diff --git a/.changeset/eight-falcons-explode.md b/.changeset/eight-falcons-explode.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9a1a2fe1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eight-falcons-explode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue were the log redaction didn't properly escape RegExp characters.
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.test.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d8cfc9c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { WinstonLogger } from './WinstonLogger';
+
+function msg(message: string) {
+  return { message, level: 'info' };
+}
+
+describe('WinstonLogger', () => {
+  it('redacter should redact and escape regex', () => {
+    const redacter = WinstonLogger.redacter();
+    expect(redacter.format.transform(msg('hello (world)'))).toEqual(
+      msg('hello (world)'),
+    );
+    redacter.add(['hello']);
+    expect(redacter.format.transform(msg('hello (world)'))).toEqual(
+      msg('[REDACTED] (world)'),
+    );
+    redacter.add(['(world)']);
+    expect(redacter.format.transform(msg('hello (world)'))).toEqual(
+      msg('[REDACTED] [REDACTED]'),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
index cfee65d053..d32b816523 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   transports,
   transport as Transport,
 } from 'winston';
+import { escapeRegExp } from '../lib/escapeRegExp';
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ export class WinstonLogger implements RootLoggerService {
           }
         }
         if (added > 0) {
-          redactionPattern = new RegExp(
-            `(${Array.from(redactionSet).join('|')})`,
-            'g',
-          );
+          const redactions = Array.from(redactionSet)
+            .map(r => escapeRegExp(r))
+            .join('|');
+          redactionPattern = new RegExp(`(${redactions})`, 'g');
         }
       },
     };