diff --git a/helix-core/src/movement.rs b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
index 003a1f370..2b29f36de 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/movement.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::iter;
+use std::{cmp::Reverse, iter};
 
 use ropey::iter::Chars;
 use tree_sitter::{Node, QueryCursor};
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ pub fn goto_treesitter_object(
         let node = match dir {
             Direction::Forward => nodes
                 .filter(|n| n.start_byte() > byte_pos)
-                .min_by_key(|n| n.start_byte())?,
+                .min_by_key(|n| (n.start_byte(), Reverse(n.end_byte())))?,
             Direction::Backward => nodes
                 .filter(|n| n.end_byte() < byte_pos)
-                .max_by_key(|n| n.end_byte())?,
+                .max_by_key(|n| (n.end_byte(), Reverse(n.start_byte())))?,
         };
 
         let len = slice.len_bytes();