diff --git a/folium/map.py b/folium/map.py
index 62bdf50ad8..daf7ee84cb 100644
--- a/folium/map.py
+++ b/folium/map.py
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__()
         self._name = "Tooltip"
 
-        self.text = str(text)
+        self.text = escape_backticks(str(text))
 
         kwargs.update({"sticky": sticky})
         self.options = remove_empty(**kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_map.py b/tests/test_map.py
index ad8d20c098..594c42ce0e 100644
--- a/tests/test_map.py
+++ b/tests/test_map.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from folium import GeoJson, Map, TileLayer
-from folium.map import Class, CustomPane, Icon, LayerControl, Marker, Popup
+from folium.map import Class, CustomPane, Icon, LayerControl, Marker, Popup, Tooltip
 from folium.utilities import JsCode, normalize
 
 tmpl = """
@@ -255,6 +255,24 @@ def test_popup_backslashes():
     assert normalize(rendered) == normalize(expected)
 
 
+def test_tooltip_backslashes_and_backticks():
+    m = Map()
+    marker = Marker([0, 0]).add_to(m)
+    tooltip = Tooltip("C:\\path\\20190221 `tick`").add_to(marker)
+    rendered = tooltip._template.module.script(this=tooltip, kwargs={})
+    expected = rf"""
+    {marker.get_name()}.bindTooltip(
+        `<div>
+             C:\\path\\20190221 \`tick\`
+         </div>`,
+        {{
+          "sticky": true,
+        }}
+    );
+    """
+    assert normalize(rendered) == normalize(expected)
+
+
 def test_icon_valid_marker_colors():
     assert len(Icon.color_options) == 19
     with warnings.catch_warnings():