diff --git a/src/lexer/mod.rs b/src/lexer/mod.rs
index 918683556f..320d59de5e 100644
--- a/src/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn next_token_inner(c: char, ptr: &mut Ptr) -> SyntaxKind {
             _ => NOT,
         },
 
-        // '\'' => scan_char_or_lifetime(ptr),
+        '\'' => return scan_char_or_lifetime(ptr),
         _ => (),
     }
     ERROR
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ fn scan_literal_suffix(ptr: &mut Ptr) {
 }
 
 fn scan_char_or_byte(ptr: &mut Ptr) {
+    //FIXME: deal with escape sequencies
     ptr.bump();
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0004_number.rs b/tests/data/lexer/0004_numbers.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/data/lexer/0004_number.rs
rename to tests/data/lexer/0004_numbers.rs
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0004_number.txt b/tests/data/lexer/0004_numbers.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/data/lexer/0004_number.txt
rename to tests/data/lexer/0004_numbers.txt
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0006_chars.rs b/tests/data/lexer/0006_chars.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03598d9082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lexer/0006_chars.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'x' ' ' '0'
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0006_chars.txt b/tests/data/lexer/0006_chars.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecaf223552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lexer/0006_chars.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CHAR 3 "\'x\'"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+CHAR 3 "\' \'"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+CHAR 3 "\'0\'"
+WHITESPACE 1 "\n"
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0007_lifetimes.rs b/tests/data/lexer/0007_lifetimes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b764f1dce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lexer/0007_lifetimes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'a 'foo 'foo_bar_baz '_
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0007_lifetimes.txt b/tests/data/lexer/0007_lifetimes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..005c29100a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lexer/0007_lifetimes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+LIFETIME 2 "\'a"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+LIFETIME 4 "\'foo"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+LIFETIME 12 "\'foo_bar_baz"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+LIFETIME 2 "\'_"
+WHITESPACE 1 "\n"