diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 787abdfcb5..cb85a26030 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   finds `big sword` even if another type of sword is around (InspectorCaracal)
 - [Fix][pull3690]: In searches, allow special 'here' and 'me' keywords only be valid queries
   unless current location and/or caller is in valid search candidates respectively (InspectorCaracal)
+- [Fix][pull3694]: Funcparser swallowing rest of line after a `\`-escape (count-infinity)
+- Fix: Make `\\` properly preserve one backlash in funcparser (Griatch)
 - [Docs]: Fixes from InspectorCaracal, Griatch
 
 
diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/general.py b/evennia/commands/default/general.py
index 06aae08f75..e1eff225ee 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/general.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/general.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class CmdNick(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
       nick build $1 $2 = create/drop $1;$2
       nick tell $1 $2=page $1=$2
       nick tm?$1=page tallman=$1
-      nick tm\=$1=page tallman=$1
+      nick tm\\\\=$1=page tallman=$1
 
     A 'nick' is a personal string replacement. Use $1, $2, ... to catch arguments.
     Put the last $-marker without an ending space to catch all remaining text. You
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class CmdNick(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         ? - matches 0 or 1 single characters
         [abcd] - matches these chars in any order
         [!abcd] - matches everything not among these chars
-        \= - escape literal '=' you want in your <string>
+        \\\\= - escape literal '=' you want in your <string>
 
     Note that no objects are actually renamed or changed by this command - your nicks
     are only available to you. If you want to permanently add keywords to an object
diff --git a/evennia/utils/funcparser.py b/evennia/utils/funcparser.py
index da7f4b3457..2ed3243004 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/funcparser.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/funcparser.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class FuncParser:
         infuncstr = ""  # string parts inside the current level of $funcdef (including $)
         literal_infuncstr = False
 
-        for char in string:
+        for ichar, char in enumerate(string):
             if escaped:
                 # always store escaped characters verbatim
                 if curr_func:
@@ -345,8 +345,9 @@ class FuncParser:
                 escaped = False
                 continue
 
-            if char == escape_char:
-                # don't store the escape-char itself
+            if char == escape_char and string[ichar + 1 : ichar + 2] != escape_char:
+                # don't store the escape-char itself, but keep one escape-char,
+                # if it's followed by another escape-char
                 escaped = True
                 continue
 
diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py
index 10061a32f0..589219163e 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ class TestFuncParser(TestCase):
             ("Test literal3 $typ($lit(1)aaa)", "Test literal3 <class 'str'>"),
             ("Test literal4 $typ(aaa$lit(1))", "Test literal4 <class 'str'>"),
             ("Test spider's thread", "Test spider's thread"),
-            ("Test invalid syntax $a=$b", "Test invalid syntax $a=$b"),
-            (r"Test invalid syntax $a\= b", "Test invalid syntax $a= b"),
+            ("Test escape syntax $a=$b", "Test escape syntax $a=$b"),
+            (r"Test escape syntax $a\= b", "Test escape syntax $a= b"),
+            (r"Test escape syntax $a\\= $b", r"Test escape syntax $a\= $b"),
         ]
     )
     def test_parse(self, string, expected):