diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
index 52f21a59..657261f1 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
@@ -4102,6 +4102,12 @@ void NppParameters::feedGUIParameters(TiXmlNode *node)
 			{
 				_nppGUI._fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn = true;
 			}
+
+			optName = element->Attribute(TEXT("backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql"));
+			if (optName && !lstrcmp(optName, TEXT("yes"))) 
+			{
+				_nppGUI._backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql = true;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -4841,6 +4847,9 @@ bool NppParameters::writeGUIParams()
      
 			const TCHAR * pStr = _nppGUI._fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn?TEXT("yes"):TEXT("no");
 			element->SetAttribute(TEXT("fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn"), pStr);
+			
+			pStr = _nppGUI._backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql?TEXT("yes"):TEXT("no");
+			element->SetAttribute(TEXT("backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql"), pStr);
 		}
 		else if (!lstrcmp(nm, TEXT("sessionExt")))
 		{
@@ -5149,8 +5158,9 @@ bool NppParameters::writeGUIParams()
 	{
 		TiXmlElement *GUIConfigElement = (GUIRoot->InsertEndChild(TiXmlElement(TEXT("GUIConfig"))))->ToElement();
 		GUIConfigElement->SetAttribute(TEXT("name"), TEXT("MISC"));
-		
+
 		GUIConfigElement->SetAttribute(TEXT("fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn"), _nppGUI._fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn?TEXT("yes"):TEXT("no"));
+		GUIConfigElement->SetAttribute(TEXT("backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql"), _nppGUI._backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql?TEXT("yes"):TEXT("no"));
 	}
 	insertDockingParamNode(GUIRoot);
 	return true;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index ff5e0ae8..c4327d3c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ struct NppGUI
 			   _autocStatus(autoc_both), _autocFromLen(1), _funcParams(false), _definedSessionExt(TEXT("")),\
 			   _doesExistUpdater(false), _caretBlinkRate(250), _caretWidth(1), _enableMultiSelection(false), _shortTitlebar(false), _themeName(TEXT("")), _isLangMenuCompact(false),\
 			   _smartHiliteCaseSensitive(false), _leftmostDelimiter('('), _rightmostDelimiter(')'), _delimiterSelectionOnEntireDocument(false), _multiInstSetting(monoInst),\
-			   _fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn(false), _isSnapshotMode(true), _snapshotBackupTiming(7000) {
+			   _fileSwitcherWithoutExtColumn(false), _isSnapshotMode(true), _snapshotBackupTiming(7000), _backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql(true) {
 		_appPos.left = 0;
 		_appPos.top = 0;
 		_appPos.right = 700;
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ struct NppGUI
 	bool _styleMRU;
 	char _leftmostDelimiter, _rightmostDelimiter;
 	bool _delimiterSelectionOnEntireDocument;
+	bool _backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql;
 
 
 	// 0 : do nothing
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h
index 29d3f0a7..fea3ba7c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@ protected:
 
 
 	void setSqlLexer() {
-		execute(SCI_SETPROPERTY, (WPARAM)"sql.backslash.escapes", (LPARAM)"1");
+		if(NppParameters::getInstance()->getNppGUI()._backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql)
+			execute(SCI_SETPROPERTY, (WPARAM)"sql.backslash.escapes", (LPARAM)"1");
 		setLexer(SCLEX_SQL, L_SQL, LIST_0);
 	};
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
index f297fc5e..49a89e5a 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference.rc
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ BEGIN
     CONTROL         "Auto-indent",IDC_CHECK_MAINTAININDENT,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,37,130,150,10
     CONTROL         "Minimize to system tray",IDC_CHECK_MIN2SYSTRAY,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,37,145,150,10
     CONTROL         "Show only filename in title bar",IDC_CHECK_SHORTTITLE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_MULTILINE | WS_TABSTOP,37,160,217,10
+	CONTROL         "Backslash is escape character for SQL",IDC_CHECK_BACKSLASHISESCAPECHARACTERFORSQL, "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,37,175,217,10
     CONTROL         "Enable",IDC_CHECK_CLICKABLELINK_ENABLE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,267,15,140,10
     CONTROL         "No underline",IDC_CHECK_CLICKABLELINK_NOUNDERLINE,
                     "Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,267,28,140,10
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
index 6c4b1d98..ed2f72ec 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ BOOL CALLBACK SettingsDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM)
 			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_MIN2SYSTRAY, BM_SETCHECK, nppGUI._isMinimizedToTray, 0);
 			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_DETECTENCODING, BM_SETCHECK, nppGUI._detectEncoding, 0);
             ::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_AUTOUPDATE, BM_SETCHECK, nppGUI._autoUpdateOpt._doAutoUpdate, 0);
+			::SendDlgItemMessage(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_BACKSLASHISESCAPECHARACTERFORSQL, BM_SETCHECK, nppGUI._backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql, 0);
 
 			::ShowWindow(::GetDlgItem(_hSelf, IDC_CHECK_AUTOUPDATE), nppGUI._doesExistUpdater?SW_SHOW:SW_HIDE);
 			
@@ -1049,6 +1050,12 @@ BOOL CALLBACK SettingsDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM)
 					::SendMessage(grandParent, NPPM_INTERNAL_UPDATETITLEBAR, 0, 0);
 					return TRUE;
 				}
+
+				case IDC_CHECK_BACKSLASHISESCAPECHARACTERFORSQL :
+				{
+					nppGUI._backSlashIsEscapeCharacterForSql = isCheckedOrNot(IDC_CHECK_BACKSLASHISESCAPECHARACTERFORSQL);
+					return TRUE;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h
index 0edd1470..173d8d04 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preference_rc.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 	#define IDC_CHECK_SMARTHILITECASESENSITIVE (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX + 32)
 	#define IDC_SMARTHILITING_STATIC (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX + 33)
 	#define	IDC_CHECK_DETECTENCODING (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX + 34)
+	#define IDC_CHECK_BACKSLASHISESCAPECHARACTERFORSQL (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX + 35)
     //-- FLS: xFileEditViewHistoryParameterGUI: Additional Checkbox for enabling the history for restoring the edit view per file.
     #define IDC_PREFERENCE_OFFSET_FLS 40
 	#define	IDC_CHECK_REMEMBEREDITVIEWPERFILE (IDD_PREFERENCE_SETTING_BOX + IDC_PREFERENCE_OFFSET_FLS + 1)