diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js
index a653c9d7e..e8cab04e7 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ RED.library = (function() {
             if (field === "name") {
                 data.name = name;
             } else if (field === "info") {
-                data.info = activeLibrary.nodeInfoEditor.getValue().replace(/\n/g, "\\n");
+                data.info = activeLibrary.nodeInfoEditor.getValue().replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/\n/g, "\\n");
             } else {
                 data[field] = $("#" + elementPrefix + field).val();
             }
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ RED.library = (function() {
                                 for (var i = 0; i < activeLibrary.fields.length; i++) {
                                     var field = activeLibrary.fields[i];
                                     if (field === "info") {
-                                        var nodeInfo = selectedLibraryItem[field].replace(/\\n/g, "\n");
+                                        var nodeInfo = selectedLibraryItem[field].split("\\\\").map(function (v) { return v.replace(/\\n/g, "\n"); }).join("\\");
                                         activeLibrary.nodeInfoEditor.setValue(nodeInfo, -1);
                                     } else {
                                         $("#" + elementPrefix + field).val(selectedLibraryItem[field]);