diff --git a/src/aeso_scan.erl b/src/aeso_scan.erl
index 6553dd5..acde020 100644
--- a/src/aeso_scan.erl
+++ b/src/aeso_scan.erl
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ unescape(Str) -> unescape(Str, []).
 %% TODO: numeric escapes
 unescape([$"], Acc) ->
     list_to_binary(lists:reverse(Acc));
+unescape([$\\, $x, D1, D2 | Chars ], Acc) ->
+    C = list_to_integer([D1, D2], 16),
+    unescape(Chars, [C | Acc]);
 unescape([$\\, Code | Chars], Acc) ->
     Ok = fun(C) -> unescape(Chars, [C | Acc]) end,
     case Code of
diff --git a/test/contracts/basic_auth.aes b/test/contracts/basic_auth.aes
index 94be85f..327f0f9 100644
--- a/test/contracts/basic_auth.aes
+++ b/test/contracts/basic_auth.aes
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ contract BasicAuth =
   entrypoint to_sign(h : hash, n : int) =
     Crypto.blake2b((h, n))
 
+  entrypoint weird_string() : string =
+    "\x19Weird String\x42\nMore\n"