diff --git a/py/apigen/source/color.py b/py/apigen/source/color.py
index bae333ffe..3c9e59c32 100644
--- a/py/apigen/source/color.py
+++ b/py/apigen/source/color.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Tokenizer(object):
             j = schema.linejoin
             for d in schema.string + schema.multiline_string:
                 self._re_strings_multiline.append(
-                    (re.compile('%s.*%s' % (d, j)),
+                    (re.compile('%s.*%s$' % (d, j)),
                      re.compile('.*?%s' % (d,))))
         for d in schema.multiline_string:
             self._re_strings_multiline.append((re.compile('%s.*' % (d,), re.S),
diff --git a/py/apigen/source/testing/test_color.py b/py/apigen/source/testing/test_color.py
index a1c972ce2..412b8ac7c 100644
--- a/py/apigen/source/testing/test_color.py
+++ b/py/apigen/source/testing/test_color.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class TestTokenizer(object):
         assert res == [Token("bar'", type='string')]
         res = list(t.tokenize("bar"))
         assert res == [Token('bar', type='word')]
+        res = list(t.tokenize('"foo\\bar"'))
+        assert res == [Token('"foo\\bar"', type="string")]
 
     def test_string_following_printable(self):
         assert self.tokens('."foo"') == [Token('.', type='unknown'),