diff --git a/syntaxes/csharp.tmLanguage.yml b/syntaxes/csharp.tmLanguage.yml
index 2665213a9..7406461a2 100644
--- a/syntaxes/csharp.tmLanguage.yml
+++ b/syntaxes/csharp.tmLanguage.yml
@@ -116,9 +116,11 @@ repository:
   expression:
     patterns:
     - include: '#checked-unchecked-expression'
+    - include: '#typeof-expression'
     - include: '#interpolated-string'
     - include: '#verbatim-interpolated-string'
     - include: '#literal'
+    - include: '#this-or-base-expression'
     - include: '#expression-operators'
     - include: '#cast-expression'
     - include: '#object-creation-expression'
@@ -1174,6 +1176,17 @@ repository:
     patterns:
     - include: '#expression'
 
+  typeof-expression:
+    begin: (?<!\.)\b(typeof)\b\s*(\()
+    beginCaptures:
+      '1': { name: keyword.other.typeof.cs }
+      '2': { name: punctuation.parenthesis.open.cs }
+    end: \)
+    endCaptures:
+      '0': { name: punctuation.parenthesis.close.cs }
+    patterns:
+    - include: '#type'
+
   interpolated-string:
     name: string.quoted.double.cs
     begin: '\$"'
@@ -1327,6 +1340,12 @@ repository:
     patterns:
     - include: '#type'
 
+  this-or-base-expression:
+    match: \b(?:(base)|(this))\b
+    captures:
+      '1': { name: keyword.other.base.cs }
+      '2': { name: keyword.other.this.cs }
+
   invocation-expression:
     begin: |-
       (?x)
@@ -1371,7 +1390,7 @@ repository:
 
   member-access-expression:
     patterns:
-    - match: (\.)\s*([_$[:alpha:]][_$[:alnum:]]*)(?=(\s*\.\s*[_$[:alpha:]][_$[:alnum:]]*)|\))
+    - match: (\.)\s*([_$[:alpha:]][_$[:alnum:]]*)(?=(\s*((\.\s*[_$[:alpha:]][_$[:alnum:]]*)|([^_$[:alnum:]\(\[\<]))))
       captures:
         '1': { name: punctuation.accessor.cs }
         '2': { name: variable.other.object.property.cs }
diff --git a/test/syntaxes/string-literals.test.syntax.ts b/test/syntaxes/string-literals.test.syntax.ts
index 95ec3d174..e10a9342b 100644
--- a/test/syntaxes/string-literals.test.syntax.ts
+++ b/test/syntaxes/string-literals.test.syntax.ts
@@ -115,5 +115,86 @@ world!";`);
                 Token.Punctuation.String.End,
                 Token.Punctuation.Semicolon]);
         });
+
+        it("highlight escaped double-quote properly (issue #1078 - repro 1)", () => {
+
+            const input = Input.InMethod(
+`configContent = rgx.Replace(configContent, $"name{suffix}\\"");
+File.WriteAllText(_testConfigFile, configContent);`);
+            const tokens = tokenize(input);
+
+            tokens.should.deep.equal([
+                Token.Variables.ReadWrite("configContent"),
+                Token.Operators.Assignment,
+                Token.Variables.Object('rgx'),
+                Token.Punctuation.Accessor,
+                Token.Identifiers.MethodName("Replace"),
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Variables.ReadWrite("configContent"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Punctuation.InterpolatedString.Begin,
+                Token.Literals.String("name"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.Begin,
+                Token.Variables.ReadWrite("suffix"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.End,
+                Token.Literals.CharacterEscape("\\\""),
+                Token.Punctuation.String.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon,
+                Token.Variables.Object("File"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Accessor,
+                Token.Identifiers.MethodName("WriteAllText"),
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Variables.ReadWrite("_testConfigFile"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Variables.ReadWrite("configContent"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it("highlight escaped double-quote properly (issue #1078 - repro 2)", () => {
+
+            const input = Input.InMethod(
+`throw new InvalidCastException(
+    $"The value \\"{this.Value} is of the type \\"{this.Type}\\". You asked for \\"{typeof(T)}\\".");`);
+            const tokens = tokenize(input);
+
+            tokens.should.deep.equal([
+                Token.Keywords.Throw,
+                Token.Keywords.New,
+                Token.Type("InvalidCastException"),
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.InterpolatedString.Begin,
+                Token.Literals.String("The value "),
+                Token.Literals.CharacterEscape("\\\""),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.Begin,
+                Token.Keywords.This,
+                Token.Punctuation.Accessor,
+                Token.Variables.Property("Value"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.End,
+                Token.Literals.String(" is of the type "),
+                Token.Literals.CharacterEscape("\\\""),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.Begin,
+                Token.Keywords.This,
+                Token.Punctuation.Accessor,
+                Token.Variables.Property("Type"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.End,
+                Token.Literals.CharacterEscape("\\\""),
+                Token.Literals.String(". You asked for "),
+                Token.Literals.CharacterEscape("\\\""),
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.Begin,
+                Token.Keywords.TypeOf,
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Type("T"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Interpolation.End,
+                Token.Literals.CharacterEscape("\\\""),
+                Token.Literals.String("."),
+                Token.Punctuation.InterpolatedString.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon
+            ]);
+        });
     });
 });
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diff --git a/test/syntaxes/utils/tokenize.ts b/test/syntaxes/utils/tokenize.ts
index 38ac91a73..f76704e4a 100644
--- a/test/syntaxes/utils/tokenize.ts
+++ b/test/syntaxes/utils/tokenize.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export namespace Token {
         export const This = createToken('this', 'keyword.other.this.cs');
         export const Throw = createToken('throw', 'keyword.control.flow.throw.cs');
         export const Try = createToken('try', 'keyword.control.try.cs');
+        export const TypeOf = createToken('typeof', 'keyword.other.typeof.cs');
         export const Unchecked = createToken('unchecked', 'keyword.other.unchecked.cs');
         export const Using = createToken('using', 'keyword.other.using.cs');
         export const When = createToken('when', 'keyword.control.try.when.cs');