diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-rocks-enjoy.md b/.changeset/gentle-rocks-enjoy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4131672ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-rocks-enjoy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+Fix NoImageMetadata image path error message
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts
index ace362cefc..5f825126f4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/errors/errors-data.ts
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ export const NoImageMetadata = {
 	name: 'NoImageMetadata',
 	title: 'Could not process image metadata.',
 	message: (imagePath: string | undefined) =>
-		`Could not process image metadata${imagePath ? ' for `${imagePath}`' : ''}.`,
+		`Could not process image metadata${imagePath ? ` for \`${imagePath}\`` : ''}.`,
 	hint: 'This is often caused by a corrupted or malformed image. Re-exporting the image from your image editor may fix this issue.',
 } satisfies ErrorData;