diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index 7ab8c54..a48b687 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -714,10 +714,10 @@ type arrayPathResult struct {
 	alogkey string
 	query   struct {
 		on    bool
+		all   bool
 		path  string
 		op    string
 		value string
-		all   bool
 	}
 }
 
@@ -750,14 +750,23 @@ func parseArrayPath(path string) (r arrayPathResult) {
 				} else if path[1] == '[' || path[1] == '(' {
 					// query
 					r.query.on = true
-					qpath, op, value, _, fi, ok := parseQuery(path[i:])
+					qpath, op, value, _, fi, vesc, ok :=
+						parseQuery(path[i:])
 					if !ok {
 						// bad query, end now
 						break
 					}
+					if len(value) > 2 && value[0] == '"' &&
+						value[len(value)-1] == '"' {
+						value = value[1 : len(value)-1]
+						if vesc {
+							value = unescape(value)
+						}
+					}
 					r.query.path = qpath
 					r.query.op = op
 					r.query.value = value
+
 					i = fi - 1
 					if i+1 < len(path) && path[i+1] == '#' {
 						r.query.all = true
@@ -787,11 +796,11 @@ func parseArrayPath(path string) (r arrayPathResult) {
 //                              # middle
 //   .cap                       # right
 func parseQuery(query string) (
-	path, op, value, remain string, i int, ok bool,
+	path, op, value, remain string, i int, vesc, ok bool,
 ) {
 	if len(query) < 2 || query[0] != '#' ||
 		(query[1] != '(' && query[1] != '[') {
-		return "", "", "", "", i, false
+		return "", "", "", "", i, false, false
 	}
 	i = 2
 	j := 0 // start of value part
@@ -819,6 +828,7 @@ func parseQuery(query string) (
 			i++
 			for ; i < len(query); i++ {
 				if query[i] == '\\' {
+					vesc = true
 					i++
 				} else if query[i] == '"' {
 					break
@@ -827,7 +837,7 @@ func parseQuery(query string) (
 		}
 	}
 	if depth > 0 {
-		return "", "", "", "", i, false
+		return "", "", "", "", i, false, false
 	}
 	if j > 0 {
 		path = trim(query[2:j])
@@ -864,7 +874,7 @@ func parseQuery(query string) (
 		path = trim(query[2:i])
 		remain = query[i+1:]
 	}
-	return path, op, value, remain, i + 1, true
+	return path, op, value, remain, i + 1, vesc, true
 }
 
 func trim(s string) string {
@@ -1164,9 +1174,6 @@ func parseObject(c *parseContext, i int, path string) (int, bool) {
 }
 func queryMatches(rp *arrayPathResult, value Result) bool {
 	rpv := rp.query.value
-	if len(rpv) > 2 && rpv[0] == '"' && rpv[len(rpv)-1] == '"' {
-		rpv = rpv[1 : len(rpv)-1]
-	}
 	if !value.Exists() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/gjson_test.go b/gjson_test.go
index 0c723f7..90173e6 100644
--- a/gjson_test.go
+++ b/gjson_test.go
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ func TestParseQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	var path, op, value, remain string
 	var ok bool
 
-	path, op, value, remain, _, ok =
+	path, op, value, remain, _, _, ok =
 		parseQuery(`#(service_roles.#(=="one").()==asdf).cap`)
 	assert(t, ok &&
 		path == `service_roles.#(=="one").()` &&
@@ -1749,28 +1749,28 @@ func TestParseQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		value == `asdf` &&
 		remain == `.cap`)
 
-	path, op, value, remain, _, ok = parseQuery(`#(first_name%"Murphy").last`)
+	path, op, value, remain, _, _, ok = parseQuery(`#(first_name%"Murphy").last`)
 	assert(t, ok &&
 		path == `first_name` &&
 		op == `%` &&
 		value == `"Murphy"` &&
 		remain == `.last`)
 
-	path, op, value, remain, _, ok = parseQuery(`#( first_name !% "Murphy" ).last`)
+	path, op, value, remain, _, _, ok = parseQuery(`#( first_name !% "Murphy" ).last`)
 	assert(t, ok &&
 		path == `first_name` &&
 		op == `!%` &&
 		value == `"Murphy"` &&
 		remain == `.last`)
 
-	path, op, value, remain, _, ok = parseQuery(`#(service_roles.#(=="one"))`)
+	path, op, value, remain, _, _, ok = parseQuery(`#(service_roles.#(=="one"))`)
 	assert(t, ok &&
 		path == `service_roles.#(=="one")` &&
 		op == `` &&
 		value == `` &&
 		remain == ``)
 
-	path, op, value, remain, _, ok =
+	path, op, value, remain, _, _, ok =
 		parseQuery(`#(a\("\"(".#(=="o\"(ne")%"ab\")").remain`)
 	assert(t, ok &&
 		path == `a\("\"(".#(=="o\"(ne")` &&
@@ -2052,3 +2052,15 @@ func TestPipeEmptyArray(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := Get("[]", `#(hello)#`).Raw
 	assert(t, raw == "[]")
 }
+
+func TestEncodedQueryString(t *testing.T) {
+	json := `{
+		"friends": [
+			{"first": "Dale", "last": "Mur\nphy", "age": 44},
+			{"first": "Roger", "last": "Craig", "age": 68},
+			{"first": "Jane", "last": "Murphy", "age": 47}
+		]
+	}`
+	assert(t, Get(json, `friends.#(last=="Mur\nphy").age`).Int() == 44)
+	assert(t, Get(json, `friends.#(last=="Murphy").age`).Int() == 47)
+}