diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/quoting.rs b/crates/nu-utils/src/quoting.rs
index 35ca0711bd..0e713c9d80 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/quoting.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/quoting.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use fancy_regex::Regex;
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 // This hits, in order:
-// • Any character of []:`{}#'";()|$,.
+// • Any character of []:`{}#'";()|$,.!?
 // • Any digit (\d)
 // • Any whitespace (\s)
 // • Case-insensitive sign-insensitive float "keywords" inf, infinity and nan.
 static NEEDS_QUOTING_REGEX: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| {
-    Regex::new(r#"[\[\]:`\{\}#'";\(\)\|\$,\.\d\s]|(?i)^[+\-]?(inf(inity)?|nan)$"#)
+    Regex::new(r#"[\[\]:`\{\}#'";\(\)\|\$,\.\d\s!?]|(?i)^[+\-]?(inf(inity)?|nan)$"#)
         .expect("internal error: NEEDS_QUOTING_REGEX didn't compile")
 });