diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index 3afcd60..a81e62f 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static bool scan_automatic_semicolon(TSLexer *lexer, bool comment_condition, boo
     }
 
     switch (lexer->lookahead) {
+        case '`':
         case ',':
         case ':':
         case ';':
diff --git a/test/corpus/expressions.txt b/test/corpus/expressions.txt
index b0513e4..283b450 100644
--- a/test/corpus/expressions.txt
+++ b/test/corpus/expressions.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Template strings
 
 `\ `;
 
-`The command \`git ${args.join(' ')}\` exited with an unexpected code: ${exitCode}. The caller should either handle this error, or expect that exit code.`
+`The command \`git ${args.join(' ')}\` exited with an unexpected code: ${exitCode}. The caller should either handle this error, or expect that exit code.`;
 
 `\\`;
 
@@ -154,10 +154,17 @@ Function calls with template strings
 ============================================
 
 f `hello`;
+f 
+`hello`;
 
 ---
 
 (program
+  (expression_statement
+    (call_expression
+      (identifier)
+      (template_string
+        (string_fragment))))
   (expression_statement
     (call_expression
       (identifier)