1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/kconfigini.cpp b/src/core/kconfigini.cpp
index 1a8bb771..856b7b76 100644
--- a/src/core/kconfigini.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kconfigini.cpp
@@ -792,6 +792,12 @@ void KConfigIniBackend::printableToString(BufferFragment *aString, const QFile &
             case '\\':
                 *r = '\\';
                 break;
+            case ';':
+                // not really an escape sequence, but allowed in .desktop files, don't strip '\;' from the string
+                *r = '\\';
+                r++;
+                *r = ';';
+                break;
             case 'x':
                 if (i + 2 < l) {
                     *r = charFromHex(str + i + 1, file, line);