diff --git a/ptscs/ruleset.xml b/ptscs/ruleset.xml
index fb30393..4be12f1 100644
--- a/ptscs/ruleset.xml
+++ b/ptscs/ruleset.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
         <exclude name="Ptscs.PSR12.FileHeader.SpacingAfterBlock" />
     </rule>
 
+    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.BacktickOperator" />
+
     <!--++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     Additional rules
     ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-->
diff --git a/tests/Sniffs/Generic/BacktickOperatorTest.php b/tests/Sniffs/Generic/BacktickOperatorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40801d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Sniffs/Generic/BacktickOperatorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ptscs\Tests\Sniffs\Generic;
+
+use Iterator;
+use Ptscs\Tests\SniffTestCase;
+use Ptscs\Tests\Utils\ErrorData;
+
+final class BacktickOperatorTest extends SniffTestCase
+{
+    public static function provideTestData(): Iterator
+    {
+        yield [
+          [new ErrorData(3, 'Generic.PHP.BacktickOperator.Found')],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Sniffs/Generic/_data/BacktickOperator.php.fixed b/tests/Sniffs/Generic/_data/BacktickOperator.php.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04b43bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Sniffs/Generic/_data/BacktickOperator.php.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+echo `ls -la`;
diff --git a/tests/Sniffs/Generic/_data/BacktickOperator.php.inc b/tests/Sniffs/Generic/_data/BacktickOperator.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04b43bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Sniffs/Generic/_data/BacktickOperator.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+echo `ls -la`;