diff --git a/src/notifications/ServiceStatusProvider/index.tsx b/src/notifications/ServiceStatusProvider/index.tsx
index 064060fc4f..d1bbfd66a2 100644
--- a/src/notifications/ServiceStatusProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/src/notifications/ServiceStatusProvider/index.tsx
@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ export function useServiceStatus(): StatusContextType {
   return useContext(ServiceStatusContext);
 }
 
+function escapeRegExp(string) {
+  return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&"); // $& means the whole matched string
+}
+
 export function filterServiceStatusIncidents(
   incidents: Incident[],
   tickers: string[] = []
 ): Incident[] {
   if (!tickers || tickers.length === 0) return [];
 
-  const tickersRegex = new RegExp(tickers.join("|"), "i");
+  const tickersRegex = new RegExp(escapeRegExp(tickers.join("|")), "i");
   return incidents.filter(
     ({ components }) =>
       !components || // dont filter out if no components