diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 1b1ee992..645bd054 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ object you want.
  * _b_, _(_ or _)_: select the enclosing parenthesis
  * _B_, _{_ or _}_: select the enclosing {} block
  * _r_, _[_ or _]_: select the enclosing [] block
- * _<_ or _>_: select the enclosing <> block
+ * _a_, _<_ or _>_: select the enclosing <> block
  * _"_: select the enclosing double quoted string
  * _'_: select the enclosing single quoted string
  * _w_: select the whole word
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index fced40c6..420fd147 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ void select_object(Context& context, int param)
             { { '(', ')' }, 'b' },
             { { '{', '}' }, 'B' },
             { { '[', ']' }, 'r' },
-            { { '<', '>' }, '\0' },
+            { { '<', '>' }, 'a' },
             { { '"', '"' }, 'Q' },
             { { '\'', '\'' }, 'q' },
         };