diff --git a/extensions/powershell/syntaxes/PowershellSyntax.tmLanguage b/extensions/powershell/syntaxes/PowershellSyntax.tmLanguage
index 5a8c8f24ce3..1ad8b5e38b5 100644
--- a/extensions/powershell/syntaxes/PowershellSyntax.tmLanguage
+++ b/extensions/powershell/syntaxes/PowershellSyntax.tmLanguage
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>begin</key>
-			<string>(?&lt;![\\-])#</string>
+			<string>(?&lt;![`\\-])#</string>
 			<key>end</key>
 			<string>$</string>
 			<key>name</key>