diff --git a/autotests/folding/test.coffee.fold b/autotests/folding/test.coffee.fold
--- a/autotests/folding/test.coffee.fold
+++ b/autotests/folding/test.coffee.fold
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <indentfold># CoffeeScript test
 # Source: https://coffeescript.org
 
-</indentfold><beginfold id='4'>###</beginfold id='4'> Multiline
-<indentfold>  comment <endfold id='4'>###</endfold id='4'>
+</indentfold><beginfold id='5'>###</beginfold id='5'> Multiline
+<indentfold>  comment <endfold id='5'>###</endfold id='5'>
 import 'local-file.coffee'
 
 # Assignment:
@@ -56,3 +56,16 @@
 # Member objects:
 Object.prop.  Object .Object Object
 timelineEvent.class
+
+# Embedded JavaScript Code
+</indentfold>markdown = <beginfold id='4'>`</beginfold id='4'>function () <beginfold id='7'>{</beginfold id='7'>
+  return \`In Markdown, write code like \\\`this\\\`\`;
+<indentfold><endfold id='7'>}</endfold id='7'><endfold id='4'>`</endfold id='4'>
+
+</indentfold><beginfold id='3'>```</beginfold id='3'>
+	// Comment
+	var array = new Array(500);
+	var name = "Willy";
+	alert(`Hello ${name}!`);
+<indentfold><endfold id='3'>```</endfold id='3'>
+<beginfold id='4'>`</beginfold id='4'> String.raw\`String ${x} \` <endfold id='4'>`</endfold id='4'>
diff --git a/autotests/html/test.coffee.html b/autotests/html/test.coffee.html
--- a/autotests/html/test.coffee.html
+++ b/autotests/html/test.coffee.html
@@ -62,4 +62,17 @@
 <span style="color:#898887;"># Member objects:</span>
 <span style="color:#006e28;">Object</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">.</span>prop<span style="font-weight:bold;">.</span>  Object <span style="font-weight:bold;">.</span>Object <span style="color:#006e28;">Object</span>
 timelineEvent<span style="font-weight:bold;">.</span>class
+
+<span style="color:#898887;"># Embedded JavaScript Code</span>
+markdown <span style="font-weight:bold;">=</span> <span style="color:#bf0303;background-color:#f7e6e6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">`</span><span style="color:#0057ae;">function</span> () {
+  <span style="font-weight:bold;">return</span> <span style="color:#bf0303;">\`In Markdown, write code like </span><span style="color:#3daee9;">\\\`</span><span style="color:#bf0303;">this</span><span style="color:#3daee9;">\\\`</span><span style="color:#bf0303;">\`</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">;</span>
+}<span style="color:#bf0303;background-color:#f7e6e6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">`</span>
+
+<span style="color:#bf0303;background-color:#f7e6e6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">```</span>
+	<span style="color:#898887;">// Comment</span>
+	<span style="font-weight:bold;">var</span> array <span style="font-weight:bold;">=</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">new</span> <span style="color:#0057ae;">Array</span>(<span style="color:#b08000;">500</span>)<span style="font-weight:bold;">;</span>
+	<span style="font-weight:bold;">var</span> name <span style="font-weight:bold;">=</span> <span style="color:#bf0303;">&quot;Willy&quot;</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">;</span>
+	<span style="color:#0057ae;">alert</span>(<span style="color:#bf0303;">`Hello </span><span style="color:#3daee9;">${</span>name<span style="color:#3daee9;">}</span><span style="color:#bf0303;">!`</span>)<span style="font-weight:bold;">;</span>
+<span style="color:#bf0303;background-color:#f7e6e6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">```</span>
+<span style="color:#bf0303;background-color:#f7e6e6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">`</span> <span style="color:#bf0303;">String.raw\`String ${x} \`</span> <span style="color:#bf0303;background-color:#f7e6e6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">`</span>
 </pre></body></html>
diff --git a/autotests/input/test.coffee b/autotests/input/test.coffee
--- a/autotests/input/test.coffee
+++ b/autotests/input/test.coffee
@@ -56,3 +56,16 @@
 # Member objects:
 Object.prop.  Object .Object Object
 timelineEvent.class
+
+# Embedded JavaScript Code
+markdown = `function () {
+  return \`In Markdown, write code like \\\`this\\\`\`;
+}`
+
+```
+	// Comment
+	var array = new Array(500);
+	var name = "Willy";
+	alert(`Hello ${name}!`);
+```
+` String.raw\`String ${x} \` `
diff --git a/autotests/reference/test.coffee.ref b/autotests/reference/test.coffee.ref
--- a/autotests/reference/test.coffee.ref
+++ b/autotests/reference/test.coffee.ref
@@ -56,3 +56,16 @@
 <Comment># Member objects:</Comment><br/>
 <Globals>Object</Globals><Symbol>.</Symbol><Identifier>prop</Identifier><Symbol>.</Symbol><Identifier>  Object</Identifier><Normal> </Normal><Symbol>.</Symbol><Identifier>Object</Identifier><Normal> </Normal><Globals>Object</Globals><br/>
 <Identifier>timelineEvent</Identifier><Symbol>.</Symbol><Identifier>class</Identifier><br/>
+<dsNormal></dsNormal><br/>
+<Comment># Embedded JavaScript Code</Comment><br/>
+<Identifier>markdown</Identifier><Normal> </Normal><Symbol>=</Symbol><Normal> </Normal><Javascript>`</Javascript><Object Member>function</Object Member><Normal Text> () </Normal Text><JavaScript Symbol>{</JavaScript Symbol><br/>
+<Normal>  </Normal><ControlFlow>return</ControlFlow><Normal> </Normal><JavaScript Template>\`In Markdown, write code like </JavaScript Template><Escape>\\\`</Escape><JavaScript Template>this</JavaScript Template><Escape>\\\`</Escape><JavaScript Template>\`</JavaScript Template><Symbol>;</Symbol><br/>
+<JavaScript Symbol>}</JavaScript Symbol><Javascript>`</Javascript><br/>
+<dsNormal></dsNormal><br/>
+<Javascript>```</Javascript><br/>
+<Normal Text>	</Normal Text><Comment>// Comment</Comment><br/>
+<Normal Text>	</Normal Text><Keyword>var</Keyword><Normal Text> array </Normal Text><Symbol>=</Symbol><Normal Text> </Normal Text><Keyword>new</Keyword><Normal Text> </Normal Text><Object Member>Array</Object Member><Normal Text>(</Normal Text><Decimal>500</Decimal><Normal Text>)</Normal Text><Symbol>;</Symbol><br/>
+<Normal Text>	</Normal Text><Keyword>var</Keyword><Normal Text> name </Normal Text><Symbol>=</Symbol><Normal Text> </Normal Text><String>"Willy"</String><Symbol>;</Symbol><br/>
+<Normal Text>	</Normal Text><Object Member>alert</Object Member><Normal Text>(</Normal Text><Template>`Hello </Template><Substitution>${</Substitution><Normal Text>name</Normal Text><Substitution>}</Substitution><Template>!`</Template><Normal Text>)</Normal Text><Symbol>;</Symbol><br/>
+<Javascript>```</Javascript><br/>
+<Javascript>`</Javascript><Normal Text> </Normal Text><JavaScript Template>String.raw\`String ${x} \`</JavaScript Template><Normal Text> </Normal Text><Javascript>`</Javascript><br/>
diff --git a/data/syntax/coffee.xml b/data/syntax/coffee.xml
--- a/data/syntax/coffee.xml
+++ b/data/syntax/coffee.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE language SYSTEM "language.dtd">
 
 <language name="CoffeeScript"
-          version="5"
+          version="6"
           kateversion="3.4"
           section="Scripts"
           extensions="Cakefile;*.coffee;*.coco;*.cson"
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
         <DetectChar attribute="String" context="String" char="'"/>
         <DetectChar attribute="String" context="Rich String" char="&quot;"/>
         <!-- Embedded JavaScript. -->
+        <StringDetect attribute="Javascript" context="Javascript Triple Backticks" String="```" beginRegion="Javascript TB"/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Javascript" context="Javascript" char="`" beginRegion="Javascript"/>
         <!-- Comments. -->
         <StringDetect attribute="Comment" context="Multiline Comment" String="###" beginRegion="Comment"/>
@@ -203,34 +204,93 @@
       </context>
       <!-- Single-line strings. -->
       <context name="String" attribute="String" lineEndContext="#stay">
-        <HlCStringChar attribute="String" context="#stay"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Escape"/>
         <DetectChar attribute="String" context="#pop" char="'"/>
       </context>
       <context name="Rich String" attribute="String" lineEndContext="#stay">
-        <HlCStringChar attribute="String" context="#stay"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Escape"/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Embedding" context="Embedding" char="#" char1="{"/>
         <DetectChar attribute="String" context="#pop" char="&quot;"/>
       </context>
       <!-- Multi-line strings. -->
       <context name="Heredoc" attribute="String" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
-        <HlCStringChar attribute="String" context="#stay"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Escape"/>
         <StringDetect attribute="String" context="#pop" String="'''" endRegion="Heredoc"/>
       </context>
       <context name="Rich Heredoc" attribute="String" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
-        <HlCStringChar attribute="String" context="#stay"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Escape"/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Embedding" context="Embedding" char="#" char1="{"/>
         <StringDetect attribute="String" context="#pop" String="&quot;&quot;&quot;" endRegion="Rich Heredoc"/>
       </context>
+      <!-- Escaped characters. -->
+      <context name="Escape" attribute="String" lineEndContext="#stay">
+        <!-- Hexadecimal, unicode & reserved character escape sequences. -->
+        <RegExpr attribute="Escape" context="#stay" String="\\(x[0-9a-fA-F]{2}|u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}|u\{[0-9a-fA-F]+\}|[\\0bfnrtv&quot;&apos;])"/>
+        <!-- Invalid escapes. Octal escape sequences are not allowed. -->
+        <RegExpr attribute="Error" context="#stay" String="\\[ux1-7]"/>
+        <!-- Make any character literal. -->
+        <RegExpr attribute="Literal Character Escape" context="#stay" String="\\."/>
+        <LineContinue attribute="Escape" context="#stay"/>
+      </context>
       <!-- Expressions embedded in strings. -->
       <context name="Embedding" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay">
         <DetectChar attribute="Embedding" context="#pop" char="}"/>
       </context>
-      <!-- Embedded Javascript. -->
-      <context name="Javascript" attribute="Javascript" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+
+      <!-- Embedded Javascript (one backtick). -->
+      <context name="Javascript" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
         <DetectChar attribute="Javascript" context="#pop" char="`" endRegion="Javascript"/>
-        <!-- NOTE: This hides errors where a backtick is embedded in a JS string. -->
+        <!-- NOTE: This hides errors where a backtick is embedded in a JS string or a comment. -->
+        <IncludeRules context="Overwrite Javascript"/>
         <IncludeRules context="Normal##JavaScript" includeAttrib="true"/>
       </context>
+      <!-- Allow template strings in JavaScript embedded code (with one backtick). -->
+      <context name="Overwrite Javascript" attribute="Javascript" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+        <!-- JavaScript Template. -->
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="JavaScript Template" context="Javascript Template" char="\" char1="`"/>
+        <RegExpr attribute="Error" context="#stay" String="String\.raw(?=`)"/>
+        <StringDetect attribute="JavaScript Template" context="Javascript RawTemplate" String="String.raw\`"/>
+        <!-- Contexts of javascript.xml. -->
+        <DetectChar attribute="JavaScript Symbol" context="JavaScript Object" char="{" beginRegion="Brace" />
+      </context>
+      <context name="JavaScript Object" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+        <DetectChar context="#pop" char="`" lookAhead="true"/>
+        <DetectChar attribute="JavaScript Symbol" context="#pop" char="}" endRegion="Brace"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Overwrite Javascript"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Object##JavaScript"/>
+      </context>
+      <context name="Javascript Template" attribute="JavaScript Template" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+        <RegExpr attribute="Escape" context="#stay" String="\\\\\\`"/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="JavaScript Template" context="#pop" char="\" char1="`"/> <!-- End template. -->
+        <DetectChar context="#pop" char="`" lookAhead="true"/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="JavaScript Substitution" context="Javascript Substitution" char="$" char1="{"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Template##JavaScript"/>
+        <RegExpr attribute="Error" context="#stay" String="([^\\\s](?=`)|\S(?=\s+`))"/>
+      </context>
+      <context name="Javascript RawTemplate" attribute="JavaScript Template" lineEndContext="#stay">
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="JavaScript Template" context="#stay" char="\" char1="\"/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="JavaScript Template" context="#pop" char="\" char1="`"/>
+        <DetectChar context="#pop" char="`" lookAhead="true"/>
+        <RegExpr attribute="Error" context="#stay" String="([^\\\s](?=`)|\S(?=\s+`))"/>
+      </context>
+      <context name="Javascript Substitution" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+        <DetectChar attribute="Javascript" context="#pop" char="`" lookAhead="true"/>
+        <DetectChar context="#pop" attribute="JavaScript Substitution" char="}"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Overwrite Javascript"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Substitution##JavaScript"/>
+      </context>
+      <!-- Embedded Javascript (triple backticks). -->
+      <context name="Javascript Triple Backticks" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+        <StringDetect attribute="Javascript" context="#pop" String="```" endRegion="Javascript TB"/>
+        <DetectChar attribute="JavaScript Symbol" context="JavaScript-TB Object" char="{" beginRegion="Brace"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Normal##JavaScript" includeAttrib="true"/>
+      </context>
+      <context name="JavaScript-TB Object" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay" noIndentationBasedFolding="1">
+        <StringDetect attribute="Javascript" context="#pop" String="```" lookAhead="true"/>
+        <DetectChar attribute="JavaScript Symbol" context="#pop" char="}" endRegion="Brace"/>
+        <DetectChar attribute="JavaScript Symbol" context="JavaScript-TB Object" char="{" beginRegion="Brace"/>
+        <IncludeRules context="Object##JavaScript"/>
+      </context>
     </contexts>
     <!-- Style mappings. -->
     <itemDatas>
@@ -256,6 +316,13 @@
       <!-- Context-sensitive globals - not styled by default. -->
       <itemData name="Browser Globals" defStyleNum="dsNormal" spellChecking="false"/>
       <itemData name="Node.js Globals" defStyleNum="dsNormal" spellChecking="false"/>
+      <itemData name="Escape" defStyleNum="dsSpecialChar" spellChecking="false" />
+      <itemData name="Literal Character Escape" defStyleNum="dsChar" spellChecking="false" />
+      <itemData name="Error" defStyleNum="dsError" spellChecking="false"/>
+
+      <itemData name="JavaScript Symbol" defStyleNum="dsOperator" spellChecking="false"/>
+      <itemData name="JavaScript Template" defStyleNum="dsVerbatimString"/>
+      <itemData name="JavaScript Substitution" defStyleNum="dsSpecialChar" spellChecking="false"/>
     </itemDatas>
   </highlighting>
   <!-- Global settings. -->
@@ -266,7 +333,7 @@
       <comment name="singleLine" start="#"/>
       <comment name="multiLine" start="###" end="###" region="Comment"/>
     </comments>
-    <keywords casesensitive="1" additionalDeliminator="#'"/>
+    <keywords casesensitive="1" additionalDeliminator="#'`"/>
     <emptyLines>
       <emptyLine regexpr="(?:\s+|\s*#.*)"/>
     </emptyLines>