diff --git a/includes/class-wc-webhook.php b/includes/class-wc-webhook.php
index d9a44fdba6a..5d8cffa8550 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-webhook.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-webhook.php
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class WC_Webhook {
 		// save request data
 		add_comment_meta( $delivery_id, '_request_method', $request['method'] );
 		add_comment_meta( $delivery_id, '_request_headers', array_merge( array( 'User-Agent' => $request['user-agent'] ), $request['headers'] ) );
-		add_comment_meta( $delivery_id, '_request_body', $request['body'] );
+		add_comment_meta( $delivery_id, '_request_body', wp_slash( $request['body'] ) );
 
 		// parse response
 		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {