diff --git a/tests/run-tests.py b/tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ class TTest(Test):
         while i < n:
             c = el[i]
             i += 1
-            if c == '\\' and el[i] in '*?\\/':
+            if c == '\\' and i < n and el[i] in '*?\\/':
                 res += el[i - 1:i + 1]
                 i += 1
             elif c == '*':
diff --git a/tests/test-run-tests.t b/tests/test-run-tests.t
--- a/tests/test-run-tests.t
+++ b/tests/test-run-tests.t
@@ -491,3 +491,17 @@ test for --json
   } (no-eol)
 
 #endif
+
+backslash on end of line with glob matching is handled properly
+
+  $ cat > test-glob-backslash.t << EOF
+  >   $ echo 'foo bar \\'
+  >   foo * \ (glob)
+  > EOF
+
+  $ $TESTDIR/run-tests.py --with-hg=`which hg` test-glob-backslash.t
+  .
+  # Ran 1 tests, 0 skipped, 0 warned, 0 failed.
+
+  $ rm -f test-glob-backslash.t
+