diff --git a/editor.bracesmatching/manifest.mf b/editor.bracesmatching/manifest.mf
--- a/editor.bracesmatching/manifest.mf
+++ b/editor.bracesmatching/manifest.mf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Manifest-Version: 1.0
-OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.editor.bracesmatching/0
-OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/modules/editor/bracesmatching/layer.xml
-OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/editor/bracesmatching/Bundle.properties
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.20
-AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client: false
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.editor.bracesmatching/0
+OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/modules/editor/bracesmatching/layer.xml
+OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/editor/bracesmatching/Bundle.properties
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.20
+AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client: false
diff --git a/editor.bracesmatching/src/org/netbeans/spi/editor/bracesmatching/support/BracesMatcherSupport.java b/editor.bracesmatching/src/org/netbeans/spi/editor/bracesmatching/support/BracesMatcherSupport.java
--- a/editor.bracesmatching/src/org/netbeans/spi/editor/bracesmatching/support/BracesMatcherSupport.java
+++ b/editor.bracesmatching/src/org/netbeans/spi/editor/bracesmatching/support/BracesMatcherSupport.java
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@
                 if (MatcherContext.isTaskCanceled()) {
                     return -1;
                 }
+                if (text.array[text.offset + i] == '\"') {
+                    return -1;
+                }
                 if (origin == text.array[text.offset + i]) {
                     count++;
                 } else if (matching == text.array[text.offset + i]) {
@@ -296,6 +299,9 @@
                 if (MatcherContext.isTaskCanceled()) {
                     return -1;
                 }
+                if (text.array[text.offset + i] == '\"') {
+                    return -1;
+                }
                 if (origin == text.array[text.offset + i]) {
                     count++;
                 } else if (matching == text.array[text.offset + i]) {