diff --git a/lib/rufo/new_formatter.rb b/lib/rufo/new_formatter.rb
index db25746f..aaac0e25 100644
--- a/lib/rufo/new_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/rufo/new_formatter.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def initialize(code, **options)
     unless @sexp
       raise ::Rufo::SyntaxError.new
     end
-    
+
     @indent_size = 2
     @line_length = options.fetch(:line_length, 80)
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def visit(node)
       #
       # [:program, exps]
       visit_exps node[1] #, with_indent: true
-    when :string_literal
+    when :string_literal, :xstring_literal
       visit_string_literal(node)
     when :string_content
       # [:string_content, exp]
@@ -266,13 +266,28 @@ def visit_begin(node)
 
   def visit_string_literal(node)
     # [:string_literal, [:string_content, exps]]
-    consume_token :on_tstring_beg
-    
-    inner = node[1..-1]
-    
+    case current_token_kind
+    when :on_backtick
+      consume_token :on_backtick
+    else
+      consume_token :on_tstring_beg
+    end
+
+    visit_string_literal_end(node)
+  end
+
+  def visit_string_literal_end(node)
+    # [:string_literal, [:string_content, exps]]
+    inner = node[1]
+    inner = inner[1..-1] unless node[0] == :xstring_literal
     visit_exps(inner, with_lines: false)
 
-    consume_token :on_tstring_end
+    case current_token_kind
+    when :on_backtick
+      consume_token :on_backtick
+    else
+      consume_token :on_tstring_end
+    end
   end
 
   def visit_string_interpolation(node)
diff --git a/spec/lib/rufo/formatter_source_specs/backtick_strings.rb.spec b/spec/lib/rufo/formatter_source_specs/backtick_strings.rb.spec
index 244772d8..63d45144 100644
--- a/spec/lib/rufo/formatter_source_specs/backtick_strings.rb.spec
+++ b/spec/lib/rufo/formatter_source_specs/backtick_strings.rb.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#~# ORIGINAL 
+#~# ORIGINAL backtick_strings
 
 `cat meow`
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 `cat meow`
 
-#~# ORIGINAL 
+#~# ORIGINAL %x()
 
  %x( cat meow )
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/rufo/new_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/rufo/new_formatter_spec.rb
index d38a7bb0..03175a9f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/rufo/new_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/rufo/new_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def assert_format(code, expected)
     assert_source_specs(source_specs) if File.file?(source_specs)
   end
 
-  %w(array_literal hash_literal and_or_not assignment_operators assignments).each do |source_spec_name|
+  %w(array_literal hash_literal and_or_not assignment_operators assignments backtick_strings).each do |source_spec_name|
     file = File.join(NEW_FORMATTER_FILE_PATH, "/formatter_source_specs/#{source_spec_name}.rb.spec")
     fail "missing #{source_spec_name}" unless File.exist?(file)
     assert_source_specs(file) if File.file?(file)