diff --git a/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.js b/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.js
index c4a2ade9d..8613f4543 100755
--- a/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.js
+++ b/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.js
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ function transformAttrs(tagName, attrs) {
     } else {
       _value = b.text(a.value.original || _EMPTY_STRING_);
     }
+
+    if (_value.chars && _value.chars.length > 0) {
+      _value.chars = JSON.stringify(_value.chars).slice(1, -1);
+    }
     return b.attr(_key, _value);
   });
 }
diff --git a/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.test.js b/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.test.js
index b4607a831..bd5de683f 100644
--- a/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.test.js
+++ b/transforms/angle-brackets/transform.test.js
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ test('boolean-values', () => {
   `);
 });
 
+test('string-preserve-quotes', () => {
+  let input = '{{foo-bar placeholder="Choose a \\"thing\\"..."}}';
+  // eslint-disable-next-line prettier/prettier
+  expect(runTest('string-preserve-quotes.hbs', input)).toMatch('<FooBar @placeholder="Choose a \\"thing\\"..." />');
+});
+
+test('string-mixed-line-endings', () => {
+  let input = '{{foo-bar placeholder="Choose a... \\t\\r\\n"}}';
+
+  expect(runTest('string-mixed-line-endings.hbs', input)).toMatch(
+    '<FooBar @placeholder="Choose a... \\\\t\\\\r\\\\n" />'
+  );
+});
+
 test('curly', () => {
   let input = `
     <div>{{foo}}</div>