diff --git a/src/Fantomas.Tests/CompilerDirectivesTests.fs b/src/Fantomas.Tests/CompilerDirectivesTests.fs
index 76511191a4..541c968b3c 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas.Tests/CompilerDirectivesTests.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas.Tests/CompilerDirectivesTests.fs
@@ -2589,3 +2589,53 @@ type ObjectGraphFormatter(opts: FormatOptions, bindingFlags) =
 
     and arrayValueL depthLim (arr: Array) = ()
 """
+
+[<Test>]
+let ``verbatim string is ignore for hash directive scan,  1794`` () =
+    formatSourceString
+        false
+        """
+let ProgramFilesX86 =
+    match wow64, globalArch with
+    | "AMD64", "AMD64"
+    | null, "AMD64"
+    | "x86", "AMD64" -> Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable "ProgramFiles(x86)"
+    | _ -> Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable "ProgramFiles"
+    |> fun detected -> if detected = null then @"C:\Program Files (x86)\" else detected
+
+let isUnix =
+#if NETSTANDARD1_6 || NETSTANDARD2_0
+    System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(
+        System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform.Linux) ||
+    System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(
+        System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform.OSX)
+#else
+    int Environment.OSVersion.Platform |> fun p -> (p = 4) || (p = 6) || (p = 128)
+#endif
+"""
+        config
+    |> prepend newline
+    |> should
+        equal
+        """
+let ProgramFilesX86 =
+    match wow64, globalArch with
+    | "AMD64", "AMD64"
+    | null, "AMD64"
+    | "x86", "AMD64" -> Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable "ProgramFiles(x86)"
+    | _ -> Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable "ProgramFiles"
+    |> fun detected ->
+        if detected = null then
+            @"C:\Program Files (x86)\"
+        else
+            detected
+
+let isUnix =
+#if NETSTANDARD1_6 || NETSTANDARD2_0
+    System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform.Linux)
+    || System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform.OSX)
+#else
+    int Environment.OSVersion.Platform
+    |> fun p -> (p = 4) || (p = 6) || (p = 128)
+#endif
+"""
diff --git a/src/Fantomas.Tests/TokenParserTests.fs b/src/Fantomas.Tests/TokenParserTests.fs
index 97b4452e9f..7737e1f1f3 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas.Tests/TokenParserTests.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas.Tests/TokenParserTests.fs
@@ -638,3 +638,21 @@ prinfn \"Debug shizzle\"
     "
 
     getDefines source == [ "DEBUG" ]
+
+[<Test>]
+let ``backslash in verbatim string`` () =
+    let source =
+        "
+let ProgramFilesX86 =
+    if detected = null then @\"C:\Program Files (x86)\\\" else detected
+
+let isUnix =
+#if NETSTANDARD1_6 || NETSTANDARD2_0
+    meh
+#else
+    foo
+#endif
+        "
+
+    getDefines source
+    == [ "NETSTANDARD1_6"; "NETSTANDARD2_0" ]
diff --git a/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs b/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs
index 48078e3548..4491b88d5f 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas/TokenParser.fs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ type SourceCodeState =
     | Normal
     | InsideString
     | InsideTripleQuoteString of startIndex: int
+    | InsideVerbatimString of startIndex: int
     | InsideMultilineComment
     | InsideLineComment
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ let rec private getTokenizedHashes (sourceCode: string) : Token list =
         let (|NoBackSlashChar|_|) = differsFromChar '\\'
         let (|CloseParenChar|_|) = equalsChar ')'
         let (|ForwardSlashChar|_|) = equalsChar '/'
+        let (|AtChar|_|) = equalsChar '@'
 
         let (|LineCommentStart|_|) v =
             match v with
@@ -253,6 +255,9 @@ let rec private getTokenizedHashes (sourceCode: string) : Token list =
                     | Normal, TripleQuoteChars ->
                         { acc with
                               State = InsideTripleQuoteString(idx) }
+                    | Normal, (AtChar, DoubleQuoteChar, _) ->
+                        { acc with
+                              State = InsideVerbatimString idx }
                     | Normal, (DoubleQuoteChar, _, _) -> { acc with State = InsideString }
                     | Normal, (OpenParenChar, AsteriskChar, NoCloseParenChar) when (sourceLength > 3) ->
                         { acc with
@@ -272,6 +277,9 @@ let rec private getTokenizedHashes (sourceCode: string) : Token list =
                     | Normal, TripleQuoteChars ->
                         { acc with
                               State = InsideTripleQuoteString idx }
+                    | Normal, (AtChar, DoubleQuoteChar, _) ->
+                        { acc with
+                              State = InsideVerbatimString idx }
                     | Normal, (DoubleQuoteChar, _, _) -> { acc with State = InsideString }
                     | Normal, (OpenParenChar, AsteriskChar, NoCloseParenChar) ->
                         { acc with
@@ -305,6 +313,13 @@ let rec private getTokenizedHashes (sourceCode: string) : Token list =
                             | NoBackSlashChar -> { acc with State = Normal }
                             | _ -> acc
                         | _ -> acc
+                    | InsideVerbatimString _, (DoubleQuoteChar, DoubleQuoteChar, _) -> acc
+                    | InsideVerbatimString startIndex, (DoubleQuoteChar, _, _) ->
+                        if idx = startIndex + 1 then
+                            // Still at the start of the verbatim string @"
+                            acc
+                        else
+                            { acc with State = Normal }
                     | InsideMultilineComment, (NewlineChar, _, _) ->
                         { acc with
                               NewlineIndexes = idx :: acc.NewlineIndexes }