diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/utils.py b/src/databricks/sql/utils.py
index 2961a1f59..87eae8c5a 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/utils.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/utils.py
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ def escape_string(self, item):
         if isinstance(item, bytes):
             item = item.decode("utf-8")
         # This is good enough when backslashes are literal, newlines are just followed, and the way
-        # to escape a single quote is to put two single quotes.
+        # to escape a single quote is to precede it with 2 backslashes.
         # (i.e. only special character is single quote)
-        return "'{}'".format(item.replace("'", "''"))
+        return "'{}'".format(item.replace("'", "\\'"))
 
     def escape_sequence(self, item):
         l = map(str, map(self.escape_item, item))
diff --git a/tests/e2e/driver_tests.py b/tests/e2e/driver_tests.py
index 9e400770d..439737242 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/driver_tests.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/driver_tests.py
@@ -288,6 +288,20 @@ def test_get_columns(self):
                 for table in table_names:
                     cursor.execute('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {}'.format(table))
 
+    def test_escape_single_quotes(self):
+        with self.cursor({}) as cursor:
+            table_name = 'table_{uuid}'.format(uuid=str(uuid4()).replace('-', '_'))
+            # Test escape syntax directly
+            cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {} AS (SELECT 'you\\'re' AS col_1)".format(table_name))
+            cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM {} WHERE col_1 LIKE 'you\\'re'".format(table_name))
+            rows = cursor.fetchall()
+            assert rows[0]["col_1"] == "you're"
+
+            # Test escape syntax in parameter
+            cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM {} WHERE {}.col_1 LIKE %(var)s".format(table_name, table_name), parameters={"var": "you're"})
+            rows = cursor.fetchall()
+            assert rows[0]["col_1"] == "you're"
+
     def test_get_schemas(self):
         with self.cursor({}) as cursor:
             database_name = 'db_{uuid}'.format(uuid=str(uuid4()).replace('-', '_'))