diff --git a/images/backslash.png b/images/backslash.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc55c401
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/backslash.png differ
diff --git a/include/ui.js b/include/ui.js
index 25bf162b..c287ee9c 100644
--- a/include/ui.js
+++ b/include/ui.js
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ addMouseHandlers: function() {
     //$D("keyboardinput").onkeydown = function (event) { onKeyDown(event); };
     $D("keyboardinput").onblur = UI.keyInputBlur;
 
+    $D("sendBackslashButton").onclick = UI.sendBackslash;
     $D("sendCtrlAltDelButton").onclick = UI.sendCtrlAltDel;
     $D("clipboardButton").onclick = UI.toggleClipboardPanel;
     $D("settingsButton").onclick = UI.toggleSettingsPanel;
@@ -391,6 +392,11 @@ setPassword: function() {
     return false;
 },
 
+sendBackslash: function() {
+    UI.rfb.sendKey(0x5C);
+    return false;
+},
+
 sendCtrlAltDel: function() {
     UI.rfb.sendCtrlAltDel();
 },
@@ -489,11 +495,13 @@ updateVisualState: function() {
         UI.setMouseButton(1);
         $D('clipboardButton').style.display = "inline";
         $D('showKeyboard').style.display = "inline";
+        $D('sendBackslashButton').style.display = "inline";
         $D('sendCtrlAltDelButton').style.display = "inline";
     } else {
         UI.setMouseButton();
         $D('clipboardButton').style.display = "none";
         $D('showKeyboard').style.display = "none";
+        $D('sendBackslashButton').style.display = "none";
         $D('sendCtrlAltDelButton').style.display = "none";
     }
     // State change disables viewport dragging.
diff --git a/vnc.html b/vnc.html
index 9d699c9e..dcb6c9fe 100644
--- a/vnc.html
+++ b/vnc.html
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 
         <!--noVNC Buttons-->
         <div class="noVNC-buttons-right">
+            <input type="image" src="images/backslash.png"
+                 id="sendBackslashButton" class="noVNC_status_button"
+                title="Send Backslash" />
             <input type="image" src="images/ctrlaltdel.png"
                  id="sendCtrlAltDelButton" class="noVNC_status_button"
                 title="Send Ctrl-Alt-Del" />