diff --git a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/resources/templates.py b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/resources/templates.py
index 72707a11ab..bb729e67e2 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/resources/templates.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/resources/templates.py
@@ -93,8 +93,10 @@ def matches(self, uri: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
 
         Extracted parameters are URL-decoded to handle percent-encoded characters.
         """
-        # Convert template to regex pattern
-        pattern = self.uri_template.replace("{", "(?P<").replace("}", ">[^/]+)")
+        # Escape the template so literal text matches literally, then turn {param}
+        # placeholders into capture groups. re.escape may backslash the braces, so
+        # the placeholder pattern tolerates an optional backslash on each side.
+        pattern = re.sub(r"\\?\{(\w+)\\?\}", r"(?P<\1>[^/]+)", re.escape(self.uri_template))
         match = re.match(f"^{pattern}$", uri)
         if match:
             # URL-decode all extracted parameter values
diff --git a/tests/server/mcpserver/resources/test_resource_template.py b/tests/server/mcpserver/resources/test_resource_template.py
index 565afe81a7..6783a2d0bb 100644
--- a/tests/server/mcpserver/resources/test_resource_template.py
+++ b/tests/server/mcpserver/resources/test_resource_template.py
@@ -331,3 +331,23 @@ def blocking_fn(name: str) -> str:
     assert isinstance(resource, FunctionResource)
     assert await resource.read() == "hello world"
     assert fn_thread[0] != main_thread
+
+
+def test_matches_treats_template_specials_literally():
+    def fn(id: str) -> str:  # pragma: no cover
+        return id
+
+    template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(fn=fn, uri_template="resource://a.b+c/{id}", name="t")
+
+    assert template.matches("resource://a.b+c/42") == {"id": "42"}
+    assert template.matches("resource://aXbYc/42") is None
+
+
+def test_matches_does_not_interpret_template_as_regex():
+    def fn(id: str) -> str:  # pragma: no cover
+        return id
+
+    template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(fn=fn, uri_template="resource://(.*)/{id}", name="t")
+
+    assert template.matches("resource://(.*)/7") == {"id": "7"}
+    assert template.matches("resource://anything/7") is None