diff --git a/core/ustring.cpp b/core/ustring.cpp
index fbe3fcb1b2f0..56ee16f6b266 100644
--- a/core/ustring.cpp
+++ b/core/ustring.cpp
@@ -4410,6 +4410,45 @@ String String::unquote() const {
 	return substr(1, length() - 2);
 }
 
+String String::check_control_characters() const {
+	String s = *this;
+	String slash = "\\";
+	String tab = "\t";
+	size_t tab_pos = s.find(tab, 0);
+
+	while (tab_pos != npos) {
+		String str_begin = s.substr(0, tab_pos);
+		String str_end = s.substr(tab_pos + 1, s.length());
+
+		s = str_begin + "    " + str_end;
+
+		tab_pos = s.find(tab, tab_pos + 1);
+	}
+
+	size_t slash_pos = s.find(slash, 0);
+
+	while (slash_pos != npos) {
+
+		if (slash_pos + 1 != s.length()) {
+			String str_begin = s.substr(0, slash_pos);
+			String str_end = s.substr(slash_pos + 2, s.length());
+
+			char chr = s.ord_at(slash_pos + 1);
+
+			if (chr == 'n') {
+				s = str_begin + "\n" + str_end;
+			}
+
+			if (chr == 't') {
+				s = str_begin + "    " + str_end;
+			}
+		}
+		slash_pos = s.find(slash, slash_pos + 1);
+	}
+
+	return s;
+}
+
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 String TTR(const String &p_text) {
 	if (TranslationServer::get_singleton()) {
diff --git a/core/ustring.h b/core/ustring.h
index ee7e3b1e1661..db8f47ab7069 100644
--- a/core/ustring.h
+++ b/core/ustring.h
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ class String {
 	String percent_encode() const;
 	String percent_decode() const;
 
+	String check_control_characters() const;
 	String property_name_encode() const;
 
 	bool is_valid_identifier() const;
diff --git a/scene/gui/button.cpp b/scene/gui/button.cpp
index 1f8487c17304..f436fe2df754 100644
--- a/scene/gui/button.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/button.cpp
@@ -238,15 +238,15 @@ void Button::set_text(const String &p_text) {
 
 	if (text == p_text)
 		return;
-	text = p_text;
-	xl_text = tr(p_text);
+	text = p_text.check_control_characters();
+	xl_text = tr(p_text.check_control_characters());
 	update();
 	_change_notify("text");
 	minimum_size_changed();
 }
 String Button::get_text() const {
 
-	return text;
+	return text.check_control_characters();
 }
 
 void Button::set_icon(const Ref<Texture2D> &p_icon) {
diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index b4dc37c74fba..bfbdca39aad2 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -2209,8 +2209,9 @@ void Control::set_tooltip(const String &p_tooltip) {
 
 String Control::get_tooltip(const Point2 &p_pos) const {
 
-	return data.tooltip;
+	return data.tooltip.check_control_characters();
 }
+
 Control *Control::make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const {
 	if (get_script_instance()) {
 		return const_cast<Control *>(this)->call("_make_custom_tooltip", p_text);
diff --git a/scene/gui/label.cpp b/scene/gui/label.cpp
index bedcef2df2e8..bbf1f5f9c9a5 100644
--- a/scene/gui/label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/label.cpp
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@ void Label::set_text(const String &p_string) {
 
 	if (text == p_string)
 		return;
-	text = p_string;
-	xl_text = tr(p_string);
+	text = p_string.check_control_characters();
+	xl_text = tr(p_string.check_control_characters());
 	word_cache_dirty = true;
 	if (percent_visible < 1)
 		visible_chars = get_total_character_count() * percent_visible;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ bool Label::is_clipping_text() const {
 
 String Label::get_text() const {
 
-	return text;
+	return text.check_control_characters();
 }
 
 void Label::set_visible_characters(int p_amount) {