diff --git a/lightningd/invoice.c b/lightningd/invoice.c
index 6458f3d58..01cfd64ea 100644
--- a/lightningd/invoice.c
+++ b/lightningd/invoice.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_decodepay(struct command *cmd,
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
 		   p_req("bolt11", param_string, &str),
-		   p_opt("description", param_string, &desc),
+		   p_opt("description", param_escaped_string, &desc),
 		   NULL))
 		return command_param_failed();
 
diff --git a/plugins/pay.c b/plugins/pay.c
index 62d2c6f9d..9b66a548f 100644
--- a/plugins/pay.c
+++ b/plugins/pay.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_pay(struct command *cmd,
 		   p_opt("localinvreqid", param_sha256, &local_invreq_id),
 		   p_opt("exclude", param_route_exclusion_array, &exclusions),
 		   p_opt("maxfee", param_msat, &maxfee),
-		   p_opt("description", param_string, &description),
+		   p_opt("description", param_escaped_string, &description),
 #if DEVELOPER
 		   p_opt_def("use_shadow", param_bool, &use_shadow, true),
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/test_pay.py b/tests/test_pay.py
index 5a0ab89dc..bd839cf0b 100644
--- a/tests/test_pay.py
+++ b/tests/test_pay.py
@@ -5400,3 +5400,17 @@ def test_fetchinvoice_with_no_quantity(node_factory):
     inv = inv['invoice']
     decode_inv = l2.rpc.decode(inv)
     assert decode_inv['invreq_quantity'] == 2, f'`invreq_quantity` in the invoice did not match, received {decode_inv["quantity"]}, expected 2'
+
+
+def test_invoice_pay_desc_with_quotes(node_factory):
+    """Test that we can decode and pay invoice where hashed description contains double quotes"""
+    l1, l2 = node_factory.line_graph(2)
+    description = '[["text/plain","Funding @odell on stacker.news"],["text/identifier","odell@stacker.news"]]'
+
+    invoice = l2.rpc.invoice(label="test12345", amount_msat=1000,
+                             description=description, deschashonly=True)["bolt11"]
+
+    l1.rpc.decodepay(invoice, description)
+
+    # pay an invoice
+    l1.rpc.pay(invoice, description=description)