diff --git a/src/jsonpath.js b/src/jsonpath.js
index e2bdbb5..068254e 100644
--- a/src/jsonpath.js
+++ b/src/jsonpath.js
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ JSONPath.prototype._eval = function (
             .replaceAll('@parent', '_$_parent')
             .replaceAll('@property', '_$_property')
             .replaceAll('@root', '_$_root')
-            .replaceAll(/@([.\s)[])/gu, '_$_v$1');
+            .replaceAll(/@([-.\s)[<>=!%*/+&|])/gu, '_$_v$1');
         if (containsPath) {
             script = script.replaceAll('@path', '_$_path');
         }
diff --git a/test/test.at_and_dollar.js b/test/test.at_and_dollar.js
index c69d871..d5d3ae4 100644
--- a/test/test.at_and_dollar.js
+++ b/test/test.at_and_dollar.js
@@ -52,4 +52,12 @@ describe('JSONPath - At and Dollar sign', function () {
         const result = jsonpath({json, path: "$.a[?(@property === 'b' && @ < 1)]", wrap: false});
         assert.deepEqual(result, expected);
     });
+
+    it('bare @ adjacent to an operator (no whitespace)', () => {
+        const json = [0, 1, 2, 3];
+        assert.deepEqual(jsonpath({json, path: '$[?(@>1)]'}), [2, 3]);
+        assert.deepEqual(jsonpath({json, path: '$[?(@<2)]'}), [0, 1]);
+        assert.deepEqual(jsonpath({json, path: '$[?(@===2)]'}), [2]);
+        assert.deepEqual(jsonpath({json, path: '$[?(@!==2)]'}), [0, 1, 3]);
+    });
 });