diff --git a/src/suggestion.zsh b/src/suggestion.zsh
index 0a7ca1e..31a9f76 100644
--- a/src/suggestion.zsh
+++ b/src/suggestion.zsh
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_escape_command() {
 	setopt localoptions EXTENDED_GLOB
 
 	# Escape special chars in the string (requires EXTENDED_GLOB)
-	echo -E "${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?]/\\$MATCH}"
+	echo -E "${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?~]/\\$MATCH}"
 }
diff --git a/test/strategies_test.zsh b/test/strategies_test.zsh
index 50d0a24..0a937f4 100644
--- a/test/strategies_test.zsh
+++ b/test/strategies_test.zsh
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ assertTildeSuggestion() {
 		'cd ~/something'
 }
 
+assertTildeSuggestionWithExtendedGlob() {
+	setopt local_options extended_glob
+
+	assertTildeSuggestion
+}
+
 assertParenthesesSuggestion() {
 	set_history <<-'EOF'
 		echo "$(ls foo)"
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ testSpecialCharsForAllStrategies() {
 		assertBackslashSuggestion
 		assertDoubleBackslashSuggestion
 		assertTildeSuggestion
+		assertTildeSuggestionWithExtendedGlob
 		assertParenthesesSuggestion
 		assertSquareBracketsSuggestion
 	done
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index 4e3c62e..90c7d42 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_escape_command() {
 	setopt localoptions EXTENDED_GLOB
 
 	# Escape special chars in the string (requires EXTENDED_GLOB)
-	echo -E "${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?]/\\$MATCH}"
+	echo -E "${1//(#m)[\\()\[\]|*?~]/\\$MATCH}"
 }
 
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