diff --git a/spec/std/json/parser_spec.cr b/spec/std/json/parser_spec.cr
index 96cfd52277a2..0147cfa92964 100644
--- a/spec/std/json/parser_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/json/parser_spec.cr
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe JSON::Parser do
   it_parses "true", true
   it_parses "false", false
   it_parses "null", nil
+  it_parses %("\\nПривет, мир!"), "\nПривет, мир!"
 
   it_parses "[]", [] of Int32
   it_parses "[1]", [1]