diff --git a/features/makepot.feature b/features/makepot.feature
index 92390399..031ba815 100644
--- a/features/makepot.feature
+++ b/features/makepot.feature
@@ -352,13 +352,16 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       __( '__', 'foo-plugin' );
       esc_attr__( 'esc_attr__', 'foo-plugin' );
       esc_html__( 'esc_html__', 'foo-plugin' );
+      esc_xml__( 'esc_xml__', 'foo-plugin' );
       _e( '_e', 'foo-plugin' );
       esc_attr_e( 'esc_attr_e', 'foo-plugin' );
       esc_html_e( 'esc_html_e', 'foo-plugin' );
+      esc_xml_e( 'esc_xml_e', 'foo-plugin' );
       _x( '_x', '_x_context', 'foo-plugin' );
       _ex( '_ex', '_ex_context', 'foo-plugin' );
       esc_attr_x( 'esc_attr_x', 'esc_attr_x_context', 'foo-plugin' );
       esc_html_x( 'esc_html_x', 'esc_html_x_context', 'foo-plugin' );
+      esc_xml_x( 'esc_xml_x', 'esc_xml_x_context', 'foo-plugin' );
       _n( '_n_single', '_n_plural', $number, 'foo-plugin' );
       _nx( '_nx_single', '_nx_plural', $number, '_nx_context', 'foo-plugin' );
       _n_noop( '_n_noop_single', '_n_noop_plural', 'foo-plugin' );
@@ -396,6 +399,10 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       """
       msgid "esc_html__"
       """
+    And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
+      """
+      msgid "esc_xml__"
+      """
     And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
       """
       msgid "_e"
@@ -408,6 +415,10 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       """
       msgid "esc_html_e"
       """
+    And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
+      """
+      msgid "esc_xml_e"
+      """
     And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
       """
       msgid "_x"
@@ -440,6 +451,14 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       """
       msgctxt "esc_html_x_context"
       """
+    And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
+      """
+      msgid "esc_xml_x"
+      """
+    And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
+      """
+      msgctxt "esc_xml_x_context"
+      """
     And the foo-plugin/foo-plugin.pot file should contain:
       """
       msgid "_n_single"
diff --git a/src/PhpCodeExtractor.php b/src/PhpCodeExtractor.php
index 478c5271..364afcaf 100644
--- a/src/PhpCodeExtractor.php
+++ b/src/PhpCodeExtractor.php
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ final class PhpCodeExtractor extends PhpCode {
 			'__'              => 'text_domain',
 			'esc_attr__'      => 'text_domain',
 			'esc_html__'      => 'text_domain',
+			'esc_xml__'       => 'text_domain',
 			'_e'              => 'text_domain',
 			'esc_attr_e'      => 'text_domain',
 			'esc_html_e'      => 'text_domain',
+			'esc_xml_e'       => 'text_domain',
 			'_x'              => 'text_context_domain',
 			'_ex'             => 'text_context_domain',
 			'esc_attr_x'      => 'text_context_domain',
 			'esc_html_x'      => 'text_context_domain',
+			'esc_xml_x'       => 'text_context_domain',
 			'_n'              => 'single_plural_number_domain',
 			'_nx'             => 'single_plural_number_context_domain',
 			'_n_noop'         => 'single_plural_domain',