diff --git a/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js b/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
index 072359d5..5bd216c5 100644
--- a/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
+++ b/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
@@ -1219,6 +1219,24 @@ test('Test for backticks with suffix', () => {
     expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe(resultString);
 });
 
+test('Test for backticks with an escaped backtick character inside it', () => {
+    const testString = 'a `;` abc `:` a';
+    const resultString = 'a <code>;</code> abc <code>:</code> a';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe(resultString);
+});
+
+test('Test for backticks with an escaped backtick character inside it without prefix and suffix', () => {
+    const testString = '`#` abc `:`';
+    const resultString = '<code>#</code> abc <code>:</code>';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe(resultString);
+});
+
+test('Test for backticks with complete escaped backtick characters inside it', () => {
+    const testString = 'a `&` b `#` c `x` d `6` e `0` f `;` g `test` h';
+    const resultString = 'a <code>&amp;</code> b <code>#</code> c <code>x</code> d <code>6</code> e <code>0</code> f <code>;</code> g <code>test</code> h';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe(resultString);
+});
+
 // Backticks with no content are not replaced with <code>
 test('Test for backticks with no content', () => {
     const testString = '`   `';
diff --git a/lib/ExpensiMark.ts b/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
index b961cb83..48e05b0d 100644
--- a/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
+++ b/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ export default class ExpensiMark {
                 // Use the url escaped version of a backtick (`) symbol. Mobile platforms do not support lookbehinds,
                 // so capture the first and third group and place them in the replacement.
                 // but we should not replace backtick symbols if they include <pre> tags between them.
-                regex: /(\B|_|)&#x60;(.*?(?![&#x60;])\S.*?)&#x60;(\B|_|)(?!&#x60;|[^<]*<\/pre>|[^<]*<\/video>)/gm,
-                replacement: '$1<code>$2</code>$3',
+                regex: /(\B|_|)&#x60;((?:&#x60;)*)(?!&#x60;)(.*?\S+?.*?)(?<!&#x60;)((?:&#x60;)*)(&#x60;)(\B|_|)(?!&#x60;|[^<]*<\/pre>|[^<]*<\/video>)/gm,
+                replacement: '$1<code>$2$3$4</code>$6',
             },
 
             /**