diff --git a/paste.c b/paste.c
index f1f3c9f7..51ae2b1d 100644
--- a/paste.c
+++ b/paste.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ paste_make_sample(struct paste_buffer *pb)
 {
 	char		*buf;
 	size_t		 len, used;
-	const int	 flags = VIS_OCTAL|VIS_TAB|VIS_NL;
+	const int	 flags = VIS_OCTAL|VIS_CSTYLE|VIS_TAB|VIS_NL;
 	const size_t	 width = 200;
 
 	len = pb->size;
diff --git a/window-buffer.c b/window-buffer.c
index 4e17a7fa..16adbc61 100644
--- a/window-buffer.c
+++ b/window-buffer.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ window_buffer_draw(__unused void *modedata, void *itemdata,
 		while (end != pdata + psize && *end != '\n')
 			end++;
 		buf = xreallocarray(buf, 4, end - start + 1);
-		utf8_strvis(buf, start, end - start, VIS_OCTAL|VIS_TAB);
+		utf8_strvis(buf, start, end - start, VIS_OCTAL|VIS_CSTYLE|VIS_TAB);
 		if (*buf != '\0') {
 			screen_write_cursormove(ctx, cx, cy + i, 0);
 			screen_write_nputs(ctx, sx, &grid_default_cell, "%s",