diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index c584c46..ca1865c 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ bind C-p previous-window
 bind '"' split-window -c '#{pane_current_path}'
 bind '%' split-window -h -c '#{pane_current_path}'
 
+# Change word separators to better match Vim.
+set -g word-separators "<>(){}[]/'\";@*+,.-_=!£$%^&:#~?`¬|\\ "
+
 # Integrate pane selection with vim
 in_vim='tmux show-window-options | grep -q "@vim#{pane_id}"'
 bind -n C-h if $in_vim 'send-keys C-h' 'select-pane -L'