diff --git a/src/config.erl b/src/config.erl
index b87ff34..d74658f 100644
--- a/src/config.erl
+++ b/src/config.erl
@@ -403,8 +403,9 @@ parse_ini_file(IniFile) ->
             ";" ++ _Comment ->
                 {AccSectionName, AccValues};
             Line2 ->
-                case re:split(Line2, "\s?=\s?", [{return, list}]) of
-                [Value] ->
+                MatchResult = re:run(Line2,<<"(.*(\\\\=)?\\S)(\\s?=\\s?)(.*)">>, [{capture,[1,4],list}]),
+                case MatchResult of
+                {match,[""|Value]} ->
                     MultiLineValuePart = case re:run(Line, "^ \\S", []) of
                     {match, _} ->
                         true;
@@ -426,19 +427,18 @@ parse_ini_file(IniFile) ->
                     _ ->
                         {AccSectionName, AccValues}
                     end;
-                [""|_LineValues] -> % line begins with "=", ignore
+                nomatch -> % line begins with "=", ignore
                     {AccSectionName, AccValues};
-                [ValueName|LineValues] -> % yeehaw, got a line!
-                    RemainingLine = config_util:implode(LineValues, "="),
+                {match,[ValueName|LineValues]} -> % yeehaw, got a line
                     % removes comments
-                    case re:split(RemainingLine, " ;|\t;", [{return, list}]) of
+                    case re:split(LineValues, " ;|\t;", [{return, list}]) of
                     [[]] ->
                         % empty line means delete this key
                         ets:delete(?MODULE, {AccSectionName, ValueName}),
                         {AccSectionName, AccValues};
                     [LineValue | _Rest] ->
                         {AccSectionName,
-                            [{{AccSectionName, ValueName}, LineValue} | AccValues]}
+                            [{{AccSectionName, re:replace(ValueName, "\\\\=", "=", [{return,list}])}, LineValue} | AccValues]}
                     end
                 end
             end
diff --git a/test/config_tests.erl b/test/config_tests.erl
index fae0d43..db23d2d 100644
--- a/test/config_tests.erl
+++ b/test/config_tests.erl
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 -define(CONFIG_FIXTURE_2,
         filename:join([?CONFIG_FIXTURESDIR, "config_tests_2.ini"])).
 
+-define(CONFIG_FIXTURE_ESCAPING,
+        filename:join([?CONFIG_FIXTURESDIR, "config_tests_escaping.ini"])).
+
 -define(CONFIG_DEFAULT_D,
         filename:join([?CONFIG_FIXTURESDIR, "default.d"])).
 
@@ -89,6 +92,8 @@ setup_config_notifier(Subscription) ->
     Pid = spawn_config_notifier(Subscription),
     {Apps, Pid}.
 
+setup_with_escaped_chars() ->
+    setup(?CONFIG_CHAIN ++ [?CONFIG_FIXTURE_ESCAPING]).
 
 teardown({Apps, Pid}) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     catch exit(Pid, kill),
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ config_get_test_() ->
         "Config get tests",
         {
             foreach,
-            fun setup/0,
+            fun setup_with_escaped_chars/0,
             fun teardown/1,
             [
                 fun should_load_all_configs/0,
@@ -139,7 +144,8 @@ config_get_test_() ->
                 fun should_return_custom_default_value_on_missed_option/0,
                 fun should_only_return_default_on_missed_option/0,
                 fun should_fail_to_get_binary_value/0,
-                fun should_return_any_supported_default/0
+                fun should_return_any_supported_default/0,
+                fun should_return_values_from_escaped_keys/0
             ]
         }
     }.
@@ -374,6 +380,9 @@ should_return_undefined_atom_on_missed_option() ->
 should_return_custom_default_value_on_missed_option() ->
     ?assertEqual("bar", config:get("httpd", "foo", "bar")).
 
+should_return_values_from_escaped_keys() ->
+    ?assertEqual("somepass", config:get("admins", "sample=user")),
+    ?assertEqual("somevalue", config:get("jwt_tokens","kid:somekey=")).
 
 should_only_return_default_on_missed_option() ->
     ?assertEqual("0", config:get("httpd", "port", "bar")).
diff --git a/test/fixtures/config_tests_escaping.ini b/test/fixtures/config_tests_escaping.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4feae50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/config_tests_escaping.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+; Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+; or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+; distributed with this work for additional information
+; regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+; to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+; "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+; with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+;
+;   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+;
+; Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+; software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+; "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+; KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+; specific language governing permissions and limitations
+; under the License.
+
+[admins]
+test=value
+sample\=user = somepass
+
+[jwt_tokens]
+kid:somekey\= = somevalue
\ No newline at end of file