diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index cda4aa057605dc27d2a86ac9971b6f9528053d44..b941626315f143efd30f1cca359b64aff33df99a 100644
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -2869,8 +2869,8 @@ void TerminalDisplay::doPaste(QString text, bool appendReturn)
     if (!text.isEmpty()) {
         text.replace('\n', '\r');
         if (bracketedPasteMode()) {
-            text.prepend("\e[200~");
-            text.append("\e[201~");
+            text.prepend("\033[200~");
+            text.append("\033[201~");
         }
         // perform paste by simulating keypress events
         QKeyEvent e(QEvent::KeyPress, 0, Qt::NoModifier, text);
diff --git a/src/autotests/KeyboardTranslatorTest.cpp b/src/autotests/KeyboardTranslatorTest.cpp
index a48b9e30f83b67b58ede28d082c7ce8d1b42faab..52e396344bc7472b38215381922a53f0c1e0a4aa 100644
--- a/src/autotests/KeyboardTranslatorTest.cpp
+++ b/src/autotests/KeyboardTranslatorTest.cpp
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ void KeyboardTranslatorTest::testEntryTextWildcards_data()
 
     // text, results: no mod, shift, alt, control
     entry.clear();;
-    entry << QByteArray("\E[24;*~") << QByteArray("\E[24;1~") << QByteArray("\E[24;2~") << QByteArray("\E[24;3~") << QByteArray("\E[24;5~");
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards no modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[1] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::NoModifier);
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[2] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier);
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Alt modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[3] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::AltModifier);
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[4] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ControlModifier);
+    entry << QByteArray("\033[24;*~") << QByteArray("\033[24;1~") << QByteArray("\033[24;2~") << QByteArray("\033[24;3~") << QByteArray("\033[24;5~");
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards no modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[1] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::NoModifier);
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[2] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier);
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Alt modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[3] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::AltModifier);
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[4] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ControlModifier);
 
     // combinations
     entry.clear();;
-    entry << QByteArray("\E[24;*~") << QByteArray("\E[24;4~") << QByteArray("\E[24;6~") << QByteArray("\E[24;8~") << QByteArray("\E[24;7~");
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift+Alt modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[1] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::AltModifier);
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift+Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[2] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::ControlModifier);
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift+Alt+Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[3] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::AltModifier | Qt::ControlModifier);
-    QTest::newRow("\E[24;*~ yes wildcards Alt+Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[4] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::AltModifier | Qt::ControlModifier);
+    entry << QByteArray("\033[24;*~") << QByteArray("\033[24;4~") << QByteArray("\033[24;6~") << QByteArray("\033[24;8~") << QByteArray("\033[24;7~");
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift+Alt modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[1] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::AltModifier);
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift+Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[2] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::ControlModifier);
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Shift+Alt+Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[3] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::AltModifier | Qt::ControlModifier);
+    QTest::newRow("\033[24;*~ yes wildcards Alt+Control modifiers")<< entry[0] << entry[4] << true << Qt::KeyboardModifiers(Qt::AltModifier | Qt::ControlModifier);
 
 }