diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index cfac262..f0f2215 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list()
         hashed)         style=hashed-command;;
         none)           if _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_check_assign; then
                           style=assign
+                          _zsh_highlight_main_add_region_highlight $start_pos $end_pos $style
+                          already_added=1
                           local i=$(( arg[(i)=] + 1 ))
                           if [[ $arg[i] == '(' ]]; then
                             in_array_assignment=true
@@ -617,6 +619,9 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list()
                             # assignment to a scalar parameter.
                             # (For array assignments, the command doesn't start until the ")" token.)
                             next_word+=':start:'
+                            if (( start_pos + i <= end_pos )); then
+                              highlight_glob=false _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_argument $i
+                            fi
                           fi
                         elif [[ $arg[0,1] = $histchars[0,1] ]] && (( $#arg[0,2] == 2 )); then
                           style=history-expansion
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-argv.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-argv.zsh
index fdf30aa..ec5acc2 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-argv.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-argv.zsh
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@
 # vim: ft=zsh sw=2 ts=2 et
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+touch foo
 BUFFER='42=foo 43+=bar'
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 6 assign" # 42=foo
+  "4 6 path" # foo
   "8 14 assign" # 43+=bar
+  "12 14 default" # bar
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-array3.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-array3.zsh
index 4e20cfc..986d71f 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-array3.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-array3.zsh
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   "10 14 default" # world
   "15 15 assign" # )
   "17 20 assign" # b=42
+  "19 20 default" # 42
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array.zsh
index 658cc89..651ab80 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array.zsh
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ BUFFER='a=foo( bar ) :'
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 12 assign' # a=foo( bar )
+  '3 12 default' # foo( bar )
   '14 14 builtin' # :
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array2.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array2.zsh
index 3ca2214..dfda106 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array2.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-not-array2.zsh
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ BUFFER='a=foo\( :'
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 7 assign' # a=foo\(
+  '3 7 default' # foo\(
   '9 9 builtin' # :
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-semicolon.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-semicolon.zsh
index fe55b6a..f748c94 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-semicolon.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-semicolon.zsh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ BUFFER='A=1; echo hello world'
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 3 assign" # A=1
+  "3 3 default" # 1
   "4 4 commandseparator" # ;
   "6 9 builtin" # echo
   "11 15 default" # hello
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-subshell.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-subshell.zsh
index fc04f6b..2022889 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-subshell.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign-subshell.zsh
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ BUFFER='(A=1)'
 expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 1 reserved-word" # (
   "2 4 assign" # A=1
+  "4 4 default" # 1
   "5 5 reserved-word" # )
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign.zsh
index 36fa5d1..6e797ac 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/assign.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/assign.zsh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ BUFFER='A=1 b=("foo" bar)'
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 3 assign" # A=1
+  "3 3 default" # 1
   "5 7 assign" # b=(
   "8 12 default" # "foo"
   "8 12 double-quoted-argument" # "foo"