diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/poke_escaped.c b/ivtest/vpi/poke_escaped.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf3d1a064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/poke_escaped.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "vpi_user.h"
+
+static PLI_INT32 poke_escaped_calltf(PLI_BYTE8 *xx)
+{
+    vpiHandle scope;
+    vpiHandle variable;
+    s_vpi_value value;
+
+    (void)xx;  /* Parameter is not used. */
+
+    scope = vpi_handle(vpiScope, NULL);
+    variable = vpi_handle_by_name("!\"escaped\"!\\", scope);
+    if (variable == 0) {
+        vpi_printf("FAILED: failed to find !\"escaped\"!\\ by name\n");
+        vpi_sim_control(vpiFinish, 1);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    value.format = vpiStringVal;
+    value.value.str = "PASSED";
+
+    vpi_put_value(variable, &value, 0, vpiNoDelay);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void poke_escaped_register(void)
+{
+    s_vpi_systf_data tf_data;
+
+    tf_data.type      = vpiSysTask;
+    tf_data.tfname    = "$poke_escaped";
+    tf_data.calltf    = poke_escaped_calltf;
+    tf_data.compiletf = 0;
+    tf_data.sizetf    = 0;
+    vpi_register_systf(&tf_data);
+}
+
+void (*vlog_startup_routines[])(void) = {
+    poke_escaped_register,
+    0
+};
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi/poke_escaped.v b/ivtest/vpi/poke_escaped.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fd8e6085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi/poke_escaped.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module test;
+
+reg [6*8-1:0] \!"escaped"!\ ;
+
+initial begin
+  \!"escaped"!\ = "FAILED";
+
+  $poke_escaped;
+
+  $display("%s", \!"escaped"!\ );
+end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi_gold/poke_escaped.gold b/ivtest/vpi_gold/poke_escaped.gold
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6b6d0be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vpi_gold/poke_escaped.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Compiling vpi/poke_escaped.c...
+Making poke_escaped.vpi from  poke_escaped.o...
+PASSED
diff --git a/ivtest/vpi_regress.list b/ivtest/vpi_regress.list
index c3085accb..895a9ef23 100644
--- a/ivtest/vpi_regress.list
+++ b/ivtest/vpi_regress.list
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ mipname			normal			mipname.c		mipname.log
 myscope			normal			myscope.c		myscope.gold
 myscope2		normal			myscope2.c		myscope2.gold
 nulls1			normal			nulls1.c		nulls1.log
+poke_escaped		normal			poke_escaped.c		poke_escaped.gold
 pokevent		normal			pokevent.cc		pokevent.log
 pokereg			normal			pokereg.cc		pokereg.log
 ports_params		normal			ports_params.c		ports_params.gold