diff --git a/src/translate_c.zig b/src/translate_c.zig
index faa8a456f5..e62f5b4568 100644
--- a/src/translate_c.zig
+++ b/src/translate_c.zig
@@ -5799,7 +5799,7 @@ fn zigifyEscapeSequences(ctx: *Context, m: *MacroCtx) ![]const u8 {
         }
     }
     for (source) |c| {
-        if (c == '\\') {
+        if (c == '\\' or c == '\t') {
             break;
         }
     } else return source;
@@ -5876,6 +5876,13 @@ fn zigifyEscapeSequences(ctx: *Context, m: *MacroCtx) ![]const u8 {
                     state = .Start;
             },
             .Start => {
+                if (c == '\t') {
+                    bytes[i] = '\\';
+                    i += 1;
+                    bytes[i] = 't';
+                    i += 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
                 if (c == '\\') {
                     state = .Escape;
                 }
diff --git a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.h b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.h
index 222a7ded6c..439577fecc 100644
--- a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.h
+++ b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.h
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ typedef _Bool uintptr_t;
 #define CAST_TO_UINTPTR(X) (uintptr_t)(X)
 
 #define LARGE_INT 18446744073709550592
+
+#define EMBEDDED_TAB "hello	"
diff --git a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig
index d670e0cbd4..314a9028df 100644
--- a/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/translate_c_macros.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const std = @import("std");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 const expectEqual = std.testing.expectEqual;
+const expectEqualStrings = std.testing.expectEqualStrings;
 
 const h = @cImport(@cInclude("behavior/translate_c_macros.h"));
 
@@ -123,3 +124,13 @@ test "large integer macro" {
 
     try expectEqual(@as(c_ulonglong, 18446744073709550592), h.LARGE_INT);
 }
+
+test "string literal macro with embedded tab character" {
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_wasm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_c) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+
+    try expectEqualStrings("hello\t", h.EMBEDDED_TAB);
+}