diff --git a/Lib/netrc.py b/Lib/netrc.py
index b285fd8e357ddb..f75d0adf2bae82 100644
--- a/Lib/netrc.py
+++ b/Lib/netrc.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def get_token(self):
                     if ch == '"':
                         return token
                     elif ch == "\\":
+                        backslash = ch
                         ch = self._read_char()
+                        if ch != '"':
+                            token += backslash
                     token += ch
             else:
                 if ch == "\\":
@@ -54,8 +57,6 @@ def get_token(self):
                 for ch in fiter:
                     if ch in self.whitespace:
                         return token
-                    elif ch == "\\":
-                        ch = self._read_char()
                     token += ch
         return token
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_netrc.py b/Lib/test/test_netrc.py
index 573d636de956d1..a864851ebbaa75 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_netrc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_netrc.py
@@ -156,6 +156,28 @@ def test_token_value_non_ascii(self):
             machine host.domain.com login log password \xa1\xa2 account acct
             """, 'password', '\xa1\xa2')
 
+    def test_token_value_with_backslash(self):
+        self._test_token_x("""\
+            machine host.domain.com login lo\gin password pass account acct
+            """, 'login', 'lo\gin')
+        self._test_token_x("""\
+            machine host.domain.com login log password pass account \account
+            """, 'account', '\account')
+        self._test_token_x("""\
+            machine host.domain.com login log password pass\word account acct
+            """, 'password', 'pass\word')
+
+    def test_token_value_with_backslash_enclosed_in_quotes(self):
+        self._test_token_x("""\
+            machine host.domain.com login "lo\gin" password pass account acct
+            """, 'login', 'lo\gin')
+        self._test_token_x("""\
+            machine host.domain.com login log password pass account "acc\ount"
+            """, 'account', 'acc\ount')
+        self._test_token_x("""\
+            machine host.domain.com login log password "pass\word" account acct
+            """, 'password', 'pass\word')
+
     def test_token_value_leading_hash(self):
         self._test_token_x("""\
             machine host.domain.com login #log password pass account acct
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-11-04-08-32-16.gh-issue-99080.-a_SsH.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-11-04-08-32-16.gh-issue-99080.-a_SsH.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0f43ed12195b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-11-04-08-32-16.gh-issue-99080.-a_SsH.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Treat backslashes in .netrc files as escaping characters only for quotes in quotes