diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4aae6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { escapeDescription } from './escapeDescription';
+
+describe('escapeDescription', () => {
+    it('should escape', () => {
+        expect(escapeDescription('foo `test` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
+    });
+
+    it('should not escape', () => {
+        expect(escapeDescription('')).toEqual('');
+        expect(escapeDescription('fooBar')).toEqual('fooBar');
+        expect(escapeDescription('foo \\`test\\` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..087abf8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function escapeDescription(value: string): string {
+    return value.replace(/([^\\])`/g, '$1\\`');
+}
diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/getOperationErrors.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/getOperationErrors.ts
index 9703f91b..31a742c8 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v2/parser/getOperationErrors.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/getOperationErrors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { OperationError } from '../../../client/interfaces/OperationError';
 import type { OperationResponse } from '../../../client/interfaces/OperationResponse';
+import { escapeDescription } from './escapeDescription';
 
 export function getOperationErrors(operationResponses: OperationResponse[]): OperationError[] {
     return operationResponses
@@ -8,6 +9,6 @@ export function getOperationErrors(operationResponses: OperationResponse[]): Ope
         })
         .map(response => ({
             code: response.code,
-            description: response.description!,
+            description: escapeDescription(response.description!),
         }));
 }
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4aae6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { escapeDescription } from './escapeDescription';
+
+describe('escapeDescription', () => {
+    it('should escape', () => {
+        expect(escapeDescription('foo `test` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
+    });
+
+    it('should not escape', () => {
+        expect(escapeDescription('')).toEqual('');
+        expect(escapeDescription('fooBar')).toEqual('fooBar');
+        expect(escapeDescription('foo \\`test\\` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..087abf8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function escapeDescription(value: string): string {
+    return value.replace(/([^\\])`/g, '$1\\`');
+}
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/getOperationErrors.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/getOperationErrors.ts
index 9703f91b..31a742c8 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v3/parser/getOperationErrors.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/getOperationErrors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { OperationError } from '../../../client/interfaces/OperationError';
 import type { OperationResponse } from '../../../client/interfaces/OperationResponse';
+import { escapeDescription } from './escapeDescription';
 
 export function getOperationErrors(operationResponses: OperationResponse[]): OperationError[] {
     return operationResponses
@@ -8,6 +9,6 @@ export function getOperationErrors(operationResponses: OperationResponse[]): Ope
         })
         .map(response => ({
             code: response.code,
-            description: response.description!,
+            description: escapeDescription(response.description!),
         }));
 }