diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7874.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7874.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..112fbb534c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7874.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Escape special symbols and newlines in messages.
+
+Closes #7874
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/magic_value.py b/pylint/extensions/magic_value.py
index c69711f85b..fd18476aea 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/magic_value.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/magic_value.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ def _check_constants_comparison(self, node: nodes.Compare) -> None:
 
         operand_value = None
         if const_operands[LEFT_OPERAND] and self._is_magic_value(left_operand):
-            operand_value = left_operand.value
+            operand_value = left_operand.as_string()
         elif const_operands[RIGHT_OPERAND] and self._is_magic_value(right_operand):
-            operand_value = right_operand.value
+            operand_value = right_operand.as_string()
         if operand_value is not None:
             self.add_message(
                 "magic-value-comparison",
diff --git a/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.py b/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.py
index f6fb9369be..b7e7cd38a8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.py
+++ b/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.py
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ class Christmas(Enum):
 
 shouldnt_raise = var == '\n'
 shouldnt_raise = var == '\\b'
+
+should_escape = var == "foo\nbar"  # [magic-value-comparison]
diff --git a/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.txt b/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.txt
index 63976ff68b..256cd4a0c7 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.txt
+++ b/tests/functional/ext/magic_value_comparison/magic_value_comparison.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ comparison-of-constants:24:17:24:22::"Comparison between constants: '5 > 7' has
 singleton-comparison:29:17:29:28::Comparison 'var == True' should be 'var is True' if checking for the singleton value True, or 'bool(var)' if testing for truthiness:UNDEFINED
 singleton-comparison:30:17:30:29::Comparison 'var == False' should be 'var is False' if checking for the singleton value False, or 'not var' if testing for falsiness:UNDEFINED
 singleton-comparison:31:17:31:28::Comparison 'var == None' should be 'var is None':UNDEFINED
+magic-value-comparison:38:16:38:33::Consider using a named constant or an enum instead of ''foo\nbar''.:HIGH