diff --git a/docs/user-guide/jsonpath.md b/docs/user-guide/jsonpath.md
index 3242127d35a..e0e507019d1 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/jsonpath.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/jsonpath.md
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ Given the input:
 Function | Description        | Example            | Result
 ---------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------
 text     | the plain text     | kind is {.kind}    | kind is List
-""       | quote              | {"{"}              | {
 @        | the current object | {@}                | the same as input
 . or []  | child operator     | {.kind} or {['kind']}| List
 ..       | recursive descent  | {..name}           | 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 myself e2e
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ text     | the plain text     | kind is {.kind}    | kind is List
 [,]      | union operator     | {.items[*]['metadata.name', 'status.capacity']} | 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 map[cpu:4] map[cpu:8]
 ?()      | filter             | {.users[?(@.name=="e2e")].user.password} | secret
 range, end | iterate list | {range .items[*]}[{.metadata.name}, {.status.capacity}] {end} | [127.0.0.1, map[cpu:4]] [127.0.0.2, map[cpu:8]]
-
+""       | quote interpreted string | {range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{"\t"}{end} | 127.0.0.1    127.0.0.2
 
 
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
index f989948683a..005e21d013c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (j *JSONPath) walk(value []reflect.Value, node Node) ([]reflect.Value, erro
 	case *ListNode:
 		return j.evalList(value, node)
 	case *TextNode:
-		return []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(string(node.Text))}, nil
+		return []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(node.Text)}, nil
 	case *FieldNode:
 		return j.evalField(value, node)
 	case *ArrayNode:
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
index 3345aee85b6..0817dcf7198 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func testJSONPath(tests []jsonpathTest, t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// testJSONPathSortOutput test testcases related to map, the results may print in random order
+// testJSONPathSortOutput test cases related to map, the results may print in random order
 func testJSONPathSortOutput(tests []jsonpathTest, t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		j := New(test.name)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func testJSONPathSortOutput(tests []jsonpathTest, t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("in %s, execute error %v", test.name, err)
 		}
 		out := buf.String()
-		//since map is itereated in random order, we need to sort the results.
+		//since map is visited in random order, we need to sort the results.
 		sortedOut := strings.Fields(out)
 		sort.Strings(sortedOut)
 		sortedExpect := strings.Fields(test.expect)
@@ -233,16 +233,17 @@ func TestKubernetes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	nodesTests := []jsonpathTest{
-		{"range item", "{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}, {end}{.kind}", nodesData, `127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.2, List`},
-		{"range addresss", "{.items[*].status.addresses[*].address}", nodesData,
-			`127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 127.0.0.3`},
-		{"double range", "{range .items[*]}{range .status.addresses[*]}{.address}, {end}{end}", nodesData,
-			`127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.2, 127.0.0.3, `},
-		{"item name", "{.items[*].metadata.name}", nodesData, `127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2`},
-		{"union nodes capacity", "{.items[*]['metadata.name', 'status.capacity']}", nodesData,
-			`127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 map[cpu:4] map[cpu:8]`},
-		{"range nodes capacity", "{range .items[*]}[{.metadata.name}, {.status.capacity}] {end}", nodesData,
-			`[127.0.0.1, map[cpu:4]] [127.0.0.2, map[cpu:8]] `},
+		{"range item", `{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}, {end}{.kind}`, nodesData, "127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.2, List"},
+		{"range item with quote", `{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{"\t"}{end}`, nodesData, "127.0.0.1\t127.0.0.2\t"},
+		{"range addresss", `{.items[*].status.addresses[*].address}`, nodesData,
+			"127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 127.0.0.3"},
+		{"double range", `{range .items[*]}{range .status.addresses[*]}{.address}, {end}{end}`, nodesData,
+			"127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.2, 127.0.0.3, "},
+		{"item name", `{.items[*].metadata.name}`, nodesData, "127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2"},
+		{"union nodes capacity", `{.items[*]['metadata.name', 'status.capacity']}`, nodesData,
+			"127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 map[cpu:4] map[cpu:8]"},
+		{"range nodes capacity", `{range .items[*]}[{.metadata.name}, {.status.capacity}] {end}`, nodesData,
+			"[127.0.0.1, map[cpu:4]] [127.0.0.2, map[cpu:8]] "},
 		{"user password", `{.users[?(@.name=="e2e")].user.password}`, &nodesData, "secret"},
 	}
 	testJSONPath(nodesTests, t)
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/node.go b/pkg/util/jsonpath/node.go
index bdbf0d38d22..9d5242de7bf 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/node.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonpath/node.go
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ func (l *ListNode) String() string {
 // TextNode holds plain text.
 type TextNode struct {
 	NodeType
-	Text []byte // The text; may span newlines.
+	Text string // The text; may span newlines.
 }
 
 func newText(text string) *TextNode {
-	return &TextNode{NodeType: NodeText, Text: []byte(text)}
+	return &TextNode{NodeType: NodeText, Text: text}
 }
 
 func (t *TextNode) String() string {
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/parser.go b/pkg/util/jsonpath/parser.go
index facc4834d60..bd1f5ecd435 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonpath/parser.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Loop:
 	return p.parseInsideAction(cur)
 }
 
-// parseQuote scans array index selection
+// parseQuote unquotes string inside double quote
 func (p *Parser) parseQuote(cur *ListNode) error {
 Loop:
 	for {
@@ -371,7 +371,11 @@ Loop:
 		}
 	}
 	value := p.consumeText()
-	cur.append(newText(value[1 : len(value)-1]))
+	s, err := strconv.Unquote(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unquote string %s error %v", value, err)
+	}
+	cur.append(newText(s))
 	return p.parseInsideAction(cur)
 }