diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/behaviour/cstyle.js b/lib/ace/mode/behaviour/cstyle.js
index ba9d7c3f..d8df3b31 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/behaviour/cstyle.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/behaviour/cstyle.js
@@ -151,7 +151,12 @@ var CstyleBehaviour = function () {
         if (text == '[') {
             var selection = editor.getSelectionRange();
             var selected = session.doc.getTextRange(selection);
-            if (selected === "") {
+            if (selected !== "") {
+                return {
+                    text: '[' + selected + ']',
+                    selection: false
+                };
+            } else {
                 return {
                     text: '[]',
                     selection: [1, 1]