diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index fc3075713a..6e999d619d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -1313,6 +1313,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_assert_stmt(original_assert_statement ast.AssertStmt) {
 	g.writeln('}')
 }
 
+fn cnewlines(s string) string {
+	return s.replace('\n', r'\n')
+}
+
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_assert_metainfo(a ast.AssertStmt) string {
 	mod_path := cestring(g.file.path)
 	fn_name := g.fn_decl.name
@@ -1324,12 +1328,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_assert_metainfo(a ast.AssertStmt) string {
 	g.writeln('\t${metaname}.fpath = ${ctoslit(mod_path)};')
 	g.writeln('\t${metaname}.line_nr = $line_nr;')
 	g.writeln('\t${metaname}.fn_name = ${ctoslit(fn_name)};')
-	g.writeln('\t${metaname}.src = ${ctoslit(src)};')
+	g.writeln('\t${metaname}.src = ${cnewlines(ctoslit(src))};')
 	match a.expr {
 		ast.InfixExpr {
 			g.writeln('\t${metaname}.op = ${ctoslit(it.op.str())};')
-			g.writeln('\t${metaname}.llabel = ${ctoslit(it.left.str())};')
-			g.writeln('\t${metaname}.rlabel = ${ctoslit(it.right.str())};')
+			g.writeln('\t${metaname}.llabel = ${cnewlines(ctoslit(it.left.str()))};')
+			g.writeln('\t${metaname}.rlabel = ${cnewlines(ctoslit(it.right.str()))};')
 			g.write('\t${metaname}.lvalue = ')
 			g.gen_assert_single_expr(it.left, it.left_type)
 			g.writeln(';')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/assert_with_newlines_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/assert_with_newlines_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0bf5dc7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/assert_with_newlines_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn test_assert_with_newlines_in_the_labels() {
+	println('start')
+	s := '123
+456'
+	assert s == '123
+456'
+	println('done')
+}