diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/autowrap.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/autowrap.kak
index f842ef8d..ccff280d 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/autowrap.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/autowrap.kak
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define-command -hidden autowrap-cursor %{ evaluate-commands -save-regs '/"|^@m'
             reg m "%val{selections_desc}"
 
             ## if we're adding characters past the limit, just wrap them around
-            execute-keys -draft "<a-h><a-k>.{%opt{autowrap_column}}\h*[^\s]*<ret>1s(\h+)[^\h]*\z<ret>c<ret>"
+            execute-keys -draft "<a-h><a-k>.{%opt{autowrap_column}}\h*[^\s]*<ret>1s(\h+)[^\h]*\z<ret>c<ret><esc>ghH<a-&>"
         } catch %{
             ## if we're adding characters in the middle of a sentence, use
             ## the `fmtcmd` command to wrap the entire paragraph