diff --git a/src/core/parse.c b/src/core/parse.c
index 8358a996c..40ccfbf2a 100644
--- a/src/core/parse.c
+++ b/src/core/parse.c
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ static int checkescape(uint8_t c) {
             return '\f';
         case 'v':
             return '\v';
+        case 'a':
+            return '\a';
+        case 'b':
+            return '\b';
+        case '\'':
+            return '\'';
+        case '?':
+            return '?';
         case 'e':
             return 27;
         case '"':
diff --git a/src/core/pp.c b/src/core/pp.c
index 7f20a48aa..9c897a0b4 100644
--- a/src/core/pp.c
+++ b/src/core/pp.c
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ static void janet_escape_string_impl(JanetBuffer *buffer, const uint8_t *str, in
             case '\v':
                 janet_buffer_push_bytes(buffer, (const uint8_t *)"\\v", 2);
                 break;
+            case '\a':
+                janet_buffer_push_bytes(buffer, (const uint8_t *)"\\a", 2);
+                break;
+            case '\b':
+                janet_buffer_push_bytes(buffer, (const uint8_t *)"\\b", 2);
+                break;
             case 27:
                 janet_buffer_push_bytes(buffer, (const uint8_t *)"\\e", 2);
                 break;