diff --git a/extensions/bat/syntaxes/Batch File.tmLanguage b/extensions/bat/syntaxes/Batch File.tmLanguage
index 3c97a70b4c2..0554fa176d3 100644
--- a/extensions/bat/syntaxes/Batch File.tmLanguage	
+++ b/extensions/bat/syntaxes/Batch File.tmLanguage	
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                 <key>name</key>
                 <string>string.quoted.double.dosbatch</string>
                 <key>end</key>
-                <string>"</string>
+                <string>"|$</string>
             </dict>
             <dict>
                 <key>name</key>