diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs
index c16f55024..50ac86281 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/database_export.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn format_export_sql_literal(value: &Value) -> String {
         return if value { "TRUE" } else { "FALSE" }.to_string();
     }
     let text = value.as_str().map_or_else(|| value.to_string(), ToString::to_string);
-    format!("'{}'", text.replace('\'', "''"))
+    format!("'{}'", text.replace('\\', "\\\\").replace('\'', "''"))
 }
 
 pub fn build_export_insert_statements(options: BuildExportInsertStatementsOptions) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs
index a900cd548..56b2c17aa 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/transfer.rs
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ pub fn escape_value_typed(val: &serde_json::Value, db_type: &DatabaseType, colum
         },
         serde_json::Value::Number(n) => n.to_string(),
         serde_json::Value::String(s) => {
-            format!("'{}'", format_literal_string(s, db_type, column_type).replace('\'', "''"))
+            format!("'{}'", format_literal_string(s, db_type, column_type).replace('\\', "\\\\").replace('\'', "''"))
         }
         _ => {
             let s = val.to_string();
-            format!("'{}'", s.replace('\'', "''"))
+            format!("'{}'", s.replace('\\', "\\\\").replace('\'', "''"))
         }
     }
 }