diff --git a/src/kits/locale/HashMapCatalog.cpp b/src/kits/locale/HashMapCatalog.cpp
index 801fd46f68..0db2b76718 100644
--- a/src/kits/locale/HashMapCatalog.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/locale/HashMapCatalog.cpp
@@ -159,10 +159,20 @@ parseQuotedChars(BString& stringToParse)
 
 	while (*in != 0) {
 		if (quoted) {
-			if (*in == 'n')
+			if (*in == 'a')
+				*out = '\a';
+			else if (*in == 'b')
+				*out = '\b';
+			else if (*in == 'f')
+				*out = '\f';
+			else if (*in == 'n')
 				*out = '\n';
+			else if (*in == 'r')
+				*out = '\r';
 			else if (*in == 't')
 				*out = '\t';
+			else if (*in == 'v')
+				*out = '\v';
 			else if (*in == '"')
 				*out = '"';
 			else if (*in == 'x') {