diff --git a/data/fixtures/recorded/languages/lua/changeString2.yml b/data/fixtures/recorded/languages/lua/changeString2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bd5692747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fixtures/recorded/languages/lua/changeString2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+languageId: lua
+command:
+  version: 7
+  spokenForm: change string
+  action:
+    name: clearAndSetSelection
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: containingScope
+          scopeType: {type: surroundingPair, delimiter: string}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+initialState:
+  documentContents: "[[aaa]]"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 2}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 2}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: ""
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/delimiterMaps.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/delimiterMaps.ts
index e5d42f8d0a..bdea535cb6 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/delimiterMaps.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/delimiterMaps.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import { unsafeKeys } from "../../../util/object";
 
 type IndividualDelimiterText = string | string[];
 
-export const delimiterToText: Record<
+type DelimiterMap = Record<
   SimpleSurroundingPairName,
   [IndividualDelimiterText, IndividualDelimiterText]
-> = Object.freeze({
+>;
+
+const delimiterToText: DelimiterMap = Object.freeze({
   angleBrackets: [
     ["</", "<"],
     [">", "/>"],
@@ -26,6 +28,24 @@ export const delimiterToText: Record<
   squareBrackets: ["[", "]"],
 });
 
+// FIXME: Probably remove these as part of
+// https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/1812#issuecomment-1691493746
+const delimiterToTextOverrides: Record<string, Partial<DelimiterMap>> = {
+  nix: {
+    singleQuotes: ["''", "''"],
+  },
+
+  lua: {
+    // FIXME: Add special double square brackets
+    // see https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/pull/2012#issuecomment-1808214409
+    // see also https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/1812#issuecomment-1691493746
+    doubleQuotes: [
+      ['"', "[["],
+      ['"', "]]"],
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
 export const leftToRightMap: Record<string, string> = Object.fromEntries(
   Object.values(delimiterToText),
 );
@@ -47,3 +67,35 @@ export const complexDelimiterMap: Record<
     "angleBrackets",
   ],
 };
+
+/**
+ * Given a language id, returns a list of all possible delimiters for that
+ * language.
+ *
+ * Allows us to support languages where the parse tree gives type names to nodes
+ * that don't correspond to the actual delimiter.
+ *
+ * Note that we pass in `undefined` if we are in a text fragment, because then
+ * we won't be using a parse tree.
+ *
+ * FIXME: Probably remove these as part of
+ * https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/1812#issuecomment-1691493746
+ *
+ * @param languageId The language id, or `undefined` if in a text fragment
+ * @returns A list of all possible delimiters for that language
+ */
+export function getSimpleDelimiterMap(
+  languageId: string | undefined,
+): Record<
+  SimpleSurroundingPairName,
+  [IndividualDelimiterText, IndividualDelimiterText]
+> {
+  if (languageId != null && languageId in delimiterToTextOverrides) {
+    return {
+      ...delimiterToText,
+      ...delimiterToTextOverrides[languageId],
+    };
+  }
+
+  return delimiterToText;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairParseTreeBased.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairParseTreeBased.ts
index d684996ef7..8ea522c6d7 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairParseTreeBased.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairParseTreeBased.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ export function findSurroundingPairParseTreeBased(
 ) {
   const document: TextDocument = editor.document;
 
-  const individualDelimiters = getIndividualDelimiters(delimiters);
+  const individualDelimiters = getIndividualDelimiters(
+    document.languageId,
+    delimiters,
+  );
 
   const delimiterTextToDelimiterInfoMap = Object.fromEntries(
     individualDelimiters.map((individualDelimiter) => [
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairTextBased.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairTextBased.ts
index d0be1d0398..1b24505dce 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairTextBased.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/findSurroundingPairTextBased.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function findSurroundingPairTextBased(
   const document: TextDocument = editor.document;
   const fullRange = allowableRange ?? document.range;
 
-  const individualDelimiters = getIndividualDelimiters(delimiters);
+  const individualDelimiters = getIndividualDelimiters(undefined, delimiters);
 
   const delimiterTextToDelimiterInfoMap = Object.fromEntries(
     individualDelimiters.map((individualDelimiter) => [
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/getIndividualDelimiters.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/getIndividualDelimiters.ts
index e53be5981b..e63a8a8d69 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/getIndividualDelimiters.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/surroundingPair/getIndividualDelimiters.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { SimpleSurroundingPairName, isString } from "@cursorless/common";
 import { IndividualDelimiter } from "./types";
-import { delimiterToText } from "./delimiterMaps";
+import { getSimpleDelimiterMap } from "./delimiterMaps";
 import { concat, uniq } from "lodash";
 
 /**
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ import { concat, uniq } from "lodash";
  * a single right or left delimiter.  Each item contains information such as a
  * reference to delimiter name, the text to expect, etc.
  *
+ * @param languageId The language id, or `undefined` if in a text fragment
  * @param delimiters The delimiter names
- * @returns A list of information about all possible left / right delimiter instances
+ * @returns A list of information about all possible left / right delimiter
+ * instances
  */
 export function getIndividualDelimiters(
+  languageId: string | undefined,
   delimiters: SimpleSurroundingPairName[],
 ): IndividualDelimiter[] {
+  const delimiterToText = getSimpleDelimiterMap(languageId);
   return delimiters.flatMap((delimiter) => {
     const [leftDelimiter, rightDelimiter] = delimiterToText[delimiter];