diff --git a/src/vimscript/pattern.ts b/src/vimscript/pattern.ts
index 230cb3b6b5a..ba945f73a47 100644
--- a/src/vimscript/pattern.ts
+++ b/src/vimscript/pattern.ts
@@ -305,10 +305,13 @@ export class Pattern {
         caseOverride,
         ignoreSmartcase: args.ignoreSmartcase ?? false,
       });
+
+      const jsPatternString = Pattern.convertToJsCompatiblePattern(patternString);
+
       return new Pattern(
         patternString,
         args.direction,
-        Pattern.compileRegex(patternString, ignoreCase),
+        Pattern.compileRegex(jsPatternString, ignoreCase),
         inSelection ?? false,
         closed,
         emptyBranch,
@@ -328,6 +331,10 @@ export class Pattern {
     return configuration.ignorecase;
   }
 
+  private static convertToJsCompatiblePattern(patternString: string): string {
+    return patternString.replace(/\\\(/g, '(').replace(/\\\)/g, ')');
+  }
+
   private constructor(
     patternString: string,
     direction: SearchDirection,
diff --git a/test/search/search.test.ts b/test/search/search.test.ts
index 2b34da6ed44..bcf388bfba3 100644
--- a/test/search/search.test.ts
+++ b/test/search/search.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ suite('Search (/ and ?)', () => {
     end: ['', 'one tw|o2o'],
   });
 
+  newTest({
+    title: '/ can search with regex groupings (search for sequence of aX where X is not b)',
+    start: ['|', 'ab ac'],
+    keysPressed: '/a\\([^b]\\)\n',
+    end: ['', 'ab |ac'],
+  });
+
   newTest({
     title: '/ can search with newline',
     start: ['|asdf', '__asdf', 'asdf'],