diff --git a/extensions/coffeescript/syntaxes/CoffeeScript.tmLanguage b/extensions/coffeescript/syntaxes/CoffeeScript.tmLanguage
index c523a978716..f2588d68d3e 100644
--- a/extensions/coffeescript/syntaxes/CoffeeScript.tmLanguage
+++ b/extensions/coffeescript/syntaxes/CoffeeScript.tmLanguage
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>begin</key>
-			<string>/(?![\s=/*+{}?])(?=.*/[igmy]{0,4})</string>
+			<string>/(?![\s=/*+{}?])(?=.*/[igmy]{0,4}(?![a-zA-Z0-9]))</string>
 			<key>beginCaptures</key>
 			<dict>
 				<key>0</key>
diff --git a/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-fixtures/test-regex.coffee b/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-fixtures/test-regex.coffee
index 75b260a9de6..121f78fddf4 100644
--- a/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-fixtures/test-regex.coffee
+++ b/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-fixtures/test-regex.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 regex = /Hello (\d+) #{user}/g
 2 / 3
 2/3
+
+a = b/c + d/g
+someOtherStuff
+
 name="hello"
 test=/// #{name}
 
diff --git a/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-results/test-regex_coffee.json b/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-results/test-regex_coffee.json
index 1cac4f43623..b52e5ea3296 100644
--- a/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-results/test-regex_coffee.json
+++ b/extensions/coffeescript/test/colorize-results/test-regex_coffee.json
@@ -230,6 +230,127 @@
 			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.constant.numeric rgb(181, 206, 168)"
 		}
 	},
+	{
+		"c": "a",
+		"t": "assignment.coffee.other.variable",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.variable rgb(156, 220, 254)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.variable rgb(0, 16, 128)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black .token rgb(255, 255, 255)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": " ",
+		"t": "",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black .token rgb(255, 255, 255)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "=",
+		"t": "coffee.keyword.operator",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(212, 212, 212)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": " b",
+		"t": "",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black .token rgb(255, 255, 255)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "/",
+		"t": "begin.coffee.definition.punctuation.regexp.string",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "c ",
+		"t": "coffee.regexp.string",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "+",
+		"t": "coffee.keyword.operator.quantifier.regexp.string",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.keyword.operator rgb(212, 212, 212)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": " d",
+		"t": "coffee.regexp.string",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "/",
+		"t": "coffee.definition.end.punctuation.regexp.string",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "g",
+		"t": "coffee.regexp.string",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_plus-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-dark_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-light_vs-json .token.string.regexp rgb(129, 31, 63)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black.vscode-theme-defaults-themes-hc_black-json .token.string.regexp rgb(209, 105, 105)"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "someOtherStuff",
+		"t": "",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_plus": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"dark_vs": ".vs-dark .token rgb(212, 212, 212)",
+			"light_vs": ".vs .token rgb(0, 0, 0)",
+			"hc_black": ".hc-black .token rgb(255, 255, 255)"
+		}
+	},
 	{
 		"c": "name",
 		"t": "assignment.coffee.other.variable",