diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 4567d654..892a7e0c 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ object you want.
  * _a_, _<_ or _>_: select the enclosing <> block
  * _"_: select the enclosing double quoted string
  * _'_: select the enclosing single quoted string
+ * _`_: select the enclosing grave quoted string
  * _w_: select the whole word
  * _W_: select the whole WORD
  * _s_: select the sentence
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index a17e1eea..93b8bb2c 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ void select_object(Context& context, int param)
             { { '<', '>' }, 'a' },
             { { '"', '"' }, 'Q' },
             { { '\'', '\'' }, 'q' },
+            { { '`', '`' }, 'g' },
         };
         for (auto& sur : surrounding_pairs)
         {
@@ -870,6 +871,7 @@ void select_object(Context& context, int param)
     "a,<,>:  angle block      \n"
     "\",Q:  double quote string\n"
     "',q:  single quote string\n"
+    "`,g:  grave quote string \n"
     "w:    word               \n"
     "W:    WORD               \n"
     "s:    sentence           \n"