diff --git a/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/grammar.js b/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/grammar.js
index e2bb432d..d8400a2a 100644
--- a/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/grammar.js
+++ b/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/grammar.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = grammar(base_grammar, {
     },
 
     _semgrep_metavariable: $ => token(/\$[A-Z_][A-Z_0-9]*/),
-
+    semgrep_ellipsis_metavar : $ => /\$\.\.\.[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*/,
 
     // Ellipsis
     body: ($, previous) => repeat1(
@@ -53,13 +53,15 @@ module.exports = grammar(base_grammar, {
         $.attribute,
         $.block,
         $.semgrep_ellipsis,
+        $.semgrep_ellipsis_metavar
       ),
      ),
 
     object_elem: ($, previous) => {
       return choice(
         previous,
-        $.semgrep_ellipsis
+        $.semgrep_ellipsis,
+        $.semgrep_ellipsis_metavar
       );
     },
 
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ module.exports = grammar(base_grammar, {
       return choice(
         previous,
         $.semgrep_ellipsis,
-        $.deep_ellipsis
+        $.deep_ellipsis,
+        $.semgrep_ellipsis_metavar
       );
     },
 
diff --git a/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/test/corpus/semgrep.txt b/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/test/corpus/semgrep.txt
index 4f70b392..9baa7392 100644
--- a/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/test/corpus/semgrep.txt
+++ b/lang/semgrep-grammars/src/semgrep-hcl/test/corpus/semgrep.txt
@@ -5,17 +5,52 @@ Simple Ellipsis
 resource "..." "..." {
    ...
 }
-	 
+
+---
+
+(config_file
+  (body
+    (block
+      (identifier)
+      (string_lit
+        (quoted_template_start)
+        (template_literal)
+        (quoted_template_end))
+      (string_lit
+        (quoted_template_start)
+        (template_literal)
+        (quoted_template_end))
+      (block_start)
+      (body
+        (semgrep_ellipsis))
+      (block_end))))
+
+=====================================
+Simple Ellipsis Metavariable
+=====================================
+
+resource "..." "..." {
+   $...BODY
+}
+
 ---
 
 (config_file
-   (body
-      (block (identifier)
-        (string_lit (quoted_template_start) (template_literal) (quoted_template_end))
-	(string_lit (quoted_template_start) (template_literal) (quoted_template_end))
-	(block_start)
-	(body (semgrep_ellipsis))
-	(block_end))))
+  (body
+    (block
+      (identifier)
+      (string_lit
+        (quoted_template_start)
+        (template_literal)
+        (quoted_template_end))
+      (string_lit
+        (quoted_template_start)
+        (template_literal)
+        (quoted_template_end))
+      (block_start)
+      (body
+        (semgrep_ellipsis_metavar))
+      (block_end))))
 
 =====================================
 Object Ellipsis
@@ -25,15 +60,78 @@ policy = jsonencode({
    ...
 })
 
-	 
+
+---
+
+(config_file
+  (body
+    (attribute
+      (identifier)
+      (expression
+        (function_call
+          (identifier)
+          (function_arguments
+            (expression
+              (collection_value
+                (object
+                  (object_start)
+                  (object_elem
+                    (semgrep_ellipsis))
+                  (object_end))))))))))
+
+=====================================
+Object Ellipsis Metavariable
+=====================================
+
+policy = jsonencode({
+   $...BODY
+})
+
+
+---
+
+(config_file
+  (body
+    (attribute
+      (identifier)
+      (expression
+        (function_call
+          (identifier)
+          (function_arguments
+            (expression
+              (collection_value
+                (object
+                  (object_start)
+                  (object_elem
+                    (semgrep_ellipsis_metavar))
+                  (object_end))))))))))
+
+=====================================
+Ellipsis Expression
+=====================================
+
+x = ...
+
+---
+
+(config_file
+  (body
+    (attribute
+      (identifier)
+      (expression
+        (semgrep_ellipsis)))))
+
+=====================================
+Metavariable Ellipsis Expression
+=====================================
+
+x = $...EXPR
+
 ---
 
 (config_file
-   (body (attribute (identifier)
-   (expression (function_call (identifier)
-      (function_arguments
-         (expression (collection_value
-	     (object
-	        (object_start)
-		(object_elem (semgrep_ellipsis))
-		(object_end))))))))))
+  (body
+    (attribute
+      (identifier)
+      (expression
+        (semgrep_ellipsis_metavar)))))