diff --git a/lib/notification.js b/lib/notification.js
index 09ef735..db18f84 100644
--- a/lib/notification.js
+++ b/lib/notification.js
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ Notification.prototype.trim = function(length) {
 		return length - tooLong;
 	}
 	escaped = this.truncateStringToLength(escaped, length - tooLong, encoding);
-	escaped = escaped.replace(/(\\+|\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{0,3})$/, "");
+	escaped = escaped.replace(/(\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{0,3})$/, "");
+	escaped = escaped.replace(/([^\\])\\$/, "$1");
 
 	var trimmed = Buffer.byteLength(escaped, encoding);
 	escaped = JSON.parse("\"" + escaped + "\"");
diff --git a/test/notification.js b/test/notification.js
index 3c8462f..461a4b2 100644
--- a/test/notification.js
+++ b/test/notification.js
@@ -142,10 +142,16 @@ describe("Notification", function() {
 					note.trim(trimLength);
 					expect(note.alert).to.equal("\n\n");
 				});
+				
+				it("leaves escaped escape character intact", function() {
+					note.alert = "test\\ message";
+					note.trim(26);
+					expect(note.alert).to.equal("test\\");
+				});
 
 				it("strips orphaned escape character", function () {
 					note.alert = "test\\ message";
-					note.trim(26);
+					note.trim(25);
 					expect(note.alert).to.equal("test");
 				});
 			});