diff --git a/.changeset/fix-extra-hyphens.md b/.changeset/fix-extra-hyphens.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c114d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-extra-hyphens.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"css-variables-language-server": patch
+"vscode-css-variables": patch
+---
+
+Fix issue where extra hyphens are added when completing a variable starting with hyphens.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a39c4c1..1f05d34 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11771,7 +11771,7 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"packages/css-variables-language-server": {
-			"version": "2.7.2",
+			"version": "2.8.2",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"axios": "^1.13.2",
@@ -13643,7 +13643,7 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"packages/vscode-css-variables": {
-			"version": "2.7.1",
+			"version": "2.8.2",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"axios": "^1.13.2",
 				"culori": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/index.ts b/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/index.ts
index 0f398c4..a169e02 100644
--- a/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ColorInformation,
   FileChangeType,
   Hover,
+  TextEdit,
 } from 'vscode-languageserver/node';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { Position, TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import isColor from './utils/isColor';
 import { uriToPath } from './utils/protocol';
 import { findAll } from './utils/findAll';
 import { indexToPosition } from './utils/indexToPosition';
-import { getCurrentWord } from './utils/getCurrentWord';
+import { getCurrentWord, getCurrentWordInfo } from './utils/getCurrentWord';
 import { isInFunctionExpression } from './utils/isInFunctionExpression';
 import CSSVariableManager, { CSSVariablesSettings, defaultSettings } from './CSSVariableManager';
 import { formatHex } from 'culori';
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ connection.onCompletion(
     }
 
     const offset = doc.offsetAt(_textDocumentPosition.position);
-    const currentWord = getCurrentWord(doc, offset);
+    const wordInfo = getCurrentWordInfo(doc, offset);
+    const currentWord = wordInfo.word;
 
     const isFunctionCall = isInFunctionExpression(currentWord);
 
@@ -194,11 +196,17 @@ connection.onCompletion(
       const insertText = isFunctionCall
         ? varSymbol.name
         : `var(${varSymbol.name})`;
+      
+      const start = doc.positionAt(wordInfo.left + 1);
+      const end = doc.positionAt(wordInfo.right);
+      const range = { start, end };
+
       const completion: CompletionItem = {
         label: varSymbol.name,
         detail: varSymbol.value,
         documentation: varSymbol.value,
         insertText,
+        textEdit: TextEdit.replace(range, insertText),
         kind: isColor(varSymbol.value)
           ? CompletionItemKind.Color
           : CompletionItemKind.Variable,
diff --git a/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/tests/unit-tests/getCurrentWord.test.ts b/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/tests/unit-tests/getCurrentWord.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04afdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/tests/unit-tests/getCurrentWord.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+import { TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
+import { getCurrentWord } from '../../utils/getCurrentWord';
+
+describe('getCurrentWord', () => {
+  it('should return word including delimiter at start', () => {
+    const text = 'var(--color)';
+    const document = TextDocument.create('test.css', 'css', 1, text);
+    // offset at end of --color
+    // v:0, a:1, r:2, (:3, -:4, -:5, c:6, ... r:10, ):11
+    // offset 11 (before ))
+    const word = getCurrentWord(document, 11);
+    expect(word).toBe('(--color');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle cursor at delimiter', () => {
+    const text = 'var(--)';
+    const document = TextDocument.create('test.css', 'css', 1, text);
+    // v:0, a:1, r:2, (:3, -:4, -:5, ):6
+    // offset 6 (at ))
+    const word = getCurrentWord(document, 6);
+    expect(word).toBe('(--');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/utils/getCurrentWord.ts b/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/utils/getCurrentWord.ts
index b91b0fb..dd9ef17 100644
--- a/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/utils/getCurrentWord.ts
+++ b/packages/css-variables-language-server/src/utils/getCurrentWord.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import { TextDocument } from 'vscode-languageserver-textdocument';
 
-export function getCurrentWord(document: TextDocument, offset: number): string {
+export interface WordInfo {
+  word: string;
+  left: number;
+  right: number;
+}
+
+export function getCurrentWordInfo(document: TextDocument, offset: number): WordInfo {
   let left = offset - 1;
-  let right = offset + 1;
+  let right = offset;
   const text = document.getText();
 
   while (left >= 0 && ' \t\n\r":{[()]},*>+'.indexOf(text.charAt(left)) === -1) {
@@ -16,5 +22,13 @@ export function getCurrentWord(document: TextDocument, offset: number): string {
     right++;
   }
 
-  return text.substring(left, right);
+  return {
+    word: text.substring(left, right),
+    left,
+    right
+  };
+}
+
+export function getCurrentWord(document: TextDocument, offset: number): string {
+  return getCurrentWordInfo(document, offset).word;
 }