diff --git a/rc/html.kak b/rc/html.kak
index 14f2dd27..b36c9507 100644
--- a/rc/html.kak
+++ b/rc/html.kak
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=html %{
     hook window InsertEnd  .* -group html-hooks  _html_filter_around_selections
     hook window InsertChar .* -group html-indent _html_indent_on_char
     hook window InsertChar \n -group html-indent _html_indent_on_new_line
+
+    set window comment_selection_chars '<!--:-->'
 }
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=(?!html).* %{