diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/helper.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/helper.py
index 937859dea0..a1bb904f74 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/helper.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/helper.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def import_attribute(attribute, props, data, callback=None):
     elif is_handled_by_callback is False:
         props.remove(len(props) - 1)
     elif data_type == "string":
-        new.string_value = "" if new.is_null else str(data[attribute.name()])
+        new.string_value = "" if new.is_null else str(data[attribute.name()]).replace("\n", "\\n")
         if attribute.type_of_attribute().declared_type().name() == "IfcURIReference":
             new.is_uri = True
     elif data_type == "boolean":
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py
index d2309ac97b..5bb6591ff1 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ class Attribute(PropertyGroup):
     def get_value(self):
         if self.is_optional and self.is_null:
             return None
+        if self.data_type == "string":
+            return self.string_value.replace("\\n", "\n")
         return getattr(self, str(self.get_value_name()), None)
 
     def get_value_default(self):