diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/json/BasicJsonParser.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/json/BasicJsonParser.java
index dc01f6827b0..673fc608b72 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/json/BasicJsonParser.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/json/BasicJsonParser.java
@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ public class BasicJsonParser extends AbstractJsonParser {
 				build.setLength(0);
 			}
 			else if (ch == '\\') {
-				tracking.set(Tracked.ESCAPE, 1);
+				if (tracking.in(Tracked.OBJECT, Tracked.LIST)) {
+					build.append(ch);
+				}
+				else {
+					tracking.set(Tracked.ESCAPE, 1);
+				}
 			}
 			else {
 				build.append(ch);
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/json/AbstractJsonParserTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/json/AbstractJsonParserTests.java
index c3c3b669825..bad3ba6266c 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/json/AbstractJsonParserTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/json/AbstractJsonParserTests.java
@@ -175,10 +175,77 @@ abstract class AbstractJsonParserTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void escapeDoubleQuote() {
-		String input = "{\"foo\": \"\\\"bar\\\"\"}";
+	void escapeBackslash() {
+		String input = """
+				{
+				  "a": "alpha\\\\"
+				}
+				""";
 		Map<String, Object> map = this.parser.parseMap(input);
-		assertThat(map).containsEntry("foo", "\"bar\"");
+		assertThat(map).containsEntry("a", "alpha\\");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void escapeDoubleQuote() {
+		String input = """
+				{
+				  "a": "alpha\\\""
+				}
+				""";
+		Map<String, Object> map = this.parser.parseMap(input);
+		assertThat(map).containsEntry("a", "alpha\"");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void escapeBackslashInNestedMap() {
+		String input = """
+				{
+				  "outer": {
+				    "a": "alpha\\\\"
+				  }
+				}
+				""";
+		Map<String, Object> map = this.parser.parseMap(input);
+		assertThat(map).extractingByKey("outer", InstanceOfAssertFactories.MAP).containsEntry("a", "alpha\\");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void escapeDoubleQuoteInNestedMap() {
+		String input = """
+				{
+				  "outer": {
+				    "a": "alpha\\\""
+				  }
+				}
+				""";
+		Map<String, Object> map = this.parser.parseMap(input);
+		assertThat(map).extractingByKey("outer", InstanceOfAssertFactories.MAP).containsEntry("a", "alpha\"");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void escapeBackslashInNestedList() {
+		String input = """
+				{
+				  "list": [
+				    "alpha\\\\"
+				  ]
+				}
+				""";
+		Map<String, Object> map = this.parser.parseMap(input);
+		assertThat(map).extractingByKey("list", InstanceOfAssertFactories.LIST).containsExactly("alpha\\");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void escapeDoubleQuoteInNestedList() {
+		String input = """
+				{
+				  "list": [
+				    "alpha\\\""
+				  ]
+				}
+				""";
+		Map<String, Object> map = this.parser.parseMap(input);
+		assertThat(map).extractingByKey("list", InstanceOfAssertFactories.LIST).containsExactly("alpha\"");
 	}
 
 	@Test