diff --git a/src/Generators/Po.php b/src/Generators/Po.php
index 136ea5c7..d059361e 100644
--- a/src/Generators/Po.php
+++ b/src/Generators/Po.php
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public static function convertString($value)
                 "\x00" => '',
                 '\\' => '\\\\',
                 "\t" => '\t',
+                "\r" => '\r',
                 "\n" => '\n',
                 '"' => '\\"',
             ]