diff --git a/inspect.lua b/inspect.lua
index e2e3806..dedd91f 100644
--- a/inspect.lua
+++ b/inspect.lua
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ local function smartQuote(str)
   return '"' .. str:gsub('"', '\\"') .. '"'
 end
 
--- \a => '\\a', \0 => '\\0', 31 => '\31'
+-- \a => '\\a', \0 => nil
 local shortControlCharEscapes = {
   ["\a"] = "\\a",  ["\b"] = "\\b", ["\f"] = "\\f", ["\n"] = "\\n",
-  ["\r"] = "\\r",  ["\t"] = "\\t", ["\v"] = "\\v"
+  ["\r"] = "\\r",  ["\t"] = "\\t", ["\v"] = "\\v", ["\127"] = "\\127",
 }
-local longControlCharEscapes = {} -- \a => nil, \0 => \000, 31 => \031
+local longControlCharEscapes = {["\127"]="\127"} -- \a => nil, \0 => \000, 31 => \031
 for i=0, 31 do
   local ch = string.char(i)
   if not shortControlCharEscapes[ch] then
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ for i=0, 31 do
     longControlCharEscapes[ch]  = string.format("\\%03d", i)
   end
 end
+--longControlCharEscapes["\127"]="\\127"
 
 local function escape(str)
   return (str:gsub("\\", "\\\\")
diff --git a/spec/inspect_spec.lua b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
index edea720..a6ddd00 100644
--- a/spec/inspect_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ describe( 'inspect', function()
       inspect('Here are some control characters: \0 \1 \6 \17 \27 \31'))
     end)
 
-    it('escapes unnamed control characters with 3 digits when they are followed by numbers', function()
+    it('escapes DEL', function()
+      assert.equals('"DEL: \\127"',
+      inspect('DEL: \127'))
+    end)
+
+    it('escapes unnamed control characters with 4 digits when they are followed by numbers', function()
       assert.equals('"Control chars followed by digits \\0001 \\0011 \\0061 \\0171 \\0271 \\0311"',
       inspect('Control chars followed by digits \0001 \0011 \0061 \0171 \0271 \0311'))
     end)