diff --git a/src/icalendar/prop.py b/src/icalendar/prop.py
index f322f65e..22314165 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/prop.py
+++ b/src/icalendar/prop.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ def __new__(cls, value, encoding=DEFAULT_ENCODING):
         return self
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return f"vText('{self.to_ical()}')"
+        return f"vText('{self.to_ical()!r}')"
 
     def to_ical(self):
         return escape_char(self).encode(self.encoding)