diff --git a/plugin/grepper.vim b/plugin/grepper.vim
index 01dfa51..6fe8c27 100644
--- a/plugin/grepper.vim
+++ b/plugin/grepper.vim
@@ -547,6 +547,14 @@ function! s:query2vimregexp(flags) abort
     endif
     let vim_query = '\V'. vim_query
   else
+    " if tool escapes { and }, then unescape them
+    let tool = s:get_current_tool(a:flags)
+    if match(tool.escape, '{') != -1
+      let vim_query = substitute(vim_query, '\\{', '{', 'g')
+    endif
+    if match(tool.escape, '}') != -1
+      let vim_query = substitute(vim_query, '\\}', '}', 'g')
+    endif
     " \bfoo\b -> \<foo\> Assume only one pair.
     let vim_query = substitute(vim_query, '\v\\b(.{-})\\b', '\\<\1\\>', '')
     " *? -> \{-}