diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractor.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractor.java
index 2032f74..f13044e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.its.base.its.ItsFacade;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.its.base.workflow.Property;
 import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringEscapeUtils;
 
 /** Extractor to translate the various {@code *Attribute}s to {@link Property Properties}. */
 public class PropertyAttributeExtractor {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
     properties.add(propertyFactory.create("branch", changeAttribute.branch));
     properties.add(propertyFactory.create("topic", changeAttribute.topic));
     properties.add(propertyFactory.create("subject", changeAttribute.subject));
+    properties.add(propertyFactory.create("escapedSubject", StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(changeAttribute.subject)));
 
     // deprecated, to be removed soon. migrate to ones without dash.
     properties.add(propertyFactory.create("commit-message", changeAttribute.commitMessage));
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractorTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractorTest.java
index 9ce8e5f..beb0d67 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/util/PropertyAttributeExtractorTest.java
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
     Property propertySubject = createMock(Property.class);
     expect(propertyFactory.create("subject", "testSubject")).andReturn(propertySubject);
 
+    Property propertyEscapedSubject = createMock(Property.class);
+    expect(propertyFactory.create("escapedSubject", "testSubject")).andReturn(propertyEscapedSubject);
+
     Property propertyId2 = createMock(Property.class);
     expect(propertyFactory.create("change-id", "testId")).andReturn(propertyId2);
 
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@
     expected.add(propertyBranch);
     expected.add(propertyTopic);
     expected.add(propertySubject);
+    expected.add(propertyEscapedSubject);
     expected.add(propertyId);
     expected.add(propertyId2);
     expected.add(propertyNumber);
@@ -236,6 +240,9 @@
     Property propertySubject = createMock(Property.class);
     expect(propertyFactory.create("subject", "testSubject")).andReturn(propertySubject);
 
+    Property propertyEscapedSubject = createMock(Property.class);
+    expect(propertyFactory.create("escapedSubject", "testSubject")).andReturn(propertyEscapedSubject);
+
     Property propertyId = createMock(Property.class);
     expect(propertyFactory.create("changeId", "testId")).andReturn(propertyId);
 
@@ -303,6 +310,7 @@
     expected.add(propertyBranch);
     expected.add(propertyTopic);
     expected.add(propertySubject);
+    expected.add(propertyEscapedSubject);
     expected.add(propertyId);
     expected.add(propertyNumber);
     expected.add(propertyUrl);