diff --git a/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh b/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh
index bf8bdd9..632a24b 100644
--- a/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh
+++ b/src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # `HIST_EXPIRE_DUPS_FIRST`.
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
-	local prefix="$1"
+	local prefix="${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?~]/\\$MATCH}"
 
 	# Get all history event numbers that correspond to history
 	# entries that match pattern $prefix*
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index a438c65..b72f3e2 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_default() {
 # `HIST_EXPIRE_DUPS_FIRST`.
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
-	local prefix="$1"
+	local prefix="${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?~]/\\$MATCH}"
 
 	# Get all history event numbers that correspond to history
 	# entries that match pattern $prefix*