diff --git a/src/Tokenizer.js b/src/Tokenizer.js
index 76f26e67fb..a77195b1a3 100644
--- a/src/Tokenizer.js
+++ b/src/Tokenizer.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class Tokenizer {
       return {
         type: 'code',
         raw,
-        lang: cap[2] ? cap[2].trim() : cap[2],
+        lang: cap[2] ? cap[2].trim().replace(this.rules.inline._escapes, '$1') : cap[2],
         text
       };
     }
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ export class Tokenizer {
         type: 'def',
         tag,
         raw: cap[0],
-        href: cap[2],
-        title: cap[3]
+        href: cap[2] ? cap[2].replace(this.rules.inline._escapes, '$1') : cap[2],
+        title: cap[3] ? cap[3].replace(this.rules.inline._escapes, '$1') : cap[3]
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json
index 62a0dfe076..261eb25c9e 100644
--- a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json
+++ b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark.0.30.json
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@
     "example": 23,
     "start_line": 605,
     "end_line": 611,
-    "section": "Backslash escapes",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Backslash escapes"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "``` foo\\+bar\nfoo\n```\n",
@@ -190,8 +189,7 @@
     "example": 24,
     "start_line": 614,
     "end_line": 621,
-    "section": "Backslash escapes",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Backslash escapes"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "  & © Æ Ď\n¾ ℋ ⅆ\n∲ ≧̸\n",
@@ -1624,8 +1622,7 @@
     "example": 202,
     "start_line": 3307,
     "end_line": 3313,
-    "section": "Link reference definitions",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Link reference definitions"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "[foo]\n\n[foo]: url\n",
diff --git a/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json b/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json
index e32558a3a3..6cb2e60a50 100644
--- a/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json
+++ b/test/specs/gfm/commonmark.0.30.json
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@
     "example": 23,
     "start_line": 605,
     "end_line": 611,
-    "section": "Backslash escapes",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Backslash escapes"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "``` foo\\+bar\nfoo\n```\n",
@@ -190,8 +189,7 @@
     "example": 24,
     "start_line": 614,
     "end_line": 621,
-    "section": "Backslash escapes",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Backslash escapes"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "  & © Æ Ď\n¾ ℋ ⅆ\n∲ ≧̸\n",
@@ -1624,8 +1622,7 @@
     "example": 202,
     "start_line": 3307,
     "end_line": 3313,
-    "section": "Link reference definitions",
-    "shouldFail": true
+    "section": "Link reference definitions"
   },
   {
     "markdown": "[foo]\n\n[foo]: url\n",