diff --git a/lib/facter/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter.rb b/lib/facter/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter.rb
index c75a14099f..37c9725515 100644
--- a/lib/facter/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def format_for_no_query(resolved_facts)
       pretty_json = hash_to_facter_format(fact_collection)
 
       pretty_json = remove_enclosing_accolades(pretty_json)
-      remove_comma_and_quotation(pretty_json)
+      pretty_json = remove_comma_and_quotation(pretty_json)
+      handle_newlines(pretty_json)
     end
 
     def format_for_multiple_user_queries(user_queries, resolved_facts)
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def format_for_multiple_user_queries(user_queries, resolved_facts)
       pretty_json = hash_to_facter_format(facts_to_display)
       pretty_json = remove_enclosing_accolades(pretty_json)
       pretty_json = remove_comma_and_quotation(pretty_json)
+      pretty_json = handle_newlines(pretty_json)
 
       @log.debug('Remove quotes from value if value is a string')
       pretty_json.gsub(/^(\S*) => \"(.*)\"/, '\1 => \2')
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ def remove_enclosing_accolades(pretty_fact_json)
       pretty_fact_json.gsub(/^},/, '}')
     end
 
+    def handle_newlines(pretty_fact_json)
+      @log.debug('Convert newline characters to actual newlines')
+      pretty_fact_json.gsub('\n', "\n")
+    end
+
     def remove_comma_and_quotation(output)
       # quotation marks that come after \ are not removed
       @log.debug('Remove unnecessary comma and quotation marks on root facts')
diff --git a/spec/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter_spec.rb
index 23a3cba2c9..9effa6ce41 100644
--- a/spec/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/framework/formatters/legacy_fact_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -248,4 +248,16 @@
         .to eq('C:\\Program Files\\App => bin_dir')
     end
   end
+
+  context 'when fact value contains newline' do
+    let(:resolved_fact) do
+      instance_spy(Facter::ResolvedFact, name: 'custom_fact', value: 'value1 \n value2',
+                                         user_query: '', filter_tokens: [], type: :core)
+    end
+
+    it 'formats the fact correctly' do
+      expect(legacy_formatter.format([resolved_fact]))
+        .to eq("custom_fact => value1 \n value2")
+    end
+  end
 end