diff --git a/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor b/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor
index 480676045c..43efda37c3 100644
--- a/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor
+++ b/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ IN: bootstrap.syntax
         "![[" "![=[" "![==["
         "[[" "[=[" "[==["
         "factor[[" "factor[=[" "factor[==["
+        "factor\""
         "PRIVATE<"
         "B{"
         "BV{"
diff --git a/core/syntax/syntax.factor b/core/syntax/syntax.factor
index 178584c4c3..a12a510a09 100644
--- a/core/syntax/syntax.factor
+++ b/core/syntax/syntax.factor
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ IN: bootstrap.syntax
         "]==]" parse-multiline-string suffix!
     ] define-core-syntax
 
+    ! Different from parse-multiline-string
+    "factor\"" [
+        lexer get skip-blank parse-string suffix!
+    ] define-core-syntax
+
     "factor[[" [
         "]]" parse-multiline-string suffix!
     ] define-core-syntax