diff --git a/java/java-analysis-api/resources/messages/JavaAnalysisBundle.properties b/java/java-analysis-api/resources/messages/JavaAnalysisBundle.properties
index 9b3393f3f0e6..c548479b1c6b 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-api/resources/messages/JavaAnalysisBundle.properties
+++ b/java/java-analysis-api/resources/messages/JavaAnalysisBundle.properties
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ feature.modules=Modules
 feature.lvti=Local variable type inference
 feature.var.lambda.parameter='var' in lambda parameters
 feature.text.blocks=Text block literals
+feature.text.block.escape.sequences='\\s' and '\\' escape sequences
 feature.enhanced.switch=Enhanced 'switch' blocks
 feature.switch.expressions='switch' expressions
 feature.records=Records
diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 2db51915d3a9..ec985ff4a6e9 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -1218,13 +1218,13 @@ public class HighlightUtil {
         }
         else {
           if (file != null && containsUnescaped(text, "\\\n")) {
-            final HighlightInfo info = checkFeature(expression, HighlightingFeature.TEXT_BLOCKS, level, file);
+            final HighlightInfo info = checkFeature(expression, HighlightingFeature.TEXT_BLOCK_ESCAPES, level, file);
             if (info != null) return info;
           }
         }
       }
       if (file != null && containsUnescaped(text, "\\s")) {
-        final HighlightInfo info = checkFeature(expression, HighlightingFeature.TEXT_BLOCKS, level, file);
+        final HighlightInfo info = checkFeature(expression, HighlightingFeature.TEXT_BLOCK_ESCAPES, level, file);
         if (info != null) return info;
       }
     }
diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightingFeature.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightingFeature.java
index 4d8a54e17293..c10861dce135 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightingFeature.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightingFeature.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public enum HighlightingFeature {
   SWITCH_EXPRESSION(LanguageLevel.JDK_14, "feature.switch.expressions"),
   RECORDS(LanguageLevel.JDK_14_PREVIEW, "feature.records"),
   PATTERNS(LanguageLevel.JDK_14_PREVIEW, "feature.patterns.instanceof"),
+  TEXT_BLOCK_ESCAPES(LanguageLevel.JDK_14_PREVIEW, "feature.text.block.escape.sequences"),
   TEXT_BLOCKS(LanguageLevel.JDK_14_PREVIEW, "feature.text.blocks") {
     @Override
     boolean isSufficient(@NotNull LanguageLevel useSiteLevel) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/UnsupportedFeatures.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/UnsupportedFeatures.java
index 6ce41f0aef1d..58c9d398baa6 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/UnsupportedFeatures.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/UnsupportedFeatures.java
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ class UnsupportedFeatures {
 
     String raw = <error descr="Text block literals are not supported at language level '1.4'">"""hi there"""</error>;
 
-    String spaceEscapeSeq = <error descr="Text block literals are not supported at language level '1.4'">"\s"</error>;
+    String spaceEscapeSeq = <error descr="'\s' and '\' escape sequences are not supported at language level '1.4'">"\s"</error>;
   }
 }
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