diff --git a/benchmarks/decode_test.go b/benchmarks/decode_test.go
index 0626219..5f2a4c2 100644
--- a/benchmarks/decode_test.go
+++ b/benchmarks/decode_test.go
@@ -477,3 +477,13 @@ func Benchmark_Decode_LargeStruct_Stream_GoJsonFirstWinMode(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func Benchmark_Decode_LargeSlice_EscapedString_GoJson(b *testing.B) {
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		var v []string
+		if err := gojson.Unmarshal(LargeSliceEscapedString, &v); err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/large_payload.go b/benchmarks/large_payload.go
index f6d1c1a..42d8621 100644
--- a/benchmarks/large_payload.go
+++ b/benchmarks/large_payload.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package benchmark
 
 import (
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/francoispqt/gojay"
 )
@@ -208,3 +209,5 @@ func NewLargePayloadEasyJson() *LargePayloadEasyJson {
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+var LargeSliceEscapedString = []byte("[" + strings.Repeat(",\"simple plain text\\r\\n\"", 10000)[1:] + "]")