
                 {
                     strResult = "\"";
-                    strResult += m_Stringspace[ulArgument] + "\"";
+                    strResult += escape_str(m_Stringspace[ulArgument]);
+                    strResult += "\"";
                 }
             }
             catch(const std::exception& e)
diff --git a/Utility.cpp b/Utility.cpp
index 80c0e0c..60421fb 100644
--- a/Utility.cpp
+++ b/Utility.cpp
@@ -45,3 +45,28 @@ std::string replace(std::string subject, std::string search, std::string replace
     }
     return subject;
 }
+
+std::string escape_str(std::string input)
+{
+    std::string output;
+    output.reserve(input.length());
+
+    for (std::string::size_type i = 0; i < input.length(); ++i)
+    {
+        switch (input[i])
+		{
+			case '\n':
+				output += "\\n";
+				break;
+
+			case '\r':
+				output += "\\r";
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				output += input[i];
+				break;;
+        }
+    }
+    return output;
+}
diff --git a/Utility.h b/Utility.h
index 3a69bd3..abd55ad 100644
--- a/Utility.h
+++ b/Utility.h
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 std::string format(std::string format, ...);
 std::string format(std::string format, std::string value);
 std::string replace(std::string subject, std::string search, std::string replacement);
+std::string escape_str(std::string input);
 
 #endif