diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/cursor/cursorTypeOperations.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/cursor/cursorTypeOperations.ts
index 1048cb59a9d36..e735c14056f35 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/cursor/cursorTypeOperations.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/cursor/cursorTypeOperations.ts
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ export class TypeOperations {
 
 			const commands: ICommand[] = [];
 			for (let i = 0, len = positions.length; i < len; i++) {
-				commands.push(new CompositionSurroundSelectionCommand(positions[i], compositions[i].deletedText, ch));
+				commands.push(new CompositionSurroundSelectionCommand(positions[i], compositions[i].deletedText, config.surroundingPairs[ch]));
 			}
 			return new EditOperationResult(EditOperationType.TypingOther, commands, {
 				shouldPushStackElementBefore: true,