diff --git a/apps/builder/app/builder/shared/css-editor/add-style-input.tsx b/apps/builder/app/builder/shared/css-editor/add-style-input.tsx
index 723ea1c760..7fc86bfd0b 100644
--- a/apps/builder/app/builder/shared/css-editor/add-style-input.tsx
+++ b/apps/builder/app/builder/shared/css-editor/add-style-input.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ const getAutocompleteItems = () => {
 };
 
 const matchOrSuggestToCreate = (search: string, items: Array<SearchItem>) => {
-  const matched = matchSorter(items, search.replaceAll("-", " "), {
+  const searchWithSpaces = search.startsWith("--")
+    ? search
+    : search.replaceAll("-", " ");
+  const matched = matchSorter(items, searchWithSpaces, {
     keys: ["key"],
   });