--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javap/ConstantWriter.java	Wed Sep 03 14:06:25 2014 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javap/ConstantWriter.java	Wed Sep 03 14:19:39 2014 -0700
@@ -369,9 +369,21 @@
                     case '\r':
                         sb.append('\\').append('r');
                         break;
+                    case '\b':
+                        sb.append('\\').append('b');
+                        break;
+                    case '\f':
+                        sb.append('\\').append('f');
+                        break;
                     case '\"':
                         sb.append('\\').append('\"');
                         break;
+                    case '\'':
+                        sb.append('\\').append('\'');
+                        break;
+                    case '\\':
+                        sb.append('\\').append('\\');
+                        break;
                     default:
                         sb.append(c);
                 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javap/T8038414.java	Wed Sep 03 14:19:39 2014 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8038414
+ * @summary Constant pool's strings are not escaped properly
+ */
+public class T8038414 {
+    private static final String NEW_LINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");
+    private static final String TEST_CLASSES = System.getProperty("test.classes", ".");
+    private static final String GOLDEN_STRING = escapeString(Test.test);
+
+    private static String escapeString(String s) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+            char c = s.charAt(i);
+            switch (c) {
+                case '\t':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('t');
+                    break;
+                case '\n':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('n');
+                    break;
+                case '\r':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('r');
+                    break;
+                case '\b':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('b');
+                    break;
+                case '\f':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('f');
+                    break;
+                case '\"':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('\"');
+                    break;
+                case '\'':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('\'');
+                    break;
+                case '\\':
+                    sb.append('\\').append('\\');
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    sb.append(c);
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String... args) {
+        new T8038414().run();
+    }
+
+    public void run() {
+        String output = javap(Test.class.getName());
+        List<String> actualValues = extractEscapedComments(output);
+        for (String a : actualValues) {
+            check(!GOLDEN_STRING.equals(a), String.format("Expected: %s, got: %s", GOLDEN_STRING, a));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<String> extractConstantPool(String output) {
+        List<String> cp = new ArrayList<>();
+        boolean inCp = false;
+        for (String s : output.split("\n")) {
+            if (s.equals("{")) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (inCp) {
+                cp.add(s);
+            }
+            if (s.equals("Constant pool:")) {
+                inCp = true;
+            }
+        }
+        return cp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a list which contains comments of the string entry in the constant pool
+     * and the appropriate UTF-8 value.
+     *
+     * @return a list
+     */
+    private List<String> extractEscapedComments(String output) {
+        List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        Pattern stringPattern = Pattern.compile(" +#\\d+ = String +#(\\d+) +// +(.*)");
+        int index = -1;
+        List<String> cp = extractConstantPool(output);
+        for (String c : cp) {
+            Matcher matcher = stringPattern.matcher(c);
+            if (matcher.matches()) {
+                index = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(1)) - 1;
+                result.add(matcher.group(2));
+                // only one String entry
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        check(index == -1, "Escaped string is not found in constant pool");
+        result.add(cp.get(index).replaceAll(".* +", "")); // remove #16 = Utf8
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private String javap(String className) {
+        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(sw);
+        int rc = com.sun.tools.javap.Main.run(new String[]{"-v", "-classpath", TEST_CLASSES, className}, out);
+        out.close();
+        String output = sw.toString();
+        System.err.println("class " + className);
+        System.err.println(output);
+
+        check(rc != 0, "javap failed. rc=" + rc);
+        return output.replaceAll(NEW_LINE, "\n");
+    }
+
+    private void check(boolean cond, String msg) {
+        if (cond) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class Test {
+        static String test = "\\t\t\b\r\n\f\"\'\\";
+    }
+}