diff --git a/src/compiler/directives/model.js b/src/compiler/directives/model.js
index 39bdbfda4c2..c7a4c09b574 100644
--- a/src/compiler/directives/model.js
+++ b/src/compiler/directives/model.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function genComponentModel (
 
   el.model = {
     value: `(${value})`,
-    expression: `"${value}"`,
+    expression: JSON.stringify(value),
     callback: `function (${baseValueExpression}) {${assignment}}`
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js b/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js
index 8525e42421c..e7eedec98f6 100644
--- a/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js
@@ -151,6 +151,27 @@ describe('codegen', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('generate v-model directive', () => {
+    assertCodegen(
+      '<input v-model="test">',
+      `with(this){return _c('input',{directives:[{name:"model",rawName:"v-model",value:(test),expression:"test"}],domProps:{"value":(test)},on:{"input":function($event){if($event.target.composing)return;test=$event.target.value}}})}`
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('generate multiline v-model directive', () => {
+    assertCodegen(
+      '<input v-model="\n test \n">',
+      `with(this){return _c('input',{directives:[{name:"model",rawName:"v-model",value:(\n test \n),expression:"\\n test \\n"}],domProps:{"value":(\n test \n)},on:{"input":function($event){if($event.target.composing)return;\n test \n=$event.target.value}}})}`
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('generate multiline v-model directive on custom component', () => {
+    assertCodegen(
+      '<my-component v-model="\n test \n" />',
+      `with(this){return _c('my-component',{model:{value:(\n test \n),callback:function ($$v) {\n test \n=$$v},expression:"\\n test \\n"}})}`
+    )
+  })
+
   it('generate template tag', () => {
     assertCodegen(
       '<div><template><p>{{hello}}</p></template></div>',