diff --git a/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.test.ts b/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.test.ts
index 2a5122a9..1c1c7ca1 100644
--- a/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.test.ts
+++ b/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.test.ts
@@ -223,5 +223,21 @@ testTokenization('dockerfile', [
 				{ startIndex: 45, type: 'string.dockerfile' }
 			]
 		}
+	],
+	[
+		{
+			line: "RUN \\'e\\'",
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'keyword.dockerfile' },
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: '' }
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'RUN echo hi this is # not a comment',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'keyword.dockerfile' },
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: '' }
+			]
+		}
 	]
 ]);
diff --git a/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.ts b/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.ts
index 0e8f35f6..c21d5aa4 100644
--- a/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.ts
+++ b/src/dockerfile/dockerfile.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ export const language = <languages.IMonarchLanguage>{
 
 		// Recognize strings, including those broken across lines with \ (but not without)
 		strings: [
+			[/\\'$/, '', '@popall'], // \' leaves @arguments at eol
+			[/\\'/, ''], // \' is not a string
 			[/'$/, 'string', '@popall'],
 			[/'/, 'string', '@stringBody'],
 			[/"$/, 'string', '@popall'],