1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp b/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp
index c7fee2c19342..5c47e0fa8a16 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp
@@ -360,9 +360,15 @@ String16 PseudoMethodBidi::text(const String16& source)
     String16 result;
     bool lastspace = true;
     bool space = true;
+    bool escape = false;
+    const char16_t ESCAPE_CHAR = '\\';
     for (size_t i=0; i<source.size(); i++) {
         char16_t c = s[i];
-        space = is_space(c);
+        if (!escape && c == ESCAPE_CHAR) {
+          escape = true;
+          continue;
+        }
+        space = (!escape && is_space(c)) || (escape && (c == 'n' || c == 't'));
         if (lastspace && !space) {
           // Word start
           result += k_rlm + k_rlo;
@@ -371,6 +377,10 @@ String16 PseudoMethodBidi::text(const String16& source)
           result += k_pdf + k_rlm;
         }
         lastspace = space;
+        if (escape) {
+          result.append(&ESCAPE_CHAR, 1);
+          escape=false;
+        }
         result.append(&c, 1);
     }
     if (!lastspace) {