diff --git a/httpie/cli/nested_json/parse.py b/httpie/cli/nested_json/parse.py
index 323a22eef1..5e5a8bb185 100644
--- a/httpie/cli/nested_json/parse.py
+++ b/httpie/cli/nested_json/parse.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def can_advance() -> bool:
         if index in OPERATORS:
             yield from send_buffer()
             yield Token(OPERATORS[index], index, cursor, cursor + 1)
-        elif index == BACKSLASH and can_advance():
+        elif index == BACKSLASH and cursor + 1 < len(source):
             if source[cursor + 1] in SPECIAL_CHARS:
                 backslashes += 1
             else:
diff --git a/tests/test_json.py b/tests/test_json.py
index e758ebe7f4..4467ba723c 100644
--- a/tests/test_json.py
+++ b/tests/test_json.py
@@ -581,3 +581,22 @@ def test_nested_json_errors(input_json, expected_error, httpbin):
 def test_nested_json_sparse_array(httpbin_both):
     r = http(httpbin_both + '/post', 'test[0]:=1', 'test[100]:=1')
     assert len(r.json['json']['test']) == 101
+
+
+def test_nested_json_trailing_backslash_no_crash():
+    """A backslash at the very end of a key must not crash with IndexError.
+
+    Regression test for: tokenize() accessed source[cursor + 1] without
+    first verifying cursor + 1 < len(source).
+    """
+    from httpie.cli.nested_json.parse import tokenize, parse
+
+    trailing_bs = 'key' + chr(92)  # 'key\'
+
+    # tokenize must not raise IndexError
+    tokens = list(tokenize(trailing_bs))
+    assert tokens  # produced at least one token
+
+    # parse must also be safe
+    paths = list(parse(trailing_bs))
+    assert paths