diff --git a/lib/syntax_tree/node.rb b/lib/syntax_tree/node.rb
index a2c78677..7b500c96 100644
--- a/lib/syntax_tree/node.rb
+++ b/lib/syntax_tree/node.rb
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ def format(q)
         q.text(value)
       else
         q.text(q.quote)
-        q.text(value[1] == "\"" ? "\\\"" : value[1])
+        double_quotation = q.quote == "'" ? "\"" : "\\\""
+        q.text(value[1] == "\"" ? double_quotation : value[1])
         q.text(q.quote)
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/plugin/single_quotes_test.rb b/test/plugin/single_quotes_test.rb
index 6ce10448..81c210a2 100644
--- a/test/plugin/single_quotes_test.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/single_quotes_test.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ def test_empty_string_literal
       assert_format("''\n", "\"\"")
     end
 
+    def test_character_literal
+      assert_format("'\"'\n", "?\"")
+    end
+
     def test_string_literal
       assert_format("'string'\n", "\"string\"")
     end