diff --git a/src/preserves/pegs.nim b/src/preserves/pegs.nim
index 8843c76..e9969e5 100644
--- a/src/preserves/pegs.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/pegs.nim
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ grammar "Preserves":
   exp <- 'e' * ?('-'|'+') * +Digit
   flt <- int * ((frac * exp) | frac | exp)
 
-  stringBody <- ?escape * *( +( {'\x20'..'\xff'} - {'"'} - {'\\'}) * *escape)
-  String <- '"' * stringBody * '"'
+  String <- '"' * *(escaped | (utf8.any - '"')) * '"'
 
   ByteString <- charByteString | hexByteString | b64ByteString
   charByteString <- '#' * >('"' * >(*binchar) * '"')
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.nim b/tests/test_parser.nim
index 0ef2cd8..ffcdd4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.nim
+++ b/tests/test_parser.nim
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const examples = [
 ("""[1 2 3 4]""", "\xB5\x91\x92\x93\x94\x84"),
 ("""[-2 -1 0 1]""", "\xB5\x9E\x9F\x90\x91\x84"),
 (""""hello"""", "\xB1\x05hello"),
+("""" \"hello\" """", "\xB1\x09 \"hello\" "),
 ("""["a" b #"c" [] #{} #t #f]""", "\xB5\xB1\x01a\xB3\x01b\xB2\x01c\xB5\x84\xB6\x84\x81\x80\x84"),
 ("""-257""", "\xA1\xFE\xFF"),
 ("""-1""", "\x9F"),