diff --git a/lib/complexion-js.js b/lib/complexion-js.js
index adf8fa3..f2d35b1 100644
--- a/lib/complexion-js.js
+++ b/lib/complexion-js.js
@@ -1181,6 +1181,105 @@
         };
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Matches a template string
+     *
+     * @return {Complexion~matcher}
+     */
+    function matchTemplateString() {
+        function movePastEscape(str, offset) {
+            var c;
+
+            c = str.charAt(offset);
+
+            // You can't escape a line terminator
+            if (isLineTerminator(c)) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            if (c >= '4' && c <= '7') {
+                // Octal numbers that can only be two digits
+                c = str.charAt(offset + 1);
+
+                if (c >= '0' && c <= '7') {
+                    return 2;
+                }
+            } else if (c >= '0' && c <= '3') {
+                // Octal numbers that can be three digits
+                c = str.charAt(offset + 1);
+
+                if (c >= '0' && c <= '7') {
+                    c = str.charAt(offset + 2);
+
+                    if (c >= '0' && c <= '7') {
+                        return 3;
+                    }
+
+                    return 2;
+                }
+            } else if (c === 'x') {
+                // Hex
+                if (isHex(str.charAt(offset + 1)) && isHex(str.charAt(offset + 2))) {
+                    return 3;
+                }
+            } else if (c === 'u') {
+                // Unicode
+                if (isHex(str.charAt(offset + 1)) && isHex(str.charAt(offset + 2)) && isHex(str.charAt(offset + 3)) && isHex(str.charAt(offset + 4))) {
+                    return 5;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // We are just escaping a single character
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        return function (str, offset) {
+            var c, checkId, inId, len, quote;
+
+            inId = false;
+            checkId = false;
+            quote = str.charAt(offset);
+
+            // It must start with single or double quotes
+            if (quote !== '`') {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            len = 1;
+            c = str.charAt(offset + len);
+
+            // Strings must not contain CR, LF, LS, nor PS
+            while (c && c !== quote && !isLineTerminator(c)) {
+                len += 1;
+
+                if (c === "\\") {
+                    len += movePastEscape(str, offset + len);
+                }
+
+                if (checkId && c === "{") {
+                    checkId = false;
+                    inId = true;
+                }
+
+                if (inId && c === '}') {
+                    inId = false;
+                }
+
+                if (c === "$") {
+                    checkId = true;
+                }
+
+                c = str.charAt(offset + len);
+            }
+
+            if (c !== quote || inId) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return str.substr(offset, len + 1);
+        };
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Matches any character
@@ -1328,6 +1427,7 @@
         add('LINE_TERMINATOR', matchLineTerminator);  // Can set implicitSemicolonFlag
         add('KEYWORD', matchKeyword);  // Uses keywordFromIdentifierName
         add('STRING_LITERAL', matchStringLiteral);
+        add('TEMPLATE_STRING', matchTemplateString);
         add('SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT', matchSingleLineComment);
         add('BOOLEAN_LITERAL', matchBooleanLiteral);  // Uses keywordFromIdentifierName
         add('NULL_LITERAL', matchNullLiteral);  // Uses keywordFromIdentifierName
diff --git a/tests/complexion-js.spec.js b/tests/complexion-js.spec.js
index 8d8912c..257a461 100644
--- a/tests/complexion-js.spec.js
+++ b/tests/complexion-js.spec.js
@@ -401,6 +401,39 @@
                 });
             });
         });
+        describe('TEMPLATE_STRING', function () {
+            [
+                '``', // Empty
+                "`\\r\\n`",  // Properly escaped newlines in single quotes
+                "`\\0`",  // NULL
+                "`\\xfF\\u0123\\12\\012\\321`",  // Escaped characters
+                "`random string \\a\\b\\c\\d\\e`",  // Letters that do not need escaping
+                "`${id}`", // Properly closed identifier
+                "`{literal}`", // Curly braces with no $
+                "`{literal`" // Curly braces with no $
+            ].forEach(function (str) {
+                it('matches a valid template string: ' + JSON.stringify(str), function () {
+                    var result;
+
+                    result = tokenize(str + 'xyz');
+                    expect(result[0]).toEqual('TEMPLATE_STRING:' + str);
+                });
+            });
+            [
+                "`\n`",  // Must not have a newline
+                "`",  // Must be closed
+                "\"`",  // Must be properly closed
+                "`\\\n`",  // Can not escape a newline character,
+                "`${id`" // Unclosed  identifier
+            ].forEach(function (str) {
+                it('does not match an invalid string: ' + JSON.stringify(str), function () {
+                    var result;
+
+                    result = tokenize(str + 'xyz');
+                    expect(result[0]).toEqual('UNKNOWN:' + str.charAt(0));
+                });
+            });
+        });
         describe('UNKNOWN', function () {
             it('matches odd characters', function () {
                 // Start with a hash but not a shebang.