diff --git a/src/common/utils/util.test.js b/src/common/utils/util.test.js
index f59f584f..e641d20d 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/util.test.js
+++ b/src/common/utils/util.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2016-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import Utils from 'common/utils/util';
+import Utils, {escapeRegex} from 'common/utils/util';
 
 describe('common/utils/util', () => {
     describe('shorten', () => {
@@ -115,4 +115,12 @@ describe('common/utils/util', () => {
             expect(Utils.boundsDiff(base, actual)).toEqual(diff);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('escapeRegex', () => {
+        it('should escape special chars in string when used inside regex', () => {
+            const str = 'Language C++';
+            const regex = `${escapeRegex(str)}___TAB_[A-Z]+`;
+            expect(new RegExp(regex).test('Language C++___TAB_ABCDEF')).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/common/utils/util.ts b/src/common/utils/util.ts
index 37a1a088..39287bad 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/util.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/util.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,18 @@ function boundsDiff(base: Rectangle, actual: Rectangle) {
     };
 }
 
+// MM-48463 - https://stackoverflow.com/a/3561711/5605822
+export const escapeRegex = (s?: string) => {
+    if (typeof s !== 'string') {
+        return '';
+    }
+    return s.replace(/[/\-\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
+};
+
 export default {
     runMode,
     shorten,
     isVersionGreaterThanOrEqualTo,
     boundsDiff,
+    escapeRegex,
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/MainPage.tsx b/src/renderer/components/MainPage.tsx
index 475c2b99..b7ba76e4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/MainPage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/MainPage.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {TeamWithTabs} from 'types/config';
 import {DownloadedItems} from 'types/downloads';
 
 import {getTabViewName} from 'common/tabs/TabView';
+import {escapeRegex} from 'common/utils/util';
 
 import restoreButton from '../../assets/titlebar/chrome-restore.svg';
 import maximizeButton from '../../assets/titlebar/chrome-maximize.svg';
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ class MainPage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             );
         }
 
-        const serverMatch = `${this.state.activeServerName}___TAB_[A-Z]+`;
+        const serverMatch = `${escapeRegex(this.state.activeServerName)}___TAB_[A-Z]+`;
         const totalMentionCount = Object.keys(this.state.mentionCounts).reduce((sum, key) => {
             // Strip out current server from unread and mention counts
             if (this.state.activeServerName && key.match(serverMatch)) {