diff --git a/llm/common.go b/llm/common.go
index 039d0df..e88e376 100644
--- a/llm/common.go
+++ b/llm/common.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const (
+	newlineLiteral = "<|newline-literal|>"
+)
+
 // File represents a file in a git repository.
 type File struct {
 	Path     string
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ func parseFiles(filesSection string) []File {
 
 	replacer := strings.NewReplacer(
 		"\\n", "\n",
+		newlineLiteral, "\\n",
 		"\\\"", "\"",
 		"```", "",
 	)
diff --git a/llm/diffcomment.go b/llm/diffcomment.go
index 468e8f4..14f9562 100644
--- a/llm/diffcomment.go
+++ b/llm/diffcomment.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func (req DiffCommentRequest) GetPrompt() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	replacer := strings.NewReplacer(
+		"\\n", newlineLiteral,
+	)
+	req.File.Contents = replacer.Replace(req.File.Contents)
+
 	var result bytes.Buffer
 	err = tmpl.Execute(&result, req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/llm/issue.go b/llm/issue.go
index 15d78ed..19aaad1 100644
--- a/llm/issue.go
+++ b/llm/issue.go
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ func (req CodeChangeRequest) GetPrompt() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	replacer := strings.NewReplacer(
+		"\\n", newlineLiteral,
+	)
+	newFiles := make([]File, len(req.Files))
+	for i, f := range req.Files {
+		f.Contents = replacer.Replace(f.Contents)
+		newFiles[i] = f
+	}
+	req.Files = newFiles
+
 	var result bytes.Buffer
 	err = tmpl.Execute(&result, req)
 	if err != nil {