diff --git a/rc/filetype/latex.kak b/rc/filetype/latex.kak
index 67e174e84..af336f680 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/latex.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/latex.kak
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ add-highlighter shared/latex/content/ regex '\\(?!_)\w+\b' 0:keyword
 # Options passed to scopes, between brackets
 add-highlighter shared/latex/content/ regex '\\(?!_)\w+\b\[([^\]]+)\]' 1:value
 # Content between dollar signs/pairs
-add-highlighter shared/latex/content/ regex '(\$(\\\$|[^$])+\$)|(\$\$(\\\$|[^$])+\$\$)' 0:meta
+add-highlighter shared/latex/content/ regex '((?<!\\)\$(\\\$|[^$])+\$)|((?<!\\)\$\$(\\\$|[^$])+\$\$)|((?<!\\)\\\[.*?\\\])|(\\\(.*?\\\))' 0:meta
 # Emphasized text
 add-highlighter shared/latex/content/ regex '\\(emph|textit)\{([^}]+)\}' 2:default+i
 # Bold text