1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/path.c b/src/nvim/path.c
index a706e32773..67b88a861a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/path.c
+++ b/src/nvim/path.c
@@ -1346,6 +1346,15 @@ void slash_adjust(char_u *p)
   if (path_with_url((const char *)p)) {
     return;
   }
+
+  if (*p == '`') {
+    // don't replace backslash in backtick quoted strings
+    const size_t len = STRLEN(p);
+    if (len > 2 && *(p + len - 1) == '`') {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   while (*p) {
     if (*p == (char_u)psepcN) {
       *p = (char_u)psepc;