diff --git a/lib/erlex.ex b/lib/erlex.ex
index a234614..e8a9a16 100644
--- a/lib/erlex.ex
+++ b/lib/erlex.ex
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ defmodule Erlex do
     end
   end
 
-  defp atomize(<<atom>>) when is_number(atom) do
+  defp atomize(<<atom>>) when is_number(atom) and atom != 95 do
     "#{atom}"
   end
 
diff --git a/test/literals_pretty_print_test.exs b/test/literals_pretty_print_test.exs
index 4f5e827..503b3b2 100644
--- a/test/literals_pretty_print_test.exs
+++ b/test/literals_pretty_print_test.exs
@@ -131,4 +131,11 @@ defmodule Erlex.Test.LiteralsPretyPrintTest do
 
     assert pretty_printed == "<<_ :: 8, _ :: size(1)>>, false"
   end
+
+  test "keep underscore in pattern" do
+    input = "{'embed', __@3, __@4}"
+    pretty_printed = Erlex.pretty_print_type(input)
+
+    assert pretty_printed == "{:embed, _, _}"
+  end
 end