diff --git a/src/log-utils.cc b/src/log-utils.cc
index 6d7b6848fb..78fc46edf5 100644
--- a/src/log-utils.cc
+++ b/src/log-utils.cc
@@ -170,17 +170,19 @@ void Log::MessageBuilder::AppendStringPart(const char* str, int len) {
 
 void Log::MessageBuilder::AppendCharacter(char c) {
   OFStream& os = log_->os_;
-  // A log entry (separate by commas) cannot contain commas or line-brakes.
+  // A log entry (separate by commas) cannot contain commas or line-breaks.
   if (c >= 32 && c <= 126) {
     if (c == ',') {
-      // Escape commas directly.
+      // Escape commas (log field separator) directly.
       os << "\x2c";
     } else {
       // Directly append any printable ascii character.
       os << c;
     }
+  } else if (c == '\n') {
+    os << "\\n";
   } else {
-    // Escape any non-printable haracters.
+    // Escape any non-printable characters.
     Append("\\x%02x", c);
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/csvparser.js b/tools/csvparser.js
index f2c278bda8..f0f8680cf8 100644
--- a/tools/csvparser.js
+++ b/tools/csvparser.js
@@ -46,16 +46,21 @@ class CsvParser {
     while (nextPos !== -1) {
       let escapeIdentifier = string.charAt(nextPos + 1);
       pos = nextPos + 2;
-      if (escapeIdentifier == 'x') {
-        // \x00 ascii range escapes consume 2 chars.
-        nextPos = pos + 2;
+      if (escapeIdentifier == 'n') {
+        result += '\n';
+        nextPos = pos;
       } else {
-        // \u0000 unicode range escapes consume 4 chars.
-        nextPos = pos + 4;
+        if (escapeIdentifier == 'x') {
+          // \x00 ascii range escapes consume 2 chars.
+          nextPos = pos + 2;
+        } else {
+          // \u0000 unicode range escapes consume 4 chars.
+          nextPos = pos + 4;
+        }
+        // Convert the selected escape sequence to a single character.
+        let escapeChars = string.substring(pos, nextPos);
+        result += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(escapeChars, 16));
       }
-      // Convert the selected escape sequence to a single character.
-      let escapeChars = string.substring(pos, nextPos);
-      result += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(escapeChars, 16));
 
       // Continue looking for the next escape sequence.
       pos = nextPos;