diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-copy-post-backslash-stripping b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-copy-post-backslash-stripping
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a16e6fc7f009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-copy-post-backslash-stripping
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: bugfix
+
+Copy Post: fix backslash characters being stripped from post content, title, and excerpt when duplicating a post.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/copy-post.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/copy-post.php
index 7b36e130b74d..70a932b4c853 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/copy-post.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/copy-post.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ protected function update_content( $source_post, $target_post_id ) {
 		 * @param int     $target_post_id Target post ID.
 		 */
 		$data = apply_filters( 'jetpack_copy_post_data', $data, $source_post, $target_post_id );
-		return wp_update_post( $data );
+		return wp_update_post( wp_slash( $data ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/copy-post/Copy_Post_Test.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/copy-post/Copy_Post_Test.php
index 7eca0443070a..bb3331197fb7 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/copy-post/Copy_Post_Test.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/copy-post/Copy_Post_Test.php
@@ -257,4 +257,38 @@ public function test_copy_footnotes_preserves_content() {
 		$this->assertIsArray( $target_footnotes );
 		$this->assertEquals( $footnote_content, $target_footnotes[0]['content'] );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that update_content preserves backslashes in post fields.
+	 */
+	public function test_update_content_preserves_backslashes() {
+		$copy_post = new Jetpack_Copy_Post();
+
+		$source_content = "Code: \\t is a tab, \\n is a newline, \\\\ is a backslash";
+		$source_excerpt = "Excerpt with \\t tab";
+		$source_title   = "Title with \\t tab";
+
+		$source_post_id = self::factory()->post->create(
+			wp_slash(
+				array(
+					'post_content' => $source_content,
+					'post_excerpt' => $source_excerpt,
+					'post_title'   => $source_title,
+				)
+			)
+		);
+		$source_post    = get_post( $source_post_id );
+		$target_post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+
+		$method = new ReflectionMethod( Jetpack_Copy_Post::class, 'update_content' );
+		if ( PHP_VERSION_ID < 80100 ) {
+			$method->setAccessible( true );
+		}
+		$method->invoke( $copy_post, $source_post, $target_post_id );
+
+		$target_post = get_post( $target_post_id );
+		$this->assertSame( $source_content, $target_post->post_content, 'Backslashes in post_content should be preserved' );
+		$this->assertSame( $source_excerpt, $target_post->post_excerpt, 'Backslashes in post_excerpt should be preserved' );
+		$this->assertSame( $source_title, $target_post->post_title, 'Backslashes in post_title should be preserved' );
+	}
 }