diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/coffee_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/coffee_highlight_rules.js
index 2772edf3..d3fe7884 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/coffee_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/coffee_highlight_rules.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
                     regex : "\\?|\\:|\\,|\\."
                 }, {
                     token : "keyword.operator",
-                    regex : "(?:[\\-=]>|[-+*/%<>&|^!?=]=|>>>=?|\\-\\-|\\+\\+|::|&&=|\\|\\|=|<<=|>>=|\\?\\.|\\.{2,3}|\\!)"
+                    regex : "(?:[\\-=]>|[-+*/%<>&|^!?=]=|>>>=?|\\-\\-|\\+\\+|::|&&=|\\|\\|=|<<=|>>=|\\?\\.|\\.{2,3}|[!*+-=><])"
                 }, {
                     token : "paren.lparen",
                     regex : "[({[]"