diff --git a/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/funcs.el b/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
index 7176c7ec2..4863453d0 100644
--- a/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ the right."
 (spacemacs|create-align-repeat-x "bar" "|")
 (spacemacs|create-align-repeat-x "left-paren" "(")
 (spacemacs|create-align-repeat-x "right-paren" ")" t)
+(spacemacs|create-align-repeat-x "backslash" "\\\\")
 
 ;; END align functions
 
diff --git a/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el b/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
index 7a1dc3686..8616ab633 100644
--- a/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
+++ b/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
   "xa:" 'spacemacs/align-repeat-colon
   "xa;" 'spacemacs/align-repeat-semicolon
   "xa=" 'spacemacs/align-repeat-equal
+  "xa\\" 'spacemacs/align-repeat-backslash
   "xaa" 'align
   "xac" 'align-current
   "xam" 'spacemacs/align-repeat-math-oper