diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/input/.swcrc b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/input/.swcrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fdb3e32f3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/input/.swcrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "jsc": {
+    "target": "es5"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/input/index.js b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/input/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ad69b66f52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/input/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log`\x22\x21\x224`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/output/index.js b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/output/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ccb5b36c7170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/1/output/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function _taggedTemplateLiteral(strings, raw) {
+    if (!raw) {
+        raw = strings.slice(0);
+    }
+    return Object.freeze(Object.defineProperties(strings, {
+        raw: {
+            value: Object.freeze(raw)
+        }
+    }));
+}
+function _templateObject() {
+    var data = _taggedTemplateLiteral([
+        "\"!\"4"
+    ], [
+        "\\x22\\x21\\x224"
+    ]);
+    _templateObject = function _templateObject() {
+        return data;
+    };
+    return data;
+}
+console.log(_templateObject());
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/input/.swcrc b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/input/.swcrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cedb940d7bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/input/.swcrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "jsc": {
+    "target": "es2015"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/input/index.js b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/input/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef5c859686dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/input/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`\x22\x21\x224`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/output/index.js b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/output/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be8d3419b3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/fixture/issue-2822/2/output/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`\x22\x21\x224`;
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
index 4eaec0d510b8..ee39cd6f05b7 100644
--- a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var x = `\0\0x00\u0000 0 00 0000`;
+var x = `\0\x00\u0000 0 00 0000`;
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
index 9e752a2a2ee5..8b29233d47c6 100644
--- a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // @target: es6
-var x = `\0\0x00\u0000 0 00 0000`;
+var x = `\0\x00\u0000 0 00 0000`;
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
index c383f6239889..142dd4367168 100644
--- a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var x = `\x1f\u001f 1F 1f`;
+var x = `\x1F\u001f 1F 1f`;
diff --git a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
index eca2694ce442..768cd233de30 100644
--- a/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
+++ b/crates/swc/tests/tsc-references/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts/es2015.1.normal/output.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // @target: es6
-var x = `\x1f\u001f 1F 1f`;
+var x = `\x1F\u001f 1F 1f`;
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/pure/strings.rs b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/pure/strings.rs
index 229ca9e70115..230d4f79d587 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/pure/strings.rs
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/pure/strings.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ where
                 }) && (M::force_str_for_tpl()
                     || (!c.value.contains("\\n") && !c.value.contains("\\r")))
                     && !c.value.contains("\\0")
+                    && !c.value.contains("\\x")
                 {
                     *e = Expr::Lit(Lit::Str(Str {
                         value: c
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs
index 5055a3bb700c..6b9cea705b3f 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ impl<'a, I: Input> Lexer<'a, I> {
 
             // read hexadecimal escape sequences
             'x' => {
-                raw.push_str("0x");
+                raw.push_str("x");
                 self.bump(); // 'x'
                 return self.read_hex_char(start, 2, raw).map(Some);
             }
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts.json
index 173d7cee2227..1e4454700f5f 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 33,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0\\0x00\\u0000 0 00 0000",
+                  "value": "\\0\\x00\\u0000 0 00 0000",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts.json
index 5ab5559f8a13..8f84ed848ca1 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes01_ES6/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 48,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0\\0x00\\u0000 0 00 0000",
+                  "value": "\\0\\x00\\u0000 0 00 0000",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02/input.ts.json
index 55a6fc20ba1a..97716c639c38 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 24,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0x19\\u0019 19",
+                  "value": "\\x19\\u0019 19",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02_ES6/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02_ES6/input.ts.json
index afa0549a11ba..3026aacd2db5 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02_ES6/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes02_ES6/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 39,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0x19\\u0019 19",
+                  "value": "\\x19\\u0019 19",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts.json
index ed7daf8a2a0b..cc305ba2f65f 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 27,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0x1F\\u001f 1F 1f",
+                  "value": "\\x1F\\u001f 1F 1f",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts.json
index 736861986219..f9daa5b47859 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes03_ES6/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 42,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0x1F\\u001f 1F 1f",
+                  "value": "\\x1F\\u001f 1F 1f",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04/input.ts.json
index 83362184f961..8909e8d70121 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 24,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0x20\\u0020 20",
+                  "value": "\\x20\\u0020 20",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04_ES6/input.ts.json b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04_ES6/input.ts.json
index 565f58c2c292..7b1eaf45934d 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04_ES6/input.ts.json
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_parser/tests/typescript/tsc/es6/templates/templateStringControlCharacterEscapes04_ES6/input.ts.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     "end": 39,
                     "ctxt": 0
                   },
-                  "value": "\\0x20\\u0020 20",
+                  "value": "\\x20\\u0020 20",
                   "hasEscape": true,
                   "kind": {
                     "type": "normal",