diff --git a/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer.go b/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer.go
index efe648d4..c0b6e1d7 100755
--- a/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer.go
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ type (
 	// are separated by whitespace. A word can be enclosed
 	// in quotes if it contains whitespace.
 	lexer struct {
-		reader *bufio.Reader
-		token  Token
-		line   int
+		reader       *bufio.Reader
+		token        Token
+		line         int
+		skippedLines int
 	}
 
 	// Token represents a single parsable unit.
@@ -91,27 +92,30 @@ func (l *lexer) next() bool {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
+		if !escaped && ch == '\\' {
+			escaped = true
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if quoted {
-			if !escaped {
-				if ch == '\\' {
-					escaped = true
-					continue
-				} else if ch == '"' {
+			if escaped {
+				// all is literal in quoted area,
+				// so only escape quotes
+				if ch != '"' {
+					val = append(val, '\\')
+				}
+				escaped = false
+			} else {
+				if ch == '"' {
 					quoted = false
 					return makeToken()
 				}
 			}
 			if ch == '\n' {
-				l.line++
-			}
-			if escaped {
-				// only escape quotes and newlines
-				if ch != '"' && ch != '\n' {
-					val = append(val, '\\')
-				}
+				l.line += 1 + l.skippedLines
+				l.skippedLines = 0
 			}
 			val = append(val, ch)
-			escaped = false
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -120,7 +124,13 @@ func (l *lexer) next() bool {
 				continue
 			}
 			if ch == '\n' {
-				l.line++
+				if escaped {
+					l.skippedLines++
+					escaped = false
+				} else {
+					l.line += 1 + l.skippedLines
+					l.skippedLines = 0
+				}
 				comment = false
 			}
 			if len(val) > 0 {
@@ -132,7 +142,6 @@ func (l *lexer) next() bool {
 		if ch == '#' {
 			comment = true
 		}
-
 		if comment {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer_test.go b/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer_test.go
index f9a843c4..ce2e1474 100755
--- a/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer_test.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/caddyfile/lexer_test.go
@@ -96,13 +96,49 @@ func TestLexer(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			input: "A \"newline \\\ninside\" quotes",
+			input: "An escaped \"newline\\\ninside\" quotes",
 			expected: []Token{
-				{Line: 1, Text: "A"},
-				{Line: 1, Text: "newline \ninside"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "An"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "escaped"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "newline\\\ninside"},
 				{Line: 2, Text: "quotes"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			input: "An escaped newline\\\noutside quotes",
+			expected: []Token{
+				{Line: 1, Text: "An"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "escaped"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "newline"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "outside"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "quotes"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			input: "line1\\\nescaped\nline2\nline3",
+			expected: []Token{
+				{Line: 1, Text: "line1"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "escaped"},
+				{Line: 3, Text: "line2"},
+				{Line: 4, Text: "line3"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			input: "line1\\\nescaped1\\\nescaped2\nline4\nline5",
+			expected: []Token{
+				{Line: 1, Text: "line1"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "escaped1"},
+				{Line: 1, Text: "escaped2"},
+				{Line: 4, Text: "line4"},
+				{Line: 5, Text: "line5"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			input: `"unescapable\ in quotes"`,
+			expected: []Token{
+				{Line: 1, Text: `unescapable\ in quotes`},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			input: `"don't\escape"`,
 			expected: []Token{