diff --git a/corpus/programs.txt b/corpus/programs.txt
index 0e4d437..862631d 100644
--- a/corpus/programs.txt
+++ b/corpus/programs.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,41 @@ f=g   \
     (command_name (word))
     (word)))
 
+=============================
+escaped newline immediately after a char
+=============================
+
+echo a \
+    b
+
+echo a\
+    b
+
+echo a\
+    b\
+    c
+
+
+-----------------------------
+
+(program
+  (command
+    (command_name
+      (word))
+    (word)
+    (word))
+  (command
+    (command_name
+      (word))
+    (word)
+    (word))
+  (command
+    (command_name
+      (word))
+    (word)
+    (word)
+    (word)))
+
 =============================
 Escaped whitespace
 ============================
diff --git a/src/scanner.cc b/src/scanner.cc
index 1faf40c..32243fc 100644
--- a/src/scanner.cc
+++ b/src/scanner.cc
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ struct Scanner {
       if (!(
         lexer->lookahead == 0 ||
         iswspace(lexer->lookahead) ||
+        lexer->lookahead == '\\' ||
         lexer->lookahead == '>' ||
         lexer->lookahead == '<' ||
         lexer->lookahead == ')' ||