diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f4a3bd..22f1ed9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Path syntax
 -----------
 
 A path is a series of keys separated by a dot.
-The dot and colon characters can be escaped with '\'.
+The dot and colon characters can be escaped with '\\'.
 
 ```json
 {
diff --git a/sjson.go b/sjson.go
index ffaeb8c..8213e49 100644
--- a/sjson.go
+++ b/sjson.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Options struct {
 
 type pathResult struct {
 	part  string // current key part
+	gpart string // gjson get part
 	path  string // remaining path
 	force bool   // force a string key
 	more  bool   // there is more path to parse
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func parsePath(path string) (pathResult, error) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(path); i++ {
 		if path[i] == '.' {
 			r.part = path[:i]
+			r.gpart = path[:i]
 			r.path = path[i+1:]
 			r.more = true
 			return r, nil
@@ -63,19 +65,24 @@ func parsePath(path string) (pathResult, error) {
 			// go into escape mode. this is a slower path that
 			// strips off the escape character from the part.
 			epart := []byte(path[:i])
+			gpart := []byte(path[:i+1])
 			i++
 			if i < len(path) {
 				epart = append(epart, path[i])
+				gpart = append(gpart, path[i])
 				i++
 				for ; i < len(path); i++ {
 					if path[i] == '\\' {
+						gpart = append(gpart, '\\')
 						i++
 						if i < len(path) {
 							epart = append(epart, path[i])
+							gpart = append(gpart, path[i])
 						}
 						continue
 					} else if path[i] == '.' {
 						r.part = string(epart)
+						r.gpart = string(gpart)
 						r.path = path[i+1:]
 						r.more = true
 						return r, nil
@@ -87,14 +94,17 @@ func parsePath(path string) (pathResult, error) {
 							"array access character not allowed in path"}
 					}
 					epart = append(epart, path[i])
+					gpart = append(gpart, path[i])
 				}
 			}
 			// append the last part
 			r.part = string(epart)
+			r.gpart = string(gpart)
 			return r, nil
 		}
 	}
 	r.part = path
+	r.gpart = path
 	return r, nil
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +259,7 @@ func appendRawPaths(buf []byte, jstr string, paths []pathResult, raw string,
 		}
 	}
 	if !found {
-		res = gjson.Get(jstr, paths[0].part)
+		res = gjson.Get(jstr, paths[0].gpart)
 	}
 	if res.Index > 0 {
 		if len(paths) > 1 {
diff --git a/sjson_test.go b/sjson_test.go
index d030fd7..0ac58de 100644
--- a/sjson_test.go
+++ b/sjson_test.go
@@ -277,3 +277,18 @@ func fmtErrorf(e testError) string {
 		e.unexpected, e.desc, e.i, e.lenInput, e.input, e.expected, e.result,
 	)
 }
+
+func TestSetDotKeyIssue10(t *testing.T) {
+	json := `{"app.token":"abc"}`
+	json, _ = Set(json, `app\.token`, "cde")
+	if json != `{"app.token":"cde"}` {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", `{"app.token":"cde"}`, json)
+	}
+}
+func TestDeleteDotKeyIssue19(t *testing.T) {
+	json := []byte(`{"data":{"key1":"value1","key2.something":"value2"}}`)
+	json, _ = DeleteBytes(json, `data.key2\.something`)
+	if string(json) != `{"data":{"key1":"value1"}}` {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", `{"data":{"key1":"value1"}}`, json)
+	}
+}