1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/viml/parser/expressions.c b/src/nvim/viml/parser/expressions.c
index ec747d56d4..1beae0d003 100644
--- a/src/nvim/viml/parser/expressions.c
+++ b/src/nvim/viml/parser/expressions.c
@@ -1815,10 +1815,18 @@ static void parse_quoted_string(ParserState *const pstate, ExprASTNode *const no
           *v_p++ = (char)ch;
           break;
         }
-        // Special key, e.g.: "\<C-W>"
-        case '<': {
+        // Special key, e.g.: "\<C-W>" or "\{C-W}"
+        case '<':
+        case '{': {
+          int flags = FSK_KEYCODE | FSK_IN_STRING;
+
+          if (*p == '<') {
+            flags |= FSK_SIMPLIFY;
+          } else {
+            flags |= FSK_CURLY;
+          }
           const size_t special_len = trans_special((const char_u **)&p, (size_t)(e - p),
-                                                   (char_u *)v_p, true, true, true, NULL);
+                                                   (char_u *)v_p, flags, NULL);
           if (special_len != 0) {
             v_p += special_len;
           } else {