diff --git a/src/printer-graphql.js b/src/printer-graphql.js
index efaab7cf0..b5fbd6f27 100644
--- a/src/printer-graphql.js
+++ b/src/printer-graphql.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function genericPrint(path, options, print) {
       return n.value;
     }
     case "StringValue": {
-      return concat(['"', n.value, '"']);
+      return concat(['"', n.value.replace(/["\\]/g, "\\$&"), '"']);
     }
     case "IntValue":
     case "FloatValue":
diff --git a/tests/graphql_string/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/graphql_string/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b76c1643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/graphql_string/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`string.graphql 1`] = `
+query X($a: Int) @relay(meta: "{\\"lowPri\\": true}") { a }
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+query X($a: Int) @relay(meta: "{\\"lowPri\\": true}") {
+  a
+}
+
+`;
diff --git a/tests/graphql_string/jsfmt.spec.js b/tests/graphql_string/jsfmt.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..335646fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/graphql_string/jsfmt.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run_spec(__dirname, { parser: "graphql" });
diff --git a/tests/graphql_string/string.graphql b/tests/graphql_string/string.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b33cefef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/graphql_string/string.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+query X($a: Int) @relay(meta: "{\"lowPri\": true}") { a }