diff --git a/parso/python/tokenize.py b/parso/python/tokenize.py
index 6282275..0eff15d 100644
--- a/parso/python/tokenize.py
+++ b/parso/python/tokenize.py
@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ def _get_token_collection(version_info):
             _create_token_collection(version_info)
         return result
 
-
-fstring_string_single_line = _compile(r'(?:\{\{|\}\}|\\(?:\r\n?|\n)|[^{}\r\n])+')
-fstring_string_multi_line = _compile(r'(?:[^{}]+|\{\{|\}\})+')
+unicode_character_name = r'[A-Za-z0-9\-]+(?: [A-Za-z0-9\-]+)*'
+fstring_string_single_line = _compile(
+    r'(?:\{\{|\}\}|\\N\{' + unicode_character_name +
+    r'\}|\\(?:\r\n?|\n)|\\[^\r\nN]|[^{}\r\n\\])+'
+)
+fstring_string_multi_line = _compile(
+    r'(?:\{\{|\}\}|\\N\{' + unicode_character_name + r'\}|\\[^N]|[^{}\\])+'
+)
 fstring_format_spec_single_line = _compile(r'(?:\\(?:\r\n?|\n)|[^{}\r\n])+')
 fstring_format_spec_multi_line = _compile(r'[^{}]+')
 
diff --git a/test/test_fstring.py b/test/test_fstring.py
index a17599d..c81d027 100644
--- a/test/test_fstring.py
+++ b/test/test_fstring.py
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ def grammar():
         'f"{x, *y}"',
         'f"{*x, y}"',
         'f"{x for x in [1]}"',
+
+        # named unicode characters
+        'f"\\N{BULLET}"',
+        'f"\\N{FLEUR-DE-LIS}"',
+        'f"\\N{NO ENTRY}"',
+        'f"Combo {expr} and \\N{NO ENTRY}"',
+        'f"\\N{NO ENTRY} and {expr}"',
+        'f"\\N{no entry}"',
+        'f"\\N{SOYOMBO LETTER -A}"',
+        'f"\\N{DOMINO TILE HORIZONTAL-00-00}"',
+        'f"""\\N{NO ENTRY}"""',
     ]
 )
 def test_valid(code, grammar):
@@ -104,6 +115,11 @@ def test_valid(code, grammar):
 
         # a newline without a line continuation inside a single-line string
         'f"abc\ndef"',
+
+        # various named unicode escapes that aren't name-shaped
+        'f"\\N{ BULLET }"',
+        'f"\\N{NO   ENTRY}"',
+        'f"""\\N{NO\nENTRY}"""',
     ]
 )
 def test_invalid(code, grammar):
@@ -122,6 +138,8 @@ def test_invalid(code, grammar):
                            (1, 10), (1, 11), (1, 12), (1, 13)]),
         ('f"""\n {\nfoo\n }"""', [(1, 0), (1, 4), (2, 1), (3, 0), (4, 1),
                                   (4, 2), (4, 5)]),
+        ('f"\\N{NO ENTRY} and {expr}"', [(1, 0), (1, 2), (1, 19), (1, 20),
+                                         (1, 24), (1, 25), (1, 26)]),
     ]
 )
 def test_tokenize_start_pos(code, positions):