diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/port/inlineSnapshot.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/port/inlineSnapshot.ts
index 0ced2c115..041a6d34c 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/port/inlineSnapshot.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/snapshot/port/inlineSnapshot.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function prepareSnapString(snap: string, source: string, index: number) {
   const lines = snap
     .trim()
     .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')
+    .replace(/\$/g, '\\$')
     .split(/\n/g)
     .map(i => i.trimEnd())
 
diff --git a/test/core/test/snapshot.test.ts b/test/core/test/snapshot.test.ts
index b74ccc970..8f84ab5ad 100644
--- a/test/core/test/snapshot.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/snapshot.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ test('inline snapshot', () => {
           .filter(fn)
       "
     `)
+  const literal = `
+  Hello \${world}
+`
+  expect(literal)
+    .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "
+        Hello \${world}
+      "
+    `)
 })
 
 test('snapshot with big array', () => {