diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 01a3b88473..3a5d92d9d5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ abstract class JUnitMethodBodyBuilder extends RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder
 					readBytesFromFileString(fileProperty, CommunicationType.REQUEST) :
 					readStringFromFileString(fileProperty, CommunicationType.REQUEST)
 		} else {
-			value = "\"$body\""
+			String escaped = escapeRequestSpecialChars(body.toString())
+			value = "\"$escaped\""
 		}
 		return ".body($value)"
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 5d2783f313..7f17587774 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder implements ClassVerifier {
 		return new HandlebarsTemplateProcessor()
 	}
 
+	protected ContentType getRequestContentType() {
+		return ContentType.UNKNOWN
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Builds the response body validation code block
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 9d76d4699e..dd5772937d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ abstract class RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder extends MethodBodyBuilder {
 		this.response = stubDefinition.response
 	}
 
+	protected String escapeRequestSpecialChars(String string) {
+		if (getRequestContentType() == ContentType.JSON) {
+			return string
+					.replaceAll('\\\\n', '\\\\\\\\n')
+		}
+		return string
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns code used to retrieve a response for the given {@link Request}
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder.groovy
index 380d64d632..21ac232eec 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ abstract class SpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder extends RequestProcessing
 					readBytesFromFileString(fileProperty, CommunicationType.REQUEST) :
 					readStringFromFileString(fileProperty, CommunicationType.REQUEST)
 		} else {
-			value = "'''$body'''"
+			String escaped = escapeRequestSpecialChars(body.toString())
+			value = "'''$escaped'''"
 		}
 		return ".body($value)"
 	}