diff --git a/src/TSHelper.ts b/src/TSHelper.ts
index 2de95d570..4c82441b9 100644
--- a/src/TSHelper.ts
+++ b/src/TSHelper.ts
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ export class TSHelper {
         const escapeSequences: Array<[RegExp, string]> = [
             [/[\\]/g, "\\\\"],
             [/[\']/g, "\\\'"],
-            [/[\`]/g, "\\\`"],
             [/[\"]/g, "\\\""],
             [/[\n]/g, "\\n"],
             [/[\r]/g, "\\r"],
diff --git a/test/translation/lua/characterEscapeSequence.lua b/test/translation/lua/characterEscapeSequence.lua
index 36abfe9d0..82f43bbaa 100644
--- a/test/translation/lua/characterEscapeSequence.lua
+++ b/test/translation/lua/characterEscapeSequence.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ local quoteInTemplateString = "\' \' \'";
 local doubleQuoteInQuotes = "\" \" \"";
 local doubleQuoteInDoubleQuotes = "\" \" \"";
 local doubleQuoteInTemplateString = "\" \" \"";
-local escapedCharsInQuotes = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' \`";
-local escapedCharsInDoubleQUotes = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' \`";
-local escapedCharsInTemplateString = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' \`";
+local backQuoteInQuotes = "` ` `";
+local backQuoteInDoubleQuotes = "` ` `";
+local backQuoteInTemplateString = "` ` `";
+local escapedCharsInQuotes = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' `";
+local escapedCharsInDoubleQUotes = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \'";
+local escapedCharsInTemplateString = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' `";
 local nonEmptyTemplateString = "Level 0: \n\t " .. (tostring("Level 1: \n\t\t " .. (tostring("Level 3: \n\t\t\t " .. (tostring("Last level \n --") .. " \n --")) .. " \n --")) .. " \n --");
diff --git a/test/translation/ts/characterEscapeSequence.ts b/test/translation/ts/characterEscapeSequence.ts
index f99683c32..e3ec0b741 100644
--- a/test/translation/ts/characterEscapeSequence.ts
+++ b/test/translation/ts/characterEscapeSequence.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ let doubleQuoteInQuotes = '" " "';
 let doubleQuoteInDoubleQuotes = "\" \" \"";
 let doubleQuoteInTemplateString = `" " "`;
 
+let backQuoteInQuotes = '` ` `';
+let backQuoteInDoubleQuotes = "` ` `";
+let backQuoteInTemplateString = `\` \` \``;
+
 let escapedCharsInQuotes = '\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' \`';
-let escapedCharsInDoubleQUotes = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' \`";
+let escapedCharsInDoubleQUotes = "\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \'";
 let escapedCharsInTemplateString = `\\ \0 \b \t \n \v \f \" \' \``;
 
 let nonEmptyTemplateString = `Level 0: \n\t ${`Level 1: \n\t\t ${`Level 3: \n\t\t\t ${'Last level \n --'} \n --`} \n --`} \n --`;