diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index 4a73d998..1409328d 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface ISearchResult {
   row: number;
 }
 
-const NON_WORD_CHARACTERS = ' ~!@#$%^&*()+`-=[]{}|\;:"\',./<>?';
+const NON_WORD_CHARACTERS = ' ~!@#$%^&*()+`-=[]{}|\\;:"\',./<>?';
 const LINES_CACHE_TIME_TO_LIVE = 15 * 1000; // 15 secs
 
 export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {