diff --git a/lexers/j/javascript.go b/lexers/j/javascript.go
index a50cb24b3..ffa20c3b1 100644
--- a/lexers/j/javascript.go
+++ b/lexers/j/javascript.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var JavascriptRules = Rules{
 		{"`", LiteralStringBacktick, Pop(1)},
 		{`\\\\`, LiteralStringBacktick, nil},
 		{"\\\\`", LiteralStringBacktick, nil},
+		{"\\\\[^`\\\\]", LiteralStringBacktick, nil},
 		{`\$\{`, LiteralStringInterpol, Push("interp-inside")},
 		{`\$`, LiteralStringBacktick, nil},
 		{"[^`\\\\$]+", LiteralStringBacktick, nil},
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/javascript.actual b/lexers/testdata/javascript.actual
index d0eac9af3..0506772a8 100644
--- a/lexers/testdata/javascript.actual
+++ b/lexers/testdata/javascript.actual
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 sum = parseInt(num1) + parseInt(num2) // "+" means "add"
-alert("Sum = " + sum)  // "+" means combine into a string
\ No newline at end of file
+alert("Sum = " + sum)  // "+" means combine into a string
+const filePath = String.raw`C:\Development\profile\aboutme.html`;
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/javascript.expected b/lexers/testdata/javascript.expected
index 094b33762..04c4264bf 100644
--- a/lexers/testdata/javascript.expected
+++ b/lexers/testdata/javascript.expected
@@ -25,5 +25,17 @@
   {"type":"NameOther","value":"sum"},
   {"type":"Punctuation","value":")"},
   {"type":"Text","value":"  "},
-  {"type":"CommentSingle","value":"// \"+\" means combine into a string\n"}
+  {"type":"CommentSingle","value":"// \"+\" means combine into a string\n"},
+  {"type":"KeywordReserved","value":"const"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"NameOther","value":"filePath"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Operator","value":"="},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"NameBuiltin","value":"String"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"."},
+  {"type":"NameOther","value":"raw"},
+  {"type":"LiteralStringBacktick","value":"`C:\\Development\\profile\\aboutme.html`"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":";"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n"}
 ]