diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
index b1ac5aa3af8046217859cfe6bfb49e6aabcae301..9e38664bafc9762af00f80172f5dd94209289017 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace schema {
 				type: 'string'
 			},
 			icon: {
-				description: localize('vscode.extension.contributes.commandType.icon', '(Optional) Icon which is used to represent the command in the UI. Either a file path, an object with file paths for dark and light themes, or a theme icon references, like `$(zap)`'),
+				description: localize('vscode.extension.contributes.commandType.icon', '(Optional) Icon which is used to represent the command in the UI. Either a file path, an object with file paths for dark and light themes, or a theme icon references, like `\\$(zap)`'),
 				anyOf: [{
 					type: 'string'
 				},