diff --git a/crates/languages/src/go.rs b/crates/languages/src/go.rs
index 73e9b162f4d6e76c4a42d4e24accfd90e79733c9..4b87a6fd7d2aae9e9c2df55357218d62c1734084 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/go.rs
+++ b/crates/languages/src/go.rs
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ impl ContextProvider for GoContextProvider {
                     "-v".into(),
                     "-run".into(),
                     format!(
-                        "'^{}$/^{}$'",
+                        "\\^{}\\$/\\^{}\\$",
                         VariableName::Symbol.template_value(),
                         GO_SUBTEST_NAME_TASK_VARIABLE.template_value(),
                     ),
diff --git a/crates/project/tests/integration/debugger.rs b/crates/project/tests/integration/debugger.rs
index 61bba78c74baec2e48b172043b3b504ccf32dba9..a9ac1c78ce85c8752c3100c180ab0b06657d85c4 100644
--- a/crates/project/tests/integration/debugger.rs
+++ b/crates/project/tests/integration/debugger.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,46 @@ mod go_locator {
         );
     }
 
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn test_go_locator_subtest(_: &mut TestAppContext) {
+        let locator = GoLocator;
+        let delve = DebugAdapterName("Delve".into());
+
+        // The `go-subtest` task template uses the \^...\$ format for the `-run`
+        // arg so the GoLocator strips the shell escaping before passing it to
+        // Delve. Previously the template used single quotes ('^...$') which
+        // Delve passed literally to the test binary, breaking all subtests.
+        let task = TaskTemplate {
+            label: "test subtest".into(),
+            command: "go".into(),
+            args: vec![
+                "test".to_string(),
+                "-v".to_string(),
+                "-run".to_string(),
+                "\\^TestFoo\\$/\\^simple_subtest\\$".to_string(),
+            ],
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let result = locator.create_scenario(&task, "", &delve).await.unwrap();
+        let config: DelveLaunchRequest = serde_json::from_value(result.config).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            config,
+            DelveLaunchRequest {
+                request: "launch".to_string(),
+                mode: "test".to_string(),
+                program: ".".to_string(),
+                build_flags: vec![],
+                args: vec![
+                    "-test.v".to_string(),
+                    "-test.run".to_string(),
+                    "^TestFoo$/^simple_subtest$".to_string(),
+                ],
+                env: Default::default(),
+                cwd: None,
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     #[gpui::test]
     async fn test_skip_unsupported_go_commands(_: &mut TestAppContext) {
         let locator = GoLocator;