diff --git a/compiler/src/main/pascal/uDebugOPDF.pas b/compiler/src/main/pascal/uDebugOPDF.pas
index 9899e98..8244b37 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/pascal/uDebugOPDF.pas
+++ b/compiler/src/main/pascal/uDebugOPDF.pas
@@ -197,6 +197,44 @@ begin
   FDone               := False;
 end;
 
+{ Escape a raw string value for a GNU-as / internal-assembler `.ascii "..."`
+  literal.  A string CONSTANT's value is arbitrary user text — it may contain a
+  double-quote, backslash, `#`, or control characters, any of which would break
+  the surrounding `.ascii "<val>"  # Value` line (an unescaped `"` closes the
+  literal early, leaving `..."  # Value` as a garbage mnemonic).  We emit the
+  C-style escapes both assemblers understand.  The OPDF ValueLen field is the
+  RAW byte count (Length before escaping), which `.ascii` with these escapes
+  reproduces exactly, so escaping does not change the emitted byte length. }
+function EscapeAsciiStr(const S: string): string;
+var
+  I, B: Integer;
+begin
+  Result := '';
+  for I := 0 to Length(S) - 1 do
+  begin
+    B := OrdAt(S, I) and $FF;
+    case B of
+      Ord('\'): Result := Result + '\\';
+      Ord('"'): Result := Result + '\"';
+      10:       Result := Result + '\n';
+      13:       Result := Result + '\r';
+      9:        Result := Result + '\t';
+    else
+      { Printable ASCII passes through; anything else (including '#', which is a
+        comment start OUTSIDE a quoted literal but harmless inside one, and any
+        non-printable byte) is emitted as a 3-digit octal escape so the line
+        stays a single well-formed token. }
+      if (B >= 32) and (B < 127) then
+        Result := Result + Chr(B)
+      else
+        Result := Result + '\' +
+          Chr(Ord('0') + ((B shr 6) and 7)) +
+          Chr(Ord('0') + ((B shr 3) and 7)) +
+          Chr(Ord('0') + (B and 7));
+    end;
+  end;
+end;
+
 function TOPDFEmitter.ActiveSymTable: TSymbolTable;
 begin
   if FUnit <> nil then
@@ -1144,7 +1182,7 @@ begin
       L('    .word ' + IntToStr(Length(C.StrVal)) + '  # ValueLen');
       EmitNameLen(C.Name);
       if Length(C.StrVal) > 0 then
-        L('    .ascii "' + C.StrVal + '"  # Value');
+        L('    .ascii "' + EscapeAsciiStr(C.StrVal) + '"  # Value');
       EmitNameData(C.Name);
     end
     else
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.assembler.pas b/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.assembler.pas
index 7fa616f..a3dd02c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.assembler.pas
+++ b/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.assembler.pas
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ type
       assembled verbatim by the internal assembler and called from Pascal. }
     procedure TestInlineAsm_ReturnsValue;
     procedure TestInlineAsm_AddsTwoArgs;
+    { --debug-opdf appends the OPDF section to the SAME assembly text the
+      internal assembler consumes.  A string constant whose value contains a
+      double-quote or newline used to break the recConstant `.ascii "<val>"`
+      line (the raw value closed the literal early), aborting the assemble.
+      Escaping the value fixes it; this compiles+runs such a program under
+      --debug-opdf --assembler internal. }
+    procedure TestDebugOPDF_StringConstSpecialChars_AssemblesAndRuns;
   end;
 
 implementation
@@ -1326,6 +1333,57 @@ begin
   AssertEquals('42' + LineEnding, Out_);
 end;
 
+procedure TInternalAsmE2ETests.TestDebugOPDF_StringConstSpecialChars_AssemblesAndRuns;
+var
+  SrcFile, OutFile, CompOut, RunOut: string;
+  Rc, EC: Integer;
+  Src: string;
+begin
+  if not Self.CompilerAvailable() then
+  begin
+    Ignore('<toolchain-missing>');
+    Exit;
+  end;
+
+  { A double-quote, a newline and a backslash in string-constant VALUES — each
+    would break the recConstant `.ascii` line if emitted unescaped. }
+  Src :=
+    'program test_opdf_qc;' + LineEnding +
+    'const' + LineEnding +
+    '  Q = ' + '''' + '"' + '''' + ';' + LineEnding +
+    '  NL = ' + '''' + 'a' + '''' + '#10' + '''' + 'b' + '''' + ';' + LineEnding +
+    '  BS = ' + '''' + 'a\b' + '''' + ';' + LineEnding +
+    'begin' + LineEnding +
+    '  WriteLn(Q);' + LineEnding +
+    '  WriteLn(NL);' + LineEnding +
+    '  WriteLn(BS)' + LineEnding +
+    'end.';
+
+  FCounter := FCounter + 1;
+  SrcFile := FScratch + 'test_opdf_' + IntToStr(FCounter) + '.pas';
+  OutFile := FScratch + 'test_opdf_' + IntToStr(FCounter);
+  WriteFile(SrcFile, Src);
+
+  Rc := Self.RunProc(FCompiler, [
+    '--source', SrcFile,
+    '--unit-path', FRTLPath,
+    '--unit-path', FStdlibPath,
+    '--output', OutFile,
+    '--backend', 'native',
+    '--assembler', 'internal',
+    '--debug-opdf'
+  ], CompOut);
+  { The bug manifested as an "Internal assembler error: ... unhandled mnemonic"
+    from the mangled .ascii line — a non-zero compile with that text. }
+  if Rc <> 0 then
+    Fail('compile under --debug-opdf failed (rc=' + IntToStr(Rc) + '): ' + CompOut);
+
+  EC := Self.RunProcNoArgs(OutFile, RunOut);
+  AssertEquals(0, EC);
+  AssertEquals('"' + LineEnding + 'a' + LineEnding + 'b' + LineEnding +
+               'a\b' + LineEnding, RunOut);
+end;
+
 { ---- Registration ---- }
 
 initialization
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.opdf.pas b/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.opdf.pas
index 7361f4a..af5bc48 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.opdf.pas
+++ b/compiler/src/test/pascal/cp.test.opdf.pas
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ type
     procedure TestOPDF_Primitive_Double_SubKindFloat;
     procedure TestOPDF_Primitive_Single_SubKindFloat;
     procedure TestOPDF_AnsiStr_Record;
+    { A string constant whose value contains a double-quote, newline or
+      backslash must be C-escaped in the recConstant `.ascii` line, else the
+      literal closes early and the assembler sees a garbage mnemonic. }
+    procedure TestOPDF_StringConst_SpecialChars_Escaped;
     procedure TestOPDF_GlobalVar_QuadLabel;
     procedure TestOPDF_GlobalVar_RecType;
     procedure TestOPDF_Enum_RecType;
@@ -224,6 +228,41 @@ begin
   AssertTrue('Utf8String name emitted', Contains(IR, '.ascii "Utf8String"'));
 end;
 
+procedure TOPDFTests.TestOPDF_StringConst_SpecialChars_Escaped;
+var
+  IR: string;
+begin
+  { A string const whose value is a single double-quote must be emitted as
+    `.ascii "\""`, NOT `.ascii """` (which closes the literal after the first
+    quote and leaves `"  # Value` as a stray token). }
+  IR := GenOPDF(
+    '''
+        program P;
+        const Q = '"';
+        begin end.
+        ''');
+  AssertTrue('quote value is escaped', Contains(IR, '.ascii "\""  # Value'));
+  AssertFalse('no unescaped triple-quote', Contains(IR, '.ascii """  # Value'));
+
+  { A newline in the value must become \n, not a literal line break. }
+  IR := GenOPDF(
+    '''
+        program P;
+        const NL = 'a'#10'b';
+        begin end.
+        ''');
+  AssertTrue('newline escaped as \n', Contains(IR, '.ascii "a\nb"  # Value'));
+
+  { A backslash must be doubled. }
+  IR := GenOPDF(
+    '''
+        program P;
+        const BS = 'a\b';
+        begin end.
+        ''');
+  AssertTrue('backslash doubled', Contains(IR, '.ascii "a\\b"  # Value'));
+end;
+
 procedure TOPDFTests.TestOPDF_GlobalVar_QuadLabel;
 var
   IR: string;