diff --git a/Ast/src/StringUtils.cpp b/Ast/src/StringUtils.cpp
index 0dc3f3f5..a0e6bf65 100644
--- a/Ast/src/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/Ast/src/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ std::string escape(std::string_view s)
 
     for (uint8_t c : s)
     {
-        if (c >= ' ' && c != '\\' && c != '\'' && c != '\"')
+        if (c >= ' ' && c != '\\' && c != '\'' && c != '\"' && c != '`' && c != '{')
             r += c;
         else
         {
@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@ std::string escape(std::string_view s)
             case '\"':
                 r += '\"';
                 break;
+            // INTERP CODE REVIEW: This is going to apply it to all escaped strings, not just
+            // interpolated ones. Is that acceptable, or should this be split into two functions/a toggle?
+            case '`':
+                r += '`';
+                break;
+            case '{':
+                r += '{';
+                break;
             case '\\':
                 r += '\\';
                 break;
diff --git a/tests/Transpiler.test.cpp b/tests/Transpiler.test.cpp
index d6eac999..e79bc9b7 100644
--- a/tests/Transpiler.test.cpp
+++ b/tests/Transpiler.test.cpp
@@ -688,4 +688,13 @@ TEST_CASE_FIXTURE(Fixture, "transpile_string_interp")
     CHECK_EQ(code, transpile(code, {}, true).code);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE_FIXTURE(Fixture, "transpile_string_literal_escape")
+{
+    ScopedFastFlag sff{"LuauInterpolatedStringBaseSupport", true};
+
+    std::string code = R"( local _ = ` bracket = \{, backtick = \` = {'ok'} ` )";
+
+    CHECK_EQ(code, transpile(code, {}, true).code);
+}
+
 TEST_SUITE_END();