diff --git a/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptLexer.g4 b/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptLexer.g4
index a9d2e18..f0a6be2 100644
--- a/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptLexer.g4
+++ b/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptLexer.g4
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ GStringBegin
 TdqGStringBegin
     :   TdqStringQuotationMark -> pushMode(TDQ_GSTRING_MODE)
     ;
+SlashyGStringBegin
+    :   Slash { this.isRegexAllowed() && _input.LA(1) != '*' }? SlashyStringCharacter* Dollar { isFollowedByJavaLetterInGString(_input) }? -> pushMode(SLASHY_GSTRING_MODE)
+    ;
 
 mode DQ_GSTRING_MODE;
 GStringEnd
@@ -174,6 +177,23 @@ TdqGStringExprStart
     :   '${' -> pushMode(DEFAULT_MODE)
     ;
 
+mode SLASHY_GSTRING_MODE;
+SlashyGStringEnd
+    :   Dollar? Slash  -> popMode
+    ;
+
+SlashyGStringPath
+    :   Dollar IdentifierInGString (Dot IdentifierInGString)*
+    ;
+
+SlashyGStringText
+    :   SlashyStringCharacter+
+    ;
+
+SlashyGStringExprStart
+    :   '${' -> pushMode(DEFAULT_MODE)
+    ;
+
 mode DEFAULT_MODE;
 // character in the double quotation string. e.g. "a"
 fragment
diff --git a/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptParser.g4 b/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptParser.g4
index 09591a4..e6f95d0 100644
--- a/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptParser.g4
+++ b/modules/compiler/src/main/antlr/ScriptParser.g4
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ stringLiteral
 gstring
     :   GStringBegin gstringDqPart* GStringEnd
     |   TdqGStringBegin gstringTdqPart* TdqGStringEnd
+    |   SlashyGStringBegin gstringSlashyPart* SlashyGStringEnd
     ;
 
 gstringDqPart
@@ -536,6 +537,12 @@ gstringTdqPart
     |   TdqGStringExprStart expression RBRACE   #gstringTdqExprAlt
     ;
 
+gstringSlashyPart
+    :   SlashyGStringText                         #gstringSlashyTextAlt
+    |   SlashyGStringPath                         #gstringSlashyPathAlt
+    |   SlashyGStringExprStart expression RBRACE  #gstringSlashyExprAlt
+    ;
+
 // -- constructor method call
 creator
     :   createdName arguments
diff --git a/modules/compiler/src/main/java/script/parser/ScriptAstBuilder.java b/modules/compiler/src/main/java/script/parser/ScriptAstBuilder.java
index 0e9cb54..6d1d95b 100644
--- a/modules/compiler/src/main/java/script/parser/ScriptAstBuilder.java
+++ b/modules/compiler/src/main/java/script/parser/ScriptAstBuilder.java
@@ -1222,9 +1222,6 @@ private String stringLiteral(String text) {
             text = StringUtils.trimQuotations(text, 3);
         }
         else if( text.startsWith(SQ_STR) || text.startsWith(DQ_STR) || startsWithSlash ) {
-            // the slashy string can span rows, so we have to remove CR for it
-            if( startsWithSlash )
-                text = StringUtils.removeCR(text);
             text = StringUtils.trimQuotations(text, 1);
         }
 
@@ -1264,6 +1261,17 @@ private Expression gstring(GstringContext ctx) {
                 values.add(expression(eac.expression()));
         }
 
+        for( var part : ctx.gstringSlashyPart() ) {
+            if( part instanceof GstringSlashyTextAltContext tac )
+                strings.add(ast( gstringText(tac, beginQuotation), tac ));
+
+            if( part instanceof GstringSlashyPathAltContext pac )
+                values.add(ast( gstringPath(pac), pac ));
+
+            if( part instanceof GstringSlashyExprAltContext eac )
+                values.add(expression(eac.expression()));
+        }
+
         var result = new GStringExpression(verbatimText, strings, values);
         result.putNodeMetaData(QUOTE_CHAR, beginQuotation);
         return result;
@@ -1274,6 +1282,8 @@ private String beginQuotation(String text) {
             return TDQ_STR;
         if( text.startsWith(DQ_STR) )
             return DQ_STR;
+        if( text.startsWith(SLASH_STR) )
+            return SLASH_STR;
 
         throw new IllegalStateException();
     }