diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a75067b70..d39e80c9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## 1.26.6
 
+* Fix a bug where escape sequences were improperly recognized in `@else` rules.
+
 ### JavaScript API
 
 * Add `sass.NULL`, `sass.TRUE`, and `sass.FALSE` constants to match Node Sass's
diff --git a/lib/src/parse/parser.dart b/lib/src/parse/parser.dart
index d90f36ea2..013410446 100644
--- a/lib/src/parse/parser.dart
+++ b/lib/src/parse/parser.dart
@@ -517,24 +517,37 @@ class Parser {
     return true;
   }
 
-  /// Consumes the next character if it's equal to [letter], ignoring ASCII
-  /// case.
+  /// Consumes the next character or escape sequence if it matches [expected].
+  ///
+  /// Matching will be case-insensitive unless [caseSensitive] is true.
   @protected
-  bool scanCharIgnoreCase(int letter) {
-    if (!equalsLetterIgnoreCase(letter, scanner.peekChar())) return false;
-    scanner.readChar();
-    return true;
+  bool scanIdentChar(int char, {bool caseSensitive = false}) {
+    bool matches(int actual) => caseSensitive
+        ? actual == char
+        : characterEqualsIgnoreCase(char, actual);
+
+    var next = scanner.peekChar();
+    if (matches(next)) {
+      scanner.readChar();
+      return true;
+    } else if (next == $backslash) {
+      var start = scanner.state;
+      if (matches(escapeCharacter())) return true;
+      scanner.state = start;
+    }
+    return false;
   }
 
-  /// Consumes the next character and asserts that it's equal to [letter],
-  /// ignoring ASCII case.
+  /// Consumes the next character or escape sequence and asserts it matches
+  /// [char].
+  ///
+  /// Matching will be case-insensitive unless [caseSensitive] is true.
   @protected
-  void expectCharIgnoreCase(int letter) {
-    var actual = scanner.readChar();
-    if (equalsLetterIgnoreCase(letter, actual)) return;
+  void expectIdentChar(int letter, {bool caseSensitive = false}) {
+    if (scanIdentChar(letter, caseSensitive: caseSensitive)) return;
 
     scanner.error('Expected "${String.fromCharCode(letter)}".',
-        position: actual == null ? scanner.position : scanner.position - 1);
+        position: scanner.position);
   }
 
   // ## Utilities
@@ -599,13 +612,12 @@ class Parser {
 
   /// Consumes an identifier if its name exactly matches [text].
   @protected
-  bool scanIdentifier(String text) {
+  bool scanIdentifier(String text, {bool caseSensitive = false}) {
     if (!lookingAtIdentifier()) return false;
 
     var start = scanner.state;
-    for (var i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
-      var next = text.codeUnitAt(i);
-      if (scanCharIgnoreCase(next)) continue;
+    for (var letter in text.codeUnits) {
+      if (scanIdentChar(letter, caseSensitive: caseSensitive)) continue;
       scanner.state = start;
       return false;
     }
@@ -617,13 +629,13 @@ class Parser {
 
   /// Consumes an identifier and asserts that its name exactly matches [text].
   @protected
-  void expectIdentifier(String text, {String name}) {
+  void expectIdentifier(String text,
+      {String name, bool caseSensitive = false}) {
     name ??= '"$text"';
 
     var start = scanner.position;
-    for (var i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
-      var next = text.codeUnitAt(i);
-      if (scanCharIgnoreCase(next)) continue;
+    for (var letter in text.codeUnits) {
+      if (scanIdentChar(letter, caseSensitive: caseSensitive)) continue;
       scanner.error("Expected $name.", position: start);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/parse/scss.dart b/lib/src/parse/scss.dart
index edff92238..fa9facb2c 100644
--- a/lib/src/parse/scss.dart
+++ b/lib/src/parse/scss.dart
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class ScssParser extends StylesheetParser {
     whitespace();
     var beforeAt = scanner.state;
     if (scanner.scanChar($at)) {
-      if (scanIdentifier('else')) return true;
-      if (scanIdentifier('elseif')) {
+      if (scanIdentifier('else', caseSensitive: true)) return true;
+      if (scanIdentifier('elseif', caseSensitive: true)) {
         logger.warn(
             '@elseif is deprecated and will not be supported in future Sass '
             'versions.\n'
diff --git a/lib/src/parse/selector.dart b/lib/src/parse/selector.dart
index 3dacdc7f7..3ef290083 100644
--- a/lib/src/parse/selector.dart
+++ b/lib/src/parse/selector.dart
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ class SelectorParser extends Parser {
         buffer.writeCharCode(scanner.readChar());
       }
       whitespace();
-      if (!scanCharIgnoreCase($n)) return buffer.toString();
+      if (!scanIdentChar($n)) return buffer.toString();
     } else {
-      expectCharIgnoreCase($n);
+      expectIdentChar($n);
     }
     buffer.writeCharCode($n);
     whitespace();
diff --git a/lib/src/parse/stylesheet.dart b/lib/src/parse/stylesheet.dart
index 8afe4493a..d3cd55a0d 100644
--- a/lib/src/parse/stylesheet.dart
+++ b/lib/src/parse/stylesheet.dart
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ relase. For details, see http://bit.ly/moz-document.
   /// Consumes a unicode range expression.
   StringExpression _unicodeRange() {
     var start = scanner.state;
-    expectCharIgnoreCase($u);
+    expectIdentChar($u);
     scanner.expectChar($plus);
 
     var i = 0;
@@ -2749,11 +2749,11 @@ relase. For details, see http://bit.ly/moz-document.
         case $m:
         case $M:
           scanner.readChar();
-          if (scanCharIgnoreCase($i)) {
-            if (!scanCharIgnoreCase($n)) return false;
+          if (scanIdentChar($i)) {
+            if (!scanIdentChar($n)) return false;
             buffer.write("min(");
-          } else if (scanCharIgnoreCase($a)) {
-            if (!scanCharIgnoreCase($x)) return false;
+          } else if (scanIdentChar($a)) {
+            if (!scanIdentChar($x)) return false;
             buffer.write("max(");
           } else {
             return false;