diff --git a/CoffeeScript.sublime-syntax b/CoffeeScript.sublime-syntax
index 094d41c..7107b67 100644
--- a/CoffeeScript.sublime-syntax
+++ b/CoffeeScript.sublime-syntax
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ contexts:
     - match: (?=\()
       branch_point: anonymous
       branch:
-        - anonymous-parameter-list
         - group
+        - anonymous-parameter-list
     # named functions
     - match: (?=(?:(?!and=|or=)|@){{identifier}}\s*[:=][^>])
       branch_point: function
@@ -173,13 +173,23 @@ contexts:
     - match: '[=-]>'
       scope: meta.function.coffee keyword.declaration.function.coffee
       pop: 1
-    - match: (?=\S)
-      fail: anonymous
 
   group:
     - match: \(
       scope: punctuation.section.group.begin.coffee
-      pop: 1
+      set: group-body
+
+  group-body:
+    - meta_scope: meta.group.coffee
+    - match: \)
+      scope: punctuation.section.group.end.coffee
+      set: group-check
+    - include: expressions
+
+  group-check:
+    - match: (?=[=-]>)
+      fail: anonymous
+    - include: else-pop
 
   function-name:
     - meta_include_prototype: false
diff --git a/tests/syntax_test_scope.coffee b/tests/syntax_test_scope.coffee
index a70c2dd..131bc80 100644
--- a/tests/syntax_test_scope.coffee
+++ b/tests/syntax_test_scope.coffee
@@ -267,6 +267,16 @@ class App.Router extends Snakeskin.Router
   ->
 # ^^ keyword.declaration.function.coffee
 
+  (a : "group")
+# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.group.coffee
+# ^ punctuation.section.group.begin.coffee
+#  ^ variable.other.readwrite.coffee
+#    ^ keyword.operator.assignment.coffee
+#      ^^^^^^^ meta.string.coffee string.quoted.double.coffee
+#      ^ punctuation.definition.string.begin.coffee
+#            ^ punctuation.definition.string.end.coffee
+#             ^ punctuation.section.group.end.coffee
+
   geometry = new Class();
 # ^^^^^^^^ variable.other.readwrite.coffee
 #          ^ keyword.operator.assignment.coffee