diff --git a/plugins/prism-highlight/shortcodes/PrismShortcode.php b/plugins/prism-highlight/shortcodes/PrismShortcode.php
index be989e2..291368d 100644
--- a/plugins/prism-highlight/shortcodes/PrismShortcode.php
+++ b/plugins/prism-highlight/shortcodes/PrismShortcode.php
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class PrismShortcode extends Shortcode
             $cl_filter_output = $sc->getParameter('cl-filter-output');
             $cl_continuation = $sc->getParameter('cl-continuation');
 
+            // work around \\ not being passed along as \
+            if ($cl_continuation == '\\')
+                $cl_continuation = '\\';
+
             return $this->twig->processTemplate('shortcodes/prism-highlight.html.twig', [
                 'content' => trim($content),
                 'classes' => $classes,