diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 7dfccf7bad..3416e538df 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ fn parse_external_arg(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet, span: Span) -> External
         ExternalArgument::Regular(parse_dollar_expr(working_set, span))
     } else if contents.starts_with(b"[") {
         ExternalArgument::Regular(parse_list_expression(working_set, span, &SyntaxShape::Any))
+    } else if contents.starts_with(b"r#") {
+        ExternalArgument::Regular(parse_raw_string(working_set, span))
     } else if contents.len() > 3
         && contents.starts_with(b"...")
         && (contents[3] == b'$' || contents[3] == b'[' || contents[3] == b'(')
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
index e73f0f2e02..9b8ae94317 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use nu_parser::*;
 use nu_protocol::{
-    ast::{Argument, Call, Expr, PathMember, Range},
+    ast::{Argument, Call, Expr, ExternalArgument, PathMember, Range},
     engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     ParseError, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape,
 };
@@ -926,6 +926,28 @@ mod string {
             assert!(working_set.parse_errors.is_empty());
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_raw_string_as_external_argument() {
+        let engine_state = EngineState::new();
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+        let block = parse(&mut working_set, None, b"^echo r#'text'#", true);
+
+        assert!(working_set.parse_errors.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(block.len(), 1);
+        let pipeline = &block.pipelines[0];
+        assert_eq!(pipeline.len(), 1);
+        let element = &pipeline.elements[0];
+        assert!(element.redirection.is_none());
+        if let Expr::ExternalCall(_, args) = &element.expr.expr {
+            if let [ExternalArgument::Regular(expr)] = args.as_ref() {
+                assert_eq!(expr.expr, Expr::RawString("text".into()));
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        panic!("wrong expression: {:?}", element.expr.expr)
+    }
 }
 
 #[rstest]
diff --git a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
index 88d443e4fd..3cbed5a124 100644
--- a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ mod external_words {
     use super::nu;
     use nu_test_support::fs::Stub::FileWithContent;
     use nu_test_support::{pipeline, playground::Playground};
+
     #[test]
     fn relaxed_external_words() {
         let actual = nu!("
@@ -323,6 +324,12 @@ mod external_words {
         assert_eq!(actual.out, "joturner@foo.bar.baz");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn raw_string_as_external_argument() {
+        let actual = nu!("nu --testbin cococo r#'asdf'#");
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "asdf");
+    }
+
     //FIXME: jt: limitation in testing - can't use single ticks currently
     #[ignore]
     #[test]