diff --git a/templates/include/prism/ast.h.erb b/templates/include/prism/ast.h.erb
index 9115f20eaa..0612341772 100644
--- a/templates/include/prism/ast.h.erb
+++ b/templates/include/prism/ast.h.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 typedef enum pm_token_type {
 <%- tokens.each do |token| -%>
-    /** <%= token.comment %> */
+    /** <%= Prism::Template::Doxygen.verbatim(token.comment) %> */
     PM_TOKEN_<%= token.name %><%= " = #{token.value}" if token.value %>,
 
 <%- end -%>
diff --git a/templates/template.rb b/templates/template.rb
index 6c3efd7e6c..aca626b5eb 100755
--- a/templates/template.rb
+++ b/templates/template.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ def self.escape(value)
       end
     end
 
+    # This module contains methods for escaping characters in Doxygen comments.
+    module Doxygen
+      # Similar to /verbatim ... /endverbatim but doesn't wrap the result in a code block.
+      def self.verbatim(value)
+        value.gsub(/[\.*%!`#<>_+-]/, '\\\\\0')
+      end
+    end
+
     # A comment attached to a field or node.
     class ConfigComment
       attr_reader :value