diff --git a/src/generators/extractSelectors.ts b/src/generators/extractSelectors.ts
index 25e0fa8a2c..d838296551 100644
--- a/src/generators/extractSelectors.ts
+++ b/src/generators/extractSelectors.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ function attributeMatches(node: Node, selector: Node) {
 		return actualValue === expectedValue;
 	}
 
+	if(selector.operator === '~=') {
+		return actualValue.split(/\s/).indexOf(expectedValue) !== -1;
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/_config.js b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32cdf8cb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+	cascade: false,
+	data: {
+		dynamic: 'whatever'
+	}
+};
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diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/expected.css b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/expected.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca5ed2b2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/expected.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+	[data-foo~='bar'][svelte-25731322] {
+		color: red;
+	}
diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/expected.html b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4908f49985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<div><p svelte-25731322="" data-foo="whatever">this is styled</p>
+	<p data-foo="qux baz">this is unstyled</p></div>
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diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/input.html b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/input.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8e95d9eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals-dynamic/input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div>
+	<p data-foo='{{dynamic}}'>this is styled</p>
+	<p data-foo='qux baz'>this is unstyled</p>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	[data-foo~='bar'] {
+		color: red;
+	}
+</style>
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diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/_config.js b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b37866f9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+	cascade: false
+};
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diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/expected.css b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/expected.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20cf2fd9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/expected.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+	[data-foo~='bar'][svelte-1786044856] {
+		color: red;
+	}
diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/expected.html b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aef480d8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<div><p svelte-1786044856="" data-foo="qux bar">this is styled</p>
+	<p data-foo="qux baz">this is unstyled</p></div>
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diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/input.html b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/input.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..026d7d6ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-attribute-selector-word-equals/input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div>
+	<p data-foo='qux bar'>this is styled</p>
+	<p data-foo='qux baz'>this is unstyled</p>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	[data-foo~='bar'] {
+		color: red;
+	}
+</style>
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