diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/EscapeFunctionTest.kt b/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/EscapeFunctionTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a55080e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/EscapeFunctionTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2003-2024 The IdeaVim authors
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+ * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.plugins.ideavim.ex.implementation.functions
+
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.ideavim.VimTestCase
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+
+class EscapeFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape windows path with spaces`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')"""))
+    assertExOutput("""c:\\program\ files\\vim""")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape multiple special characters`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('special chars: #$^', '#$^')"""))
+    assertExOutput("""special chars: \#\$\^""")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape when no escaping needed`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('no escaping needed', 'xyz')"""))
+    assertExOutput("no escaping needed")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape empty strings`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('', '')"""))
+    assertExOutput("")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape consecutive special characters`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('$$$$', '$')"""))
+    assertExOutput("""\$\$\$\$""")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape with double backslashes`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('test\\here', '\\')"""))
+    assertExOutput("""test\\\\here""")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `test escape with unicode characters`() {
+    configureByText("\n")
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('Hello 👋 #world', '#')"""))
+    assertExOutput("""Hello 👋 \#world""")
+
+    typeText(commandToKeys("""echo escape('🎉$🎊$', '$')"""))
+    assertExOutput("""🎉\$🎊\$""")
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/vimscript/model/functions/handlers/EscapeFunctionHandler.kt b/vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/vimscript/model/functions/handlers/EscapeFunctionHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..484d0cc351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/vimscript/model/functions/handlers/EscapeFunctionHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers
+
+import com.intellij.vim.annotations.VimscriptFunction
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.ExecutionContext
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.VimEditor
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.VimLContext
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.datatypes.VimDataType
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.datatypes.VimString
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.expressions.Expression
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.FunctionHandler
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of Vim's escape() function.
+ * Escapes characters specified in the second argument that occur in the first
+ * argument with a backslash.
+ * Example: escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \') returns 'c:\\program\ files\\vim'
+ */
+@VimscriptFunction(name = "escape")
+internal class EscapeFunctionHandler : FunctionHandler() {
+  override val minimumNumberOfArguments = 2
+  override val maximumNumberOfArguments = 2
+
+  override fun doFunction(
+    argumentValues: List<Expression>,
+    editor: VimEditor,
+    context: ExecutionContext,
+    vimContext: VimLContext,
+  ): VimDataType {
+    // Get the input string and characters to escape
+    val string = argumentValues[0].evaluate(editor, context, vimContext).asString()
+    val charsToEscape = argumentValues[1].evaluate(editor, context, vimContext).asString()
+
+    // Process each character in the input string
+    val result = StringBuilder()
+    for (c in string) {
+      // If the current character should be escaped, add a backslash before it
+      if (c in charsToEscape) {
+        result.append('\\')
+      }
+      result.append(c)
+    }
+
+    return VimString(result.toString())
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/vim-engine/src/main/resources/ksp-generated/engine_vimscript_functions.json b/vim-engine/src/main/resources/ksp-generated/engine_vimscript_functions.json
index 052099e902..b477a77260 100644
--- a/vim-engine/src/main/resources/ksp-generated/engine_vimscript_functions.json
+++ b/vim-engine/src/main/resources/ksp-generated/engine_vimscript_functions.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "abs": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.AbsFunctionHandler",
     "col": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.ColFunctionHandler",
     "empty": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.EmptyFunctionHandler",
+    "escape": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.EscapeFunctionHandler",
     "exists": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.ExistsFunctionHandler",
     "funcref": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.FuncrefFunctionHandler",
     "function": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.FunctionFunctionHandler",