diff --git a/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.js b/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.js
index 96c0603..c85b91e 100644
--- a/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.js
+++ b/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.js
@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
 import { spawn, execSync } from "child_process";
 import os from "os";
 
-function escapeArg(arg) {
-  // Shell metacharacters that need escaping
-  // These characters have special meaning in shells and need to be quoted
-  const shellMetaChars = /[ "&'|;<>()$`\\!*?[\]{}~#]/;
-
+function sanitizeShellArgument(arg) {
   // If argument contains shell metacharacters, wrap in double quotes
   // and escape characters that are special even inside double quotes
-  if (shellMetaChars.test(arg)) {
+  if (hasShellMetaChars(arg)) {
     // Inside double quotes, we need to escape: " $ ` \
-    return '"' + arg.replace(/(["`$\\])/g, "\\$1") + '"';
+    return '"' + escapeDoubleQuoteContent(arg) + '"';
   }
   return arg;
 }
 
+function hasShellMetaChars(arg) {
+  // Shell metacharacters that need escaping
+  // These characters have special meaning in shells and need to be quoted
+  // Whenever one of these characters is present, we should quote the argument
+  // Characters: space, ", &, ', |, ;, <, >, (, ), $, `, \, !, *, ?, [, ], {, }, ~, #
+  const shellMetaChars = /[ "&'|;<>()$`\\!*?[\]{}~#]/;
+  return shellMetaChars.test(arg);
+}
+
+function escapeDoubleQuoteContent(arg) {
+  // Escape special characters for shell safety
+  // This escapes ", $, `, and \ by prefixing them with a backslash
+  return arg.replace(/(["`$\\])/g, "\\$1");
+}
+
 function buildCommand(command, args) {
-  const escapedArgs = args.map(escapeArg);
+  const escapedArgs = args.map(sanitizeShellArgument);
 
   return `${command} ${escapedArgs.join(" ")}`;
 }
diff --git a/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.spec.js b/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.spec.js
index 4ad005e..cf7bd41 100644
--- a/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.spec.js
+++ b/packages/safe-chain/src/utils/safeSpawn.spec.js
@@ -112,4 +112,76 @@ describe("safeSpawn", () => {
     );
     assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].options.shell, true);
   });
+
+  it("should escape dollar signs to prevent variable expansion", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["$HOME/test"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].command, 'echo "\\$HOME/test"');
+  });
+
+  it("should escape backticks to prevent command substitution", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["file`whoami`.txt"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].command, 'echo "file\\`whoami\\`.txt"');
+  });
+
+  it("should escape backslashes properly", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["path\\with\\backslash"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      spawnCalls[0].command,
+      'echo "path\\\\with\\\\backslash"'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should handle multiple special characters in one argument", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("cmd", ['test "quoted" $var `cmd` & more']);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      spawnCalls[0].command,
+      'cmd "test \\"quoted\\" \\$var \\`cmd\\` & more"'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should handle pipe character", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["foo|bar"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].command, 'echo "foo|bar"');
+  });
+
+  it("should handle parentheses", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["(test)"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].command, 'echo "(test)"');
+  });
+
+  it("should handle angle brackets for redirection", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["foo>output.txt"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].command, 'echo "foo>output.txt"');
+  });
+
+  it("should handle wildcard characters", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("echo", ["*.txt"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls[0].command, 'echo "*.txt"');
+  });
+
+  it("should handle multiple arguments with mixed escaping needs", async () => {
+    await safeSpawn("cmd", ["safe", "needs space", "$dangerous", "also-safe"]);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(spawnCalls.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      spawnCalls[0].command,
+      'cmd safe "needs space" "\\$dangerous" also-safe'
+    );
+  });
 });