diff --git a/test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.context.bpmn b/test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.context.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebb476b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.context.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:zeebe="http://camunda.org/schema/zeebe/1.0" xmlns:modeler="http://camunda.org/schema/modeler/1.0" id="Definitions_18uyvm0" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="5.45.0-dev" modeler:executionPlatform="Camunda Cloud" modeler:executionPlatformVersion="8.8.0">
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="true">
+    <bpmn:serviceTask id="ServiceTask_1" name="ServiceTask_1">
+      <bpmn:extensionElements>
+        <zeebe:ioMapping>
+          <zeebe:input source="={ &#34;plain&#34;: &#34;hello&#34;, &#34;withNewlines&#34;: &#34;&#10;hello&#10;&#34;, &#34;withQuotes&#34;: &#34;\&#34;YES\&#34;\&#34;\&#34;&#34; }" target="contextWithStrings" />
+        </zeebe:ioMapping>
+      </bpmn:extensionElements>
+    </bpmn:serviceTask>
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0scc5am_di" bpmnElement="ServiceTask_1">
+        <dc:Bounds x="160" y="120" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>
diff --git a/test/spec/zeebe/Mappings.spec.js b/test/spec/zeebe/Mappings.spec.js
index 1c4a6e8..2ece628 100644
--- a/test/spec/zeebe/Mappings.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/zeebe/Mappings.spec.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
           type: 'Context',
           info: '',
           entries: [
-            { name: 'string', type: 'String', info: 'foo', entries: [] },
+            { name: 'string', type: 'String', info: '"foo"', entries: [] },
             { name: 'number', type: 'Number', info: '1', entries: [] },
             { name: 'booleanTrue', type: 'Boolean', info: 'true', entries: [] },
             { name: 'booleanFalse', type: 'Boolean', info: 'false', entries: [] },
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
           detail: 'Context',
           info: '',
           entries: [
-            { name: 'string', detail: 'String', info: 'foo', entries: [] },
+            { name: 'string', detail: 'String', info: '"foo"', entries: [] },
             { name: 'number', detail: 'Number', info: '1', entries: [] },
             { name: 'booleanTrue', detail: 'Boolean', info: 'true', entries: [] },
             { name: 'booleanFalse', detail: 'Boolean', info: 'false', entries: [] },
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
         {
           name: 'resultVariable',
           type: 'String',
-          info: '1'
+          info: '"1"'
         }
       ]);
     }));
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
         {
           name: 'output',
           type: 'String',
-          info: '2'
+          info: '"2"'
         }
       ]);
     }));
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
         {
           name: 'foo',
           type: 'String',
-          info: '1'
+          info: '"1"'
         }
       ]);
     }));
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
         {
           name: 'foo',
           type: 'String',
-          info: '2'
+          info: '"2"'
         }
       ]);
     }));
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
         {
           name: 'foo',
           type: 'String',
-          info: '2'
+          info: '"2"'
         }
       ]);
     }));
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver - Variable Mappings', function() {
         {
           name: 'foo',
           type: 'String',
-          info: '2'
+          info: '"2"'
         }
       ]);
     }));
diff --git a/test/spec/zeebe/ZeebeVariableResolver.spec.js b/test/spec/zeebe/ZeebeVariableResolver.spec.js
index f6e3536..3b86624 100644
--- a/test/spec/zeebe/ZeebeVariableResolver.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/zeebe/ZeebeVariableResolver.spec.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import connectorsSubProcessXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/connectors.sub-process.
 import connectorsOutputMappingXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/connectors.output-mapping.bpmn';
 import ioMappingsXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.bpmn';
 import ioMappingsStaticXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.static.bpmn';
+import ioMappingsContextXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.context.bpmn';
 import ioMappingsEmptyXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.empty.bpmn';
 import ioMappingsNullXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.null.bpmn';
 import ioMappingsHierarchicalNamesXML from 'test/fixtures/zeebe/ioMappings.hierarchical-names.bpmn';
@@ -1941,6 +1942,63 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver', function() {
   });
 
 
+  describe('io mappings - context', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(
+      bootstrapModeler(ioMappingsContextXML, {
+        additionalModules: [
+          ZeebeVariableResolverModule
+        ],
+        moddleExtensions: {
+          zeebe: ZeebeModdle
+        }
+      })
+    );
+
+
+    it('should declare context with string entries', inject(async function(variableResolver, elementRegistry) {
+
+      // given
+      const task = elementRegistry.get('ServiceTask_1');
+
+      // when
+      const variables = await variableResolver.getVariablesForElement(task);
+
+      // then
+      expect(variables).to.variableEqual([
+        {
+          name: 'contextWithStrings',
+          type: 'Context',
+          info: '',
+          scope: 'ServiceTask_1',
+          entries: [
+            {
+              name: 'plain',
+              type: 'String',
+              entries: [],
+              info: '"hello"'
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'withNewlines',
+              type: 'String',
+              entries: [],
+              info: '"\\nhello\\n"'
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'withQuotes',
+              type: 'String',
+              entries: [],
+              info: '"\\"YES\\"\\"\\""'
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+      ]);
+
+    }));
+
+  });
+
+
   describe('io mappings - empty', function() {
 
     beforeEach(
@@ -2037,8 +2095,8 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver', function() {
       // then
       // filter own name, later input mappings + all output mappings
       expect(variables).to.variableEqual([
-        { name: 'staticInput', type: 'String', scope: 'ServiceTask_1', info: 'YES' },
-        { name: 'otherStaticInput', type: 'String', scope: 'ServiceTask_1', info: '"YES"""' }
+        { name: 'staticInput', type: 'String', scope: 'ServiceTask_1', info: '"YES"' },
+        { name: 'otherStaticInput', type: 'String', scope: 'ServiceTask_1', info: '"\\"YES\\"\\"\\""' }
       ]);
 
     }));
@@ -2291,6 +2349,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver', function() {
         expect(variables).to.variableInclude({
           name: 'outString',
           type: 'String',
+          info: '"hello"',
           scope: 'Process_varResolution'
         });
       }));
@@ -2308,6 +2367,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver', function() {
         expect(variables).to.variableInclude({
           name: 'outCamundaString',
           type: 'String',
+          info: '"\\nhello\\n"',
           scope: 'Process_varResolution'
         });
       }));
@@ -2480,7 +2540,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver', function() {
         expect(variables).to.variableInclude({
           name: 'pathDeepString',
           type: 'String',
-          info: 'YES',
+          info: '"YES"',
           scope: 'pathConsumerTask'
         });
       }));
@@ -2506,7 +2566,7 @@ describe('ZeebeVariableResolver', function() {
                 {
                   name: 'property',
                   type: 'String',
-                  info: '10'
+                  info: '"10"'
                 }
               ]
             },
@@ -2628,4 +2688,4 @@ const createProvider = function({ variables, variableResolver, origin, delay = 0
       return variables;
     }
   }(variableResolver);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};