diff --git a/crates/editor/src/test/editor_lsp_test_context.rs b/crates/editor/src/test/editor_lsp_test_context.rs
index 83aaa3b703..4d0e9c1d2a 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/test/editor_lsp_test_context.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/test/editor_lsp_test_context.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 
+use collections::HashSet;
 use futures::Future;
 use gpui::{json, ViewContext, ViewHandle};
 use indoc::indoc;
@@ -154,10 +155,14 @@ impl<'a> EditorLspTestContext<'a> {
         capabilities: lsp::ServerCapabilities,
         cx: &'a mut gpui::TestAppContext,
     ) -> EditorLspTestContext<'a> {
+        let mut word_characters: HashSet<char> = Default::default();
+        word_characters.insert('$');
+        word_characters.insert('#');
         let language = Language::new(
             LanguageConfig {
                 name: "Typescript".into(),
                 path_suffixes: vec!["ts".to_string()],
+                word_characters,
                 ..Default::default()
             },
             Some(tree_sitter_typescript::language_typescript()),
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/test.rs b/crates/vim/src/test.rs
index 772d7a2033..3b1b8c24f2 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/test.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/test.rs
@@ -261,3 +261,29 @@ async fn test_status_indicator(
         assert!(mode_indicator.read(cx).mode.is_some());
     });
 }
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_word_characters(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+    let mut cx = VimTestContext::new_typescript(cx).await;
+    cx.set_state(
+        indoc! { "
+        class A {
+            #ˇgoop = 99;
+            $ˇgoop () { return this.#gˇoop };
+        };
+        console.log(new A().$gooˇp())
+    "},
+        Mode::Normal,
+    );
+    cx.simulate_keystrokes(["v", "i", "w"]);
+    cx.assert_state(
+        indoc! {"
+        class A {
+            «#goopˇ» = 99;
+            «$goopˇ» () { return this.«#goopˇ» };
+        };
+        console.log(new A().«$goopˇ»())
+    "},
+        Mode::Visual,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/test/vim_test_context.rs b/crates/vim/src/test/vim_test_context.rs
index 56193723d9..24fb16fd3d 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/test/vim_test_context.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/test/vim_test_context.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,18 @@ pub struct VimTestContext<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> VimTestContext<'a> {
     pub async fn new(cx: &'a mut gpui::TestAppContext, enabled: bool) -> VimTestContext<'a> {
-        let mut cx = EditorLspTestContext::new_rust(Default::default(), cx).await;
+        let lsp = EditorLspTestContext::new_rust(Default::default(), cx).await;
+        Self::new_with_lsp(lsp, enabled)
+    }
 
+    pub async fn new_typescript(cx: &'a mut gpui::TestAppContext) -> VimTestContext<'a> {
+        Self::new_with_lsp(
+            EditorLspTestContext::new_typescript(Default::default(), cx).await,
+            true,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_lsp(mut cx: EditorLspTestContext<'a>, enabled: bool) -> VimTestContext<'a> {
         cx.update(|cx| {
             search::init(cx);
             crate::init(cx);