diff --git a/AK/StringUtils.cpp b/AK/StringUtils.cpp
index e283df0ce3..70c09fe008 100644
--- a/AK/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/AK/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ bool matches(StringView str, StringView mask, CaseSensitivity case_sensitivity,
         case '?':
             record_span(string_ptr - string_start, 1);
             break;
+        case '\\':
+            ++mask_ptr;
+            break;
         default:
             auto p = *mask_ptr;
             auto ch = *string_ptr;