diff --git a/.config/nvim/plugin/telescope.lua b/.config/nvim/plugin/telescope.lua
index 21aaef03..5cf24d54 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/plugin/telescope.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/plugin/telescope.lua
@@ -61,24 +61,30 @@ telescope.setup {
 -- Enable telescope fzf native, if installed
 pcall(require("telescope").load_extension, "fzf")
 
-local function find_undercursor_in_buffer()
-    builtin["current_buffer_fuzzy_find"] {
-        layout_config = { height = 0.8 }, -- Already have word, no need to think
-        default_text = vim.fn.expand("<cword>"),
-        initial_mode = "normal",
-    }
+local function find_undercursor_in_buffer(prefix)
+    return function()
+        builtin["current_buffer_fuzzy_find"] {
+            layout_config = { height = 0.8 }, -- Already have word, no need to think
+            default_text = prefix .. vim.fn.expand("<cword>"),
+            initial_mode = "normal",
+        }
+    end
 end
-local function grep_undercursor()
-    builtin["live_grep"] {
-        layout_config = { height = 0.8 }, -- Already have word, no need to think
-        default_text = vim.fn.expand("<cword>"),
-        initial_mode = "normal",
-    }
+local function grep_undercursor(prefix)
+    return function()
+        builtin["live_grep"] {
+            layout_config = { height = 0.8 }, -- Already have word, no need to think
+            default_text = prefix .. vim.fn.expand("<cword>"),
+            initial_mode = "normal",
+        }
+    end
 end
 
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>/", builtin["current_buffer_fuzzy_find"])
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>w", find_undercursor_in_buffer)
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>W", grep_undercursor)
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>w", find_undercursor_in_buffer(""))
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>W", grep_undercursor(""))
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>^w", find_undercursor_in_buffer("^"))
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>^W", grep_undercursor("^"))
 
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>sf", builtin["find_files"])
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>sg", builtin["live_grep"])