diff --git a/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs b/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
index 327e89a6888..7acb7b470cb 100644
--- a/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
+++ b/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
@@ -440,8 +440,19 @@ fn quote_file_name(file_name: &str, quoting_style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
             format!("'{escaped}'")
         }
         QuotingStyle::ShellEscapeAlways => {
-            let quote = if file_name.contains('\'') { '"' } else { '\'' };
-            format!("{quote}{file_name}{quote}")
+            if !file_name.contains(|x: char| x.is_control()) {
+                let quote = if file_name.contains('\'') { '"' } else { '\'' };
+                return format!("{quote}{file_name}{quote}");
+            }
+            let mut escaped_file_name = String::from("$'");
+            for c in file_name.chars() {
+                match c {
+                    '\n' => escaped_file_name.push_str("\\n"),
+                    _ => escaped_file_name.push(c),
+                }
+            }
+            escaped_file_name.push('\'');
+            escaped_file_name
         }
         QuotingStyle::Quote => file_name.to_string(),
     }
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_stat.rs b/tests/by-util/test_stat.rs
index 0aad7361bb8..1dfc442df1d 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_stat.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_stat.rs
@@ -567,3 +567,25 @@ fn test_mount_point_combined_with_other_specifiers() {
         "Should print mount point, file name, and size"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_quote_file_name_with_newline() {
+    let ts = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &ts.fixtures;
+
+    let file_name = "nice\\n file";
+    let formatted_file_name = &format!("$'{file_name}'");
+    let expected_result = "{\"name\":\"\"$'nice\\n file'\"\"}\n";
+    at.touch(formatted_file_name);
+
+    let result = ts
+        .ucmd()
+        .args(&["-c", "{\"name\":\"%N\"}", formatted_file_name])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_move_str();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        result, expected_result,
+        "We are testing that \\n is handled correctly"
+    );
+}