diff --git a/pkg/gocui/text_area_test.go b/pkg/gocui/text_area_test.go
index f0bc2fca81f..ff7843dd4b9 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/text_area_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/text_area_test.go
@@ -632,6 +632,26 @@ func TestTextArea(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedCursor:    4,
 			expectedClipboard: "def",
 		},
+		{
+			actions: func(textarea *TextArea) {
+				textarea.TypeString(`(abc)def`)
+				textarea.GoToStartOfLine()
+				textarea.ForwardDeleteWord()
+			},
+			expectedContent:   "abc)def",
+			expectedCursor:    0,
+			expectedClipboard: "(",
+		},
+		{
+			actions: func(textarea *TextArea) {
+				textarea.TypeString(`abc)def`)
+				textarea.GoToStartOfLine()
+				textarea.ForwardDeleteWord()
+			},
+			expectedContent:   ")def",
+			expectedCursor:    0,
+			expectedClipboard: "abc",
+		},
 		{
 			actions: func(textarea *TextArea) {
 				textarea.TypeString(`abc`)