diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Mar 14 12:07:46 2014  Zachary Scott  <e@zzak.io>
+
+	* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc: [DOC] Single quote strings allows escape
+	  of backslash as well, patch by @idupree [Fixes GH-553]
+	  https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/553
+
 Fri Mar 14 01:18:24 2014  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* vm.c (invoke_block_from_c): add splattable argument.
diff --git a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
index e01b6875d4..32e10edd30 100644
--- a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
+++ b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ single-quote strings:
   '#{1 + 1}' #=> "\#{1 + 1}"
 
 In addition to disabling interpolation, single-quoted strings also disable all
-escape sequences except for the single-quote (<tt>\'</tt>).
+escape sequences except for the single-quote (<tt>\'</tt>) and backslash
+(<tt>\\\\</tt>).
 
 You may also create strings using <tt>%</tt>: