diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/NaturalLanguageTextSelectioner.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/NaturalLanguageTextSelectioner.java
index db8db168a716..809e20b646c8 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/NaturalLanguageTextSelectioner.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/NaturalLanguageTextSelectioner.java
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ public class NaturalLanguageTextSelectioner extends ExtendWordSelectionHandlerBa
   private static void addWordRange(CharSequence editorText, int cursorOffset, ArrayList<TextRange> result) {
     SelectWordUtil.addWordSelection(false, editorText, cursorOffset, result,
                                     ch -> Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(ch) || ch == '\'');
+    SelectWordUtil.addWordSelection(false, editorText, cursorOffset, result,
+                                    ch -> Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(ch) || ch == '\'' || ch == '-');
   }
 
   @Nullable