diff --git a/lexer/lexer.go b/lexer/lexer.go
index fc49623..6ac51ce 100644
--- a/lexer/lexer.go
+++ b/lexer/lexer.go
@@ -2042,6 +2042,22 @@ func (l *Lexer) scanStringSegment() (string, bool) {
 			l.advance()
 			esc := l.advance()
 			switch esc {
+			case '\n':
+				// Line continuation: a backslash immediately before a newline
+				// removes BOTH the backslash and the newline (MRI). This is the
+				// interpolating-string path (double-quoted, %Q/%(), and the
+				// interpolating heredocs, which are all re-lexed through here);
+				// single-quoted / %q / non-interpolating heredocs keep the
+				// backslash+newline verbatim and never reach this decoder.
+			case '\r':
+				// CRLF form of a line continuation (`\<CR><LF>`): strip both the
+				// CR and the LF. A lone `\<CR>` is not a continuation — MRI drops
+				// the backslash but keeps the carriage return.
+				if l.peek() == '\n' {
+					l.advance()
+				} else {
+					b = append(b, '\r')
+				}
 			case 'n':
 				b = append(b, '\n')
 			case 't':
diff --git a/string_line_continuation_test.go b/string_line_continuation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c74c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/string_line_continuation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package parser_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-ruby-parser/parser"
+	"github.com/go-ruby-parser/parser/ast"
+)
+
+// strLit parses `x = <src>` and returns the Value of the resulting plain
+// (non-interpolated) string literal, failing if the RHS is anything else.
+func strLit(t *testing.T, src string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	rhs := parseRHS(t, "x = "+src)
+	s, ok := rhs.(*ast.StringLit)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Parse(%q): RHS = %T, want *ast.StringLit", src, rhs)
+	}
+	return s.Value
+}
+
+// TestStringLineContinuation pins MRI's behaviour for a backslash immediately
+// before a newline inside a double-quoted / interpolating string literal: both
+// the backslash and the newline are removed (line continuation). Every expected
+// value below was checked against MRI `ruby` 4.0.x.
+func TestStringLineContinuation(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		src  string
+		want string
+	}{
+		// Double-quoted, LF continuation: `"a\<LF>b"` => "ab".
+		{"dq_lf", "\"a\\\nb\"", "ab"},
+		// Double-quoted, CRLF continuation: `"a\<CR><LF>b"` => "ab".
+		{"dq_crlf", "\"a\\\r\nb\"", "ab"},
+		// A lone `\<CR>` (no LF) is NOT a continuation: MRI drops the backslash
+		// and keeps the carriage return => "a\rb".
+		{"dq_lone_cr", "\"a\\\rb\"", "a\rb"},
+		// Continuation immediately followed by another escape: `"a\<LF>\tb"`
+		// strips the continuation, then decodes `\t` => "a\tb".
+		{"dq_then_escape", "\"a\\\n\\tb\"", "a\tb"},
+		// Continuation at end of the literal: `"a\<LF>"` => "a".
+		{"dq_at_end", "\"a\\\n\"", "a"},
+		// A backslash-newline that is itself the whole body: `"\<LF>"` => "".
+		{"dq_only", "\"\\\n\"", ""},
+		// %Q keeps double-quote semantics, so it continues too.
+		{"pctQ_lf", "%Q(a\\\nb)", "ab"},
+		// %() is the interpolating percent form as well.
+		{"pct_lf", "%(a\\\nb)", "ab"},
+		// %Q CRLF continuation.
+		{"pctQ_crlf", "%Q(a\\\r\nb)", "ab"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := strLit(t, tc.src); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("%q => %q, want %q", tc.src, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestHeredocLineContinuation covers the interpolating heredoc flavours, where a
+// trailing backslash also continues the line (MRI). Values checked against MRI.
+func TestHeredocLineContinuation(t *testing.T) {
+	// <<~END (squiggly), <<-END (indented), and plain <<END all interpolate and
+	// therefore honour the `\<LF>` continuation. The trailing body newline stays.
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		src  string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"squiggly", "<<~END\na\\\nb\nEND", "ab\n"},
+		{"indented", "<<-END\na\\\nb\n  END", "ab\n"},
+		{"plain", "<<END\na\\\nb\nEND", "ab\n"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := strLit(t, tc.src); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("%q => %q, want %q", tc.src, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStringLineContinuationInterpAdjacent checks a continuation that sits right
+// before an interpolation `#{…}`: the string part preceding the interpolation
+// has both backslash and newline removed. `"a\<LF>#{1}b"` => "a" then 1 then "b".
+func TestStringLineContinuationInterpAdjacent(t *testing.T) {
+	check := func(t *testing.T, src, wantLead, wantTail string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		rhs := parseRHS(t, "x = "+src)
+		si, ok := rhs.(*ast.StrInterp)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Parse(%q): RHS = %T, want *ast.StrInterp", src, rhs)
+		}
+		if len(si.Parts) != 3 {
+			t.Fatalf("Parse(%q): %d parts, want 3", src, len(si.Parts))
+		}
+		lead, ok := si.Parts[0].(*ast.StringLit)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Parse(%q): part 0 = %T, want *ast.StringLit", src, si.Parts[0])
+		}
+		if lead.Value != wantLead {
+			t.Errorf("%q: leading part = %q, want %q", src, lead.Value, wantLead)
+		}
+		tail, ok := si.Parts[2].(*ast.StringLit)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Parse(%q): part 2 = %T, want *ast.StringLit", src, si.Parts[2])
+		}
+		if tail.Value != wantTail {
+			t.Errorf("%q: trailing part = %q, want %q", src, tail.Value, wantTail)
+		}
+	}
+	// Double-quoted with a continuation just before the interpolation.
+	check(t, "\"a\\\n#{1}b\"", "a", "b")
+	// Interpolating heredoc with a continuation just before the interpolation.
+	check(t, "<<~END\na\\\n#{1}b\nEND", "a", "b\n")
+}
+
+// TestStringLineContinuationNegative pins the flavours that must NOT treat a
+// backslash-newline as a continuation: single-quoted strings, %q, and the
+// non-interpolating heredoc all keep the backslash and the newline verbatim,
+// exactly as MRI does.
+func TestStringLineContinuationNegative(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		src  string
+		want string
+	}{
+		// Single-quoted: only \\ and \' escape; `\<LF>` stays literal.
+		{"single_quote", "'a\\\nb'", "a\\\nb"},
+		// %q: single-quote semantics.
+		{"pctq", "%q(a\\\nb)", "a\\\nb"},
+		// Non-interpolating heredoc keeps the backslash+newline (plus the body
+		// newline).
+		{"heredoc_squote", "<<'END'\na\\\nb\nEND", "a\\\nb\n"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := strLit(t, tc.src); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("%q => %q, want %q", tc.src, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStringLineContinuationParses is a light end-to-end guard that a multi-line
+// continuation inside a real assignment parses to a single statement.
+func TestStringLineContinuationParses(t *testing.T) {
+	prog, err := parser.Parse("s = \"a\\\nb\"\np s")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(prog.Body) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("body = %d statements, want 2", len(prog.Body))
+	}
+}