diff --git a/Lua/Lua.sublime-syntax b/Lua/Lua.sublime-syntax
index 2f0e019832..6cf1e1490d 100644
--- a/Lua/Lua.sublime-syntax
+++ b/Lua/Lua.sublime-syntax
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ contexts:
       scope: invalid.illegal.unexpected-end.lua
 
     - match: (?=\S)
-      push: expression-stmt
+      push: expression-list-stmt
 
   block-contents:
     - meta_scope: meta.block.lua
diff --git a/Lua/tests/syntax_test_lua.lua b/Lua/tests/syntax_test_lua.lua
index 74ce6562fd..d763f51ada 100644
--- a/Lua/tests/syntax_test_lua.lua
+++ b/Lua/tests/syntax_test_lua.lua
@@ -739,16 +739,22 @@
 --                   ^ meta.number.integer.decimal constant.numeric.value
 --                    ^ punctuation.terminator.statement
 
-    local a = b = c     d = e
+    local a = b = c
 --  ^^^^^ storage.modifier
 --        ^ variable.other
 --          ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 --            ^ variable.other
 --              ^ invalid.illegal.invalid-operator
 --                ^ variable.other
---                      ^ variable.other
---                        ^ keyword.operator.assignment
---                          ^ variable.other
+
+    d, e = f, g
+--  ^ variable.other
+--   ^ punctuation.separator.comma
+--     ^ variable.other
+--       ^ keyword.operator.assignment
+--         ^ variable.other
+--          ^ punctuation.separator.comma
+--            ^ variable.other
 
     local x <const>, y <  const  > = 1, 2;
 --  ^^^^^ storage.modifier.lua