diff --git a/src/Fantomas.Tests/SynConstTests.fs b/src/Fantomas.Tests/SynConstTests.fs
index 13026c0c5e..7b7c1ebeed 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas.Tests/SynConstTests.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas.Tests/SynConstTests.fs
@@ -301,13 +301,11 @@ let ``hex escape in string literal should be preserved, 1508`` () =
     formatSourceString
         false
         """let hexEscape = "\x00"
-let controlEscapes = "\a \b \f \v"
 """
         config
     |> should
         equal
         """let hexEscape = "\x00"
-let controlEscapes = "\a \b \f \v"
 """
 
 [<Test>]
@@ -519,3 +517,27 @@ __SOURCE_DIRECTORY__
         """
 __SOURCE_DIRECTORY__
 """
+
+[<Test>]
+let ``escape sequences in strings are preserved`` () =
+    formatSourceString
+        false
+        """let alert = "Hello\aWorld"
+let backspace = "Hello\bWorld"
+let formFeed = "Hello\fWorld"
+let newline = "Hello\nWorld"
+let carriageReturn = "Hello\rWorld"
+let tab = "Hello\tWorld"
+let verticalTab = "Hello\vWorld"
+"""
+        config
+    |> should
+        equal
+        """let alert = "Hello\aWorld"
+let backspace = "Hello\bWorld"
+let formFeed = "Hello\fWorld"
+let newline = "Hello\nWorld"
+let carriageReturn = "Hello\rWorld"
+let tab = "Hello\tWorld"
+let verticalTab = "Hello\vWorld"
+"""
diff --git a/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs b/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs
index 76f04706a4..45d993196e 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ let private (|InterpStringEndOrPartToken|_|) token =
         None
 
 let escapedCharacterRegex =
-    System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("(\\\\(a|b|f|n|r|u|v|x|'|\\\"|\\\\))+")
+    System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("(\\\\(a|b|f|n|r|t|u|v|x|'|\\\"|\\\\))+")
 
 let rec private (|EndOfInterpolatedString|_|) tokens =
     match tokens with