diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/fx.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/fx.c
index 4fbce393..607b0674 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/fx.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/fx.c
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ static void set_status(struct fx_write_context *fx, int status)
         fx->status = status;
 }
 
+static void fx_print_string(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, const char *prefix,
+        const char *s, size_t len)
+{
+    if (len)
+        --len; /* Trim terminating null. */
+    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%s", prefix);
+    vkd3d_string_buffer_print_string_escaped(buffer, s, len);
+}
+
 static uint32_t write_string(const char *string, struct fx_write_context *fx)
 {
     return fx->ops->write_string(string, fx);
@@ -3452,13 +3461,12 @@ static void parse_fx_print_indent(struct fx_parser *parser)
     vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "%*s", 4 * parser->indent, "");
 }
 
-static const char *fx_2_get_string(struct fx_parser *parser, uint32_t offset)
+static const char *fx_2_get_string(struct fx_parser *parser, uint32_t offset, uint32_t *size)
 {
     const char *ptr;
-    uint32_t size;
 
-    fx_parser_read_unstructured(parser, &size, offset, sizeof(size));
-    ptr = fx_parser_get_unstructured_ptr(parser, offset + 4, size);
+    fx_parser_read_unstructured(parser, size, offset, sizeof(*size));
+    ptr = fx_parser_get_unstructured_ptr(parser, offset + 4, *size);
 
     if (!ptr)
     {
@@ -3624,13 +3632,14 @@ static void fx_parse_fx_2_parameter(struct fx_parser *parser, uint32_t offset)
         uint32_t element_count;
     } var;
     const char *name;
+    uint32_t size;
 
     fx_parser_read_unstructured(parser, &var, offset, sizeof(var));
 
     fx_parse_fx_2_type(parser, offset);
 
-    name = fx_2_get_string(parser, var.name);
-    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, " %s", name);
+    name = fx_2_get_string(parser, var.name, &size);
+    fx_print_string(&parser->buffer, " ", name, size);
     if (var.element_count)
         vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "[%u]", var.element_count);
 }
@@ -3787,16 +3796,17 @@ static void fx_parse_fx_2_technique(struct fx_parser *parser)
         uint32_t assignment_count;
     } pass;
     const char *name;
+    uint32_t size;
 
     if (parser->failed)
         return;
 
     fx_parser_read_u32s(parser, &technique, sizeof(technique));
 
-    name = fx_2_get_string(parser, technique.name);
+    name = fx_2_get_string(parser, technique.name, &size);
 
     parse_fx_print_indent(parser);
-    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "technique %s", name);
+    fx_print_string(&parser->buffer, "technique ", name, size);
     fx_parse_fx_2_annotations(parser, technique.annotation_count);
 
     vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "\n");
@@ -3807,10 +3817,10 @@ static void fx_parse_fx_2_technique(struct fx_parser *parser)
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < technique.pass_count; ++i)
     {
         fx_parser_read_u32s(parser, &pass, sizeof(pass));
-        name = fx_2_get_string(parser, pass.name);
+        name = fx_2_get_string(parser, pass.name, &size);
 
         parse_fx_print_indent(parser);
-        vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "pass %s", name);
+        fx_print_string(&parser->buffer, "pass ", name, size);
         fx_parse_fx_2_annotations(parser, pass.annotation_count);
 
         vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "\n");
@@ -3887,7 +3897,8 @@ static void fx_parse_fx_2_data_blob(struct fx_parser *parser)
                     parse_fx_start_indent(parser);
                     parse_fx_print_indent(parser);
                     str = fx_parser_get_ptr(parser, size);
-                    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "\"%.*s\"\n", size, str);
+                    fx_print_string(&parser->buffer, "\"", str, size);
+                    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(&parser->buffer, "\"\n");
                     parse_fx_end_indent(parser);
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c
index 455d00ed..6493a6e1 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c
@@ -348,49 +348,12 @@ static void spirv_parser_print_instruction_offset(struct spirv_parser *parser,
             parser->colours.comment, offset * sizeof(uint32_t), parser->colours.reset, suffix);
 }
 
-static char get_escape_char(char c)
-{
-    switch (c)
-    {
-        case '"':
-        case '\\':
-            return c;
-        case '\t':
-            return 't';
-        case '\n':
-            return 'n';
-        case '\v':
-            return 'v';
-        case '\f':
-            return 'f';
-        case '\r':
-            return 'r';
-        default:
-            return 0;
-    }
-}
-
 static void spirv_parser_print_string_literal(struct spirv_parser *parser, struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer,
         const char *prefix, const char *s, size_t len, const char *suffix)
 {
-    size_t start, i;
-    char c;
-
     vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%s\"%s", prefix, parser->colours.literal);
-    for (i = 0, start = 0; i < len; ++i)
-    {
-        if ((c = get_escape_char(s[i])))
-        {
-            vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%.*s\\%c", (int)(i - start), &s[start], c);
-            start = i + 1;
-        }
-        else if (!isprint(s[i]))
-        {
-            vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%.*s\\%03o", (int)(i - start), &s[start], (uint8_t)s[i]);
-            start = i + 1;
-        }
-    }
-    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%.*s%s\"%s", (int)(len - start), &s[start], parser->colours.reset, suffix);
+    vkd3d_string_buffer_print_string_escaped(buffer, s, len);
+    vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%s\"%s", parser->colours.reset, suffix);
 }
 
 static const struct spirv_parser_enumerant *spirv_parser_get_enumerant(
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
index a2c5d9fb..fdc60291 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
@@ -163,6 +163,60 @@ int vkd3d_string_buffer_print_f64(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, double d)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static char get_escape_char(char c)
+{
+    switch (c)
+    {
+        case '"':
+        case '\\':
+            return c;
+        case '\t':
+            return 't';
+        case '\n':
+            return 'n';
+        case '\v':
+            return 'v';
+        case '\f':
+            return 'f';
+        case '\r':
+            return 'r';
+        default:
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+int vkd3d_string_buffer_print_string_escaped(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, const char *s, size_t len)
+{
+    size_t content_size, start, i;
+    int ret;
+    char c;
+
+    content_size = buffer->content_size;
+    for (i = 0, start = 0; i < len; ++i)
+    {
+        if ((c = get_escape_char(s[i])))
+        {
+            if ((ret = vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%.*s\\%c", (int)(i - start), &s[start], c)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+            start = i + 1;
+        }
+        else if (!isprint(s[i]))
+        {
+            if ((ret = vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%.*s\\%03o",
+                    (int)(i - start), &s[start], (uint8_t)s[i])) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+            start = i + 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if ((ret = vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "%.*s", (int)(len - start), &s[start])) < 0)
+        goto fail;
+    return ret;
+
+fail:
+    buffer->content_size = content_size;
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void vkd3d_string_buffer_trace_(const struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, const char *function)
 {
     vkd3d_shader_trace_text_(buffer->buffer, buffer->content_size, function);
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
index 53a9f844..b766b0e7 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
@@ -1565,6 +1565,7 @@ void vkd3d_string_buffer_clear(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer);
 void vkd3d_string_buffer_truncate(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, size_t size);
 int vkd3d_string_buffer_print_f32(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, float f);
 int vkd3d_string_buffer_print_f64(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, double d);
+int vkd3d_string_buffer_print_string_escaped(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, const char *s, size_t len);
 int vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer, const char *format, ...) VKD3D_PRINTF_FUNC(2, 3);
 void vkd3d_string_buffer_release(struct vkd3d_string_buffer_cache *list, struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer);
 #define vkd3d_string_buffer_trace(buffer) \