diff --git a/common/framework/parsers/template/TemplateParser_v2.php b/common/framework/parsers/template/TemplateParser_v2.php
index 12593e223..be1861810 100644
--- a/common/framework/parsers/template/TemplateParser_v2.php
+++ b/common/framework/parsers/template/TemplateParser_v2.php
@@ -285,8 +285,15 @@ class TemplateParser_v2
 	 */
 	protected function _convertVerbatimSections(string $content): string
 	{
-		$content = preg_replace_callback('#(@verbatim)\b(.+?)(@endverbatim)\b#s', function($match) {
-			return preg_replace(['#(?<!@)\{\{#', '#(?<!@)@([a-z]+)#', '#\$#'], ['@{{', '@@$1', '&#x1B;&#x24;'], $match[2]);
+		$conversions = [
+			'#(?<!\{)\{(?!\s)([^{}]+?)\}#' => '&#x1B;&#x7B;$1&#x1B;&#x7D;',
+			'#(?<!@)\{\{#' => '@{{',
+			'#(?<!@)@([a-z]+)#' => '@@$1',
+			'#\$#' => '&#x1B;&#x24;',
+		];
+
+		$content = preg_replace_callback('#(@verbatim)\b(.+?)(@endverbatim)\b#s', function($match) use($conversions) {
+			return preg_replace(array_keys($conversions), array_values($conversions), $match[2]);
 		}, $content);
 		return $content;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/parsers/TemplateParserV2Test.php b/tests/unit/framework/parsers/TemplateParserV2Test.php
index 72bcda4ee..5ea0a40f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/parsers/TemplateParserV2Test.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/parsers/TemplateParserV2Test.php
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ class TemplateParserV2Test extends \Codeception\Test\Unit
 			'@verbatim',
 			'@if (true)',
 			'<p>{{ $foobar }}</p>',
+			'<p>{$foobar}</p>',
 			'@endif',
 			'@endverbatim',
 		]);
@@ -1022,6 +1023,7 @@ class TemplateParserV2Test extends \Codeception\Test\Unit
 			'',
 			'@if (true)',
 			'<p>{{ $foobar }}</p>',
+			'<p>{$foobar}</p>',
 			'@endif',
 			'',
 		]);