diff --git a/src/modules/globalifySelector.ts b/src/modules/globalifySelector.ts
index cdd54188..ef54ed95 100644
--- a/src/modules/globalifySelector.ts
+++ b/src/modules/globalifySelector.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-const combinatorPattern = /(\s*[ >+~,]\s*)(?![^[]+\])/g;
+/*
+ * Split a selector string (ex: div > foo ~ .potato) by
+ * separators: space, >, +, ~ and comma (maybe not needed)
+ * We use a negative lookbehind assertion to prevent matching
+ * escaped combinators like `\~`.
+ */
+const combinatorPattern = /(?<!\\)(?:\\\\)*([ >+~,]\s*)(?![^[]+\])/g;
 
 export function globalifySelector(selector: string) {
-  return selector
-    .trim()
-    .split(combinatorPattern)
+  const parts = selector.trim().split(combinatorPattern);
+  const modifiedSelector = parts
     .map((selectorPart: string, index: number) => {
       // if this is the separator
       if (index % 2 !== 0) {
@@ -25,4 +30,6 @@ export function globalifySelector(selector: string) {
       return `:global(${selectorPart})`;
     })
     .join('');
+
+  return modifiedSelector;
 }
diff --git a/test/modules.test.ts b/test/modules.test.ts
index c7bdbf13..a15b0ef5 100644
--- a/test/modules.test.ts
+++ b/test/modules.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ describe('globalifySelector', () => {
     );
     expect(globalifySelector(selector2)).toEqual(':global(div), :global(span)');
   });
+
+  it('correctly treats selectors with escaped combinator characters', async () => {
+    const selector1 = '.\\~positive.\\!normal ~ .\\+foo';
+
+    expect(globalifySelector(selector1)).toEqual(
+      ':global(.\\~positive.\\!normal) ~ :global(.\\+foo)',
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe(`parse svelte file`, () => {