diff --git a/grammar.go b/grammar.go
index fe85c22..15ae392 100644
--- a/grammar.go
+++ b/grammar.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package i18n
 
 import (
 	"maps"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"unicode"
@@ -742,7 +743,7 @@ func renderWordOrTitle(lang, word string) string {
 
 // Quote wraps a string in double quotes.
 func Quote(s string) string {
-	return `"` + s + `"`
+	return strconv.Quote(s)
 }
 
 // ArticlePhrase prefixes a noun phrase with the correct article.
diff --git a/grammar_test.go b/grammar_test.go
index 99e9a3e..1d995f6 100644
--- a/grammar_test.go
+++ b/grammar_test.go
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ func TestQuote(t *testing.T) {
 	if got := Quote("hello"); got != `"hello"` {
 		t.Errorf("Quote(%q) = %q, want %q", "hello", got, `"hello"`)
 	}
+	if got := Quote(`a "quoted" path\name`); got != `"a \"quoted\" path\\name"` {
+		t.Errorf("Quote(%q) = %q, want %q", `a "quoted" path\name`, got, `"a \"quoted\" path\\name"`)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCaseHelpers(t *testing.T) {