diff --git a/src/main/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/bifs/conversion/JSONDeserialize.java b/src/main/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/bifs/conversion/JSONDeserialize.java
index 2e12228..5c16d37 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/bifs/conversion/JSONDeserialize.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/bifs/conversion/JSONDeserialize.java
@@ -57,15 +57,28 @@ public Object _invoke( IBoxContext context, ArgumentsScope arguments ) {
 	 */
 	private String escapeControlCharacters( String json ) {
 		StringBuilder	escapedJson	= new StringBuilder();
-		boolean			inQuotes	= false; // Flag to track if we're inside quotes (single or double)
+		boolean			inQuotes	= false; // Flag to track if we're inside quotes
+		boolean			isEscaped	= false;
 
 		for ( int i = 0; i < json.length(); i++ ) {
 			char c = json.charAt( i );
 
-			// Check for single or double quotes and toggle the inQuotes flag
-			if ( c == '\"' || c == '\'' ) {
+			if ( isEscaped ) {
+				// If we're in an escape sequence, append the character as-is
 				escapedJson.append( c );
-				inQuotes = !inQuotes;
+				isEscaped = false;
+			} else if ( !inQuotes && c == '"' ) {
+				// Check for quote and toggle the inQuotes flag
+				escapedJson.append( c );
+				inQuotes = true;
+			} else if ( inQuotes && c == '\\' ) {
+				// If we hit an escape inside a string
+				escapedJson.append( c );
+				isEscaped = true;
+			} else if ( inQuotes && c == '"' ) {
+				// We've reached the end of the quotes now
+				escapedJson.append( c );
+				inQuotes = false;
 			} else if ( inQuotes && c < 32 ) {
 				// Only escape control characters if inside quotes
 				switch ( c ) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/JSONTest.java b/src/test/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/JSONTest.java
index f2d7c41..3f859e1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/JSONTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ortus/boxlang/modules/compat/JSONTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import ortus.boxlang.compiler.parser.BoxSourceType;
+
 /**
  * This loads the module and runs an integration test on the module.
  */
@@ -28,7 +30,50 @@ public void testJSONControlCharacters() {
 			result = jsonDeserialize( seed, false );
 			"""
 			, context );
+
+		runtime.executeSource( """
+			seed = '{
+						"test": "foo	bar
+						baz			bum
+						
+						" }';
+			result = jsonDeserialize( seed, false );
+			"""
+			, context );
 		// @formatter:on
 
 	}
+
+	@DisplayName( "Test control characters in JSON singular quote" )
+	@Test
+	public void testJSONControlCharactersSingularQuote() {
+		// Given
+		loadModule();
+
+		// @formatter:off
+		runtime.executeSource( """
+			test = "{
+				""text"": ""'""
+				}";		
+			"""
+			, context, BoxSourceType.CFSCRIPT );
+		// @formatter:on
+	}
+
+	@DisplayName( "Test control characters in JSON escaped stuff" )
+	@Test
+	// @Disabled
+	public void testJSONControlCharactersEscaped() {
+		// Given
+		loadModule();
+
+		// @formatter:off
+		runtime.executeSource( """
+			test = '{
+				"text": "foo\\"bar\\\\baz\\nbum"
+				}';
+			"""
+			, context, BoxSourceType.CFSCRIPT );
+		// @formatter:on
+	}
 }