diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index 9687c0b..8e6c099 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func tostr(json string) (raw string, str string) {
 							continue
 						}
 					}
-					break
+					return json[:i+1], unescape(json[1:i])
 				}
 			}
 			var ret string
diff --git a/gjson_test.go b/gjson_test.go
index 25d3ee0..6bc445e 100644
--- a/gjson_test.go
+++ b/gjson_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -2086,3 +2087,36 @@ func TestBoolConvertQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	assert(t, trues == "[1,2,6,7,8]")
 	assert(t, falses == "[3,4,5,9,10,11]")
 }
+
+func TestModifierDoubleQuotes(t *testing.T) {
+	josn := `{
+		"data": [
+		  {
+			"name": "Product P4",
+			"productId": "1bb3",
+			"vendorId": "10de"
+		  },
+		  {
+			"name": "Product P4",
+			"productId": "1cc3",
+			"vendorId": "20de"
+		  },
+		  {
+			"name": "Product P4",
+			"productId": "1dd3",
+			"vendorId": "30de"
+		  }
+		]
+	  }`
+	AddModifier("string", func(josn, arg string) string {
+		return strconv.Quote(josn)
+	})
+
+	res := Get(josn, "data.#.{name,value:{productId,vendorId}.@string.@ugly}")
+
+	assert(t, res.Raw == `[`+
+		`{"name":"Product P4","value":"{\"productId\":\"1bb3\",\"vendorId\":\"10de\"}"},`+
+		`{"name":"Product P4","value":"{\"productId\":\"1cc3\",\"vendorId\":\"20de\"}"},`+
+		`{"name":"Product P4","value":"{\"productId\":\"1dd3\",\"vendorId\":\"30de\"}"}`+
+		`]`)
+}