diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3180d332..1a232065 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ terminator GTK3:
       prefs (Egmont Koblinger, LP#1520761)
     * Fix title edit shortcuts to hopefully not clash with console
       programs so much (Seve Boddy, LP#1514089)
+    * Minor fix to readd hypens as a word char (Steve Boddy,
+      LP#1598800)
 
 terminator 0.97:
   * Allow font dimming in inactive terminals
diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index ed7af823..1d42cd2c 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
                 'palette'               : '#2e3436:#cc0000:#4e9a06:#c4a000:\
 #3465a4:#75507b:#06989a:#d3d7cf:#555753:#ef2929:#8ae234:#fce94f:\
 #729fcf:#ad7fa8:#34e2e2:#eeeeec',
-                'word_chars'            : ',./?%&#:_',
+                'word_chars'            : '-,./?%&#:_',
                 'mouse_autohide'        : True,
                 'login_shell'           : False,
                 'use_custom_command'    : False,