diff --git a/assets/keymaps/vim.json b/assets/keymaps/vim.json
index ae6bc8391e30e1bc61622e23e9f3aad773f4f1a7..f8d04257790baedc625e5e722420e03c16c62861 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/vim.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/vim.json
@@ -580,18 +580,18 @@
       // "q": "vim::AnyQuotes",
       "q": "vim::MiniQuotes",
       "|": "vim::VerticalBars",
-      "(": "vim::Parentheses",
+      "(": ["vim::Parentheses", { "opening": true }],
       ")": "vim::Parentheses",
       "b": "vim::Parentheses",
       // "b": "vim::AnyBrackets",
       // "b": "vim::MiniBrackets",
-      "[": "vim::SquareBrackets",
+      "[": ["vim::SquareBrackets", { "opening": true }],
       "]": "vim::SquareBrackets",
       "r": "vim::SquareBrackets",
-      "{": "vim::CurlyBrackets",
+      "{": ["vim::CurlyBrackets", { "opening": true }],
       "}": "vim::CurlyBrackets",
       "shift-b": "vim::CurlyBrackets",
-      "<": "vim::AngleBrackets",
+      "<": ["vim::AngleBrackets", { "opening": true }],
       ">": "vim::AngleBrackets",
       "a": "vim::Argument",
       "i": "vim::IndentObj",
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/motion.rs b/crates/vim/src/motion.rs
index 829e8bf1117fea3dc5d6c98b9c59effbf9c3f4c1..e52ec62eaa9c9aefef4b48ca672d2cc7e43f5a4b 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/motion.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/motion.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ struct MiddleOfLine {
     display_lines: bool,
 }
 
-/// Finds the next unmatched bracket or delimiter.
+/// Finds the next unmatch
 #[derive(Clone, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq, Action)]
 #[action(namespace = vim)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/normal.rs b/crates/vim/src/normal.rs
index a65b9d827f180aefbebc209feebaed5362fa149e..0804095c1bb73c1bf918ed39617cbfe420a049e0 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/normal.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/normal.rs
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ impl Vim {
         &mut self,
         object: Object,
         times: Option<usize>,
+        is_opening: bool,
         window: &mut Window,
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) {
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ impl Vim {
                 if self.check_and_move_to_valid_bracket_pair(object, window, cx) {
                     waiting_operator = Some(Operator::ChangeSurrounds {
                         target: Some(object),
+                        is_opening,
                     });
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/object.rs b/crates/vim/src/object.rs
index 8ae163b17266bf77716d6643495c1b55657f8c5f..73bc67610aa0eb84972e73ad83aa6b060d30b22e 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/object.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/object.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,41 @@ pub struct CandidateWithRanges {
     close_range: Range<usize>,
 }
 
+/// Selects text at the same indentation level.
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq, Action)]
+#[action(namespace = vim)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct Parentheses {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    opening: bool,
+}
+
+/// Selects text at the same indentation level.
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq, Action)]
+#[action(namespace = vim)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct SquareBrackets {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    opening: bool,
+}
+
+/// Selects text at the same indentation level.
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq, Action)]
+#[action(namespace = vim)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct AngleBrackets {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    opening: bool,
+}
+/// Selects text at the same indentation level.
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq, Action)]
+#[action(namespace = vim)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+struct CurlyBrackets {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    opening: bool,
+}
+
 fn cover_or_next<I: Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)>>(
     candidates: Option<I>,
     caret: DisplayPoint,
@@ -275,18 +310,10 @@ actions!(
         DoubleQuotes,
         /// Selects text within vertical bars (pipes).
         VerticalBars,
-        /// Selects text within parentheses.
-        Parentheses,
         /// Selects text within the nearest brackets.
         MiniBrackets,
         /// Selects text within any type of brackets.
         AnyBrackets,
-        /// Selects text within square brackets.
-        SquareBrackets,
-        /// Selects text within curly brackets.
-        CurlyBrackets,
-        /// Selects text within angle brackets.
-        AngleBrackets,
         /// Selects a function argument.
         Argument,
         /// Selects an HTML/XML tag.
@@ -350,17 +377,17 @@ pub fn register(editor: &mut Editor, cx: &mut Context<Vim>) {
     Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, _: &DoubleQuotes, window, cx| {
         vim.object(Object::DoubleQuotes, window, cx)
     });
-    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, _: &Parentheses, window, cx| {
-        vim.object(Object::Parentheses, window, cx)
+    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, action: &Parentheses, window, cx| {
+        vim.object_impl(Object::Parentheses, action.is_opening, window, cx)
     });
-    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, _: &SquareBrackets, window, cx| {
-        vim.object(Object::SquareBrackets, window, cx)
+    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, action: &SquareBrackets, window, cx| {
+        vim.object_impl(Object::SquareBrackets, action.is_opening, window, cx)
     });
-    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, _: &CurlyBrackets, window, cx| {
-        vim.object(Object::CurlyBrackets, window, cx)
+    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, action: &CurlyBrackets, window, cx| {
+        vim.object_impl(Object::CurlyBrackets, action.is_opening, window, cx)
     });
-    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, _: &AngleBrackets, window, cx| {
-        vim.object(Object::AngleBrackets, window, cx)
+    Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, action: &AngleBrackets, window, cx| {
+        vim.object_impl(Object::AngleBrackets, action.is_opening, window, cx)
     });
     Vim::action(editor, cx, |vim, _: &VerticalBars, window, cx| {
         vim.object(Object::VerticalBars, window, cx)
@@ -394,10 +421,22 @@ pub fn register(editor: &mut Editor, cx: &mut Context<Vim>) {
 
 impl Vim {
     fn object(&mut self, object: Object, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        self.object_impl(object, window, false, cx);
+    }
+
+    fn object_impl(
+        &mut self,
+        object: Object,
+        window: &mut Window,
+        is_opening: bool,
+        cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) {
         let count = Self::take_count(cx);
 
         match self.mode {
-            Mode::Normal | Mode::HelixNormal => self.normal_object(object, count, window, cx),
+            Mode::Normal | Mode::HelixNormal => {
+                self.normal_object(object, count, is_opening, window, cx)
+            }
             Mode::Visual | Mode::VisualLine | Mode::VisualBlock | Mode::HelixSelect => {
                 self.visual_object(object, count, window, cx)
             }
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/state.rs b/crates/vim/src/state.rs
index 3458a92442a3ec76ebce581bf798fc57509f7d53..c9c0532ee687df06531269a55969c5509ca5d700 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/state.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ pub enum Operator {
     },
     ChangeSurrounds {
         target: Option<Object>,
+        is_opening: bool,
     },
     DeleteSurrounds,
     Mark,