diff --git a/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/core.py b/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/core.py
index 755356c..514efcb 100644
--- a/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/core.py
+++ b/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/core.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from abc import ABC
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
-from styx.backend.python.pycodegen.utils import enquote, ensure_endswith, linebreak_paragraph
+from styx.backend.python.pycodegen.utils import enquote, ensure_endswith, escape_backslash, linebreak_paragraph
 
 LineBuffer = list[str]
 INDENT = "    "
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def generate(self) -> LineBuffer:
             if arg.name == "self":
                 continue
             arg_docstr = linebreak_paragraph(
-                f"{arg.name}: {arg.docstring if arg.docstring else ''}",
+                f"{arg.name}: {escape_backslash(arg.docstring) if arg.docstring else ''}",
                 width=80 - (4 * 3) - 1,
                 first_line_width=80 - (4 * 2) - 1,
             )
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def generate(self) -> LineBuffer:
         # Add docstring (Google style)
 
         if self.docstring_body:
-            docstring_linebroken = linebreak_paragraph(self.docstring_body, width=80 - 4)
+            docstring_linebroken = linebreak_paragraph(escape_backslash(self.docstring_body), width=80 - 4)
         else:
             docstring_linebroken = [""]
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def generate(self) -> LineBuffer:
                 "",
                 "Args:",
                 *indent(arg_docstr_buf),
-                *(["Returns:", *indent([f"{self.return_descr}"])] if self.return_descr else []),
+                *(["Returns:", *indent([f"{escape_backslash(self.return_descr)}"])] if self.return_descr else []),
                 '"""',
             ])
         )
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ def generate(self) -> LineBuffer:
         def _arg_docstring(arg: PyArg) -> LineBuffer:
             if not arg.docstring:
                 return []
-            return linebreak_paragraph(f'"""{arg.docstring}"""', width=80 - 4, first_line_width=80 - 4)
+            return linebreak_paragraph(
+                f'"""{escape_backslash(arg.docstring)}"""', width=80 - 4, first_line_width=80 - 4
+            )
 
         args = concat([[f.declaration(), *_arg_docstring(f)] for f in self.fields])
         methods = concat([method.generate() for method in self.methods], [""])
@@ -173,7 +175,13 @@ def _arg_docstring(arg: PyArg) -> LineBuffer:
                 f"class {self.name}:",
                 *indent([
                     *(
-                        ['"""', *linebreak_paragraph(self.docstring, width=80 - 4, first_line_width=80 - 4), '"""']
+                        [
+                            '"""',
+                            *linebreak_paragraph(
+                                escape_backslash(self.docstring), width=80 - 4, first_line_width=80 - 4
+                            ),
+                            '"""',
+                        ]
                         if self.docstring
                         else []
                     ),
@@ -184,14 +192,17 @@ def _arg_docstring(arg: PyArg) -> LineBuffer:
         else:
             buf = [
                 f"class {self.name}(typing.NamedTuple):",
-                *indent([
-                    '"""',
-                    f"{self.docstring}",
-                    '"""',
-                    *args,
-                    *blank_before(methods),
-                ]),
             ]
+            if self.docstring:
+                buf.extend(
+                    indent([
+                        '"""',
+                        f"{escape_backslash(self.docstring)}",
+                        '"""',
+                        *args,
+                        *blank_before(methods),
+                    ])
+                )
 
         return buf
 
@@ -219,7 +230,7 @@ def generate(self) -> LineBuffer:
         )
 
         return blank_after([
-            *(['"""', *linebreak_paragraph(self.docstr), '"""'] if self.docstr else []),
+            *(['"""', *linebreak_paragraph(escape_backslash(self.docstr)), '"""'] if self.docstr else []),
             *comment([
                 "This file was auto generated by Styx.",
                 "Do not edit this file directly.",
diff --git a/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/utils.py b/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/utils.py
index 47ff0c0..bc4784a 100644
--- a/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/utils.py
+++ b/src/styx/backend/python/pycodegen/utils.py
@@ -154,3 +154,8 @@ def linebreak_paragraph(text: str, width: int = 80, first_line_width: int = 80)
 def ensure_endswith(text: str, suffix: str) -> str:
     """Ensure that a string ends with a specific suffix."""
     return text if text.endswith(suffix) else f"{text}{suffix}"
+
+
+def escape_backslash(s: str) -> str:
+    """Escape backslashes with double backslash."""
+    return s.replace("\\", "\\\\")