diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeExclusiveScopeStage.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeExclusiveScopeStage.ts
index 9dc97beee3..287c99689c 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeExclusiveScopeStage.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/processTargets/modifiers/RelativeExclusiveScopeStage.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { Target } from "../../typings/target.types";
 import { ModifierStageFactory } from "../ModifierStageFactory";
 import type { ModifierStage } from "../PipelineStages.types";
 import { constructScopeRangeTarget } from "./constructScopeRangeTarget";
+import { getContainingScopeTarget } from "./getContainingScopeTarget";
+import { getPreferredScopeTouchingPosition } from "./getPreferredScopeTouchingPosition";
 import { runLegacy } from "./relativeScopeLegacy";
 import { ScopeHandlerFactory } from "./scopeHandlers/ScopeHandlerFactory";
 import { TargetScope } from "./scopeHandlers/scope.types";
@@ -32,16 +34,34 @@ export class RelativeExclusiveScopeStage implements ModifierStage {
       return runLegacy(this.modifierStageFactory, this.modifier, target);
     }
 
-    const { isReversed, editor, contentRange: inputRange } = target;
+    const { isReversed, editor, contentRange } = target;
     const { length: desiredScopeCount, direction, offset } = this.modifier;
 
+    const initialRange = (() => {
+      if (contentRange.isEmpty) {
+        return (
+          getPreferredScopeTouchingPosition(
+            scopeHandler,
+            editor,
+            direction === "forward" ? contentRange.start : contentRange.end,
+            direction,
+          )?.domain ?? contentRange
+        );
+      }
+
+      return (
+        getContainingScopeTarget(target, scopeHandler)?.[0].contentRange ??
+        contentRange
+      );
+    })();
+
     const initialPosition =
-      direction === "forward" ? inputRange.end : inputRange.start;
+      direction === "forward" ? initialRange.end : initialRange.start;
 
     // If inputRange is empty, then we skip past any scopes that start at
     // inputRange.  Otherwise just disallow any scopes that start strictly
     // before the end of input range (strictly after for "backward").
-    const containment: ContainmentPolicy | undefined = inputRange.isEmpty
+    const containment: ContainmentPolicy | undefined = initialRange.isEmpty
       ? "disallowed"
       : "disallowedIfStrict";
 
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changeNextState.yml b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changeNextState.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f7821b291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/changeNextState.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+languageId: typescript
+command:
+  version: 6
+  spokenForm: change next state
+  action:
+    name: clearAndSetSelection
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: relativeScope
+          scopeType: {type: statement}
+          offset: 1
+          length: 1
+          direction: forward
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+initialState:
+  documentContents: |-
+    if (true) {
+        console.log(1)
+    }
+
+    console.log(2)
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 4}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: |+
+    if (true) {
+        console.log(1)
+    }
+
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 4, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 4, character: 0}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall2.yml b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall2.yml
index 266114dd4d..b42b2fee35 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall2.yml
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall2.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ initialState:
       active: {line: 0, character: 0}
   marks: {}
 finalState:
-  documentContents: aaa(, ccc()) + ddd()
+  documentContents: "aaa(bbb(), ccc()) + "
   selections:
-    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 4}
-      active: {line: 0, character: 4}
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 20}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 20}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall4.yml b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall4.yml
index 37790fa0af..1f5565a3df 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall4.yml
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearNextCall4.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ initialState:
       active: {line: 0, character: 1}
   marks: {}
 finalState:
-  documentContents: aaa(, ccc()) + ddd()
+  documentContents: "aaa(bbb(), ccc()) + "
   selections:
-    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 4}
-      active: {line: 0, character: 4}
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 20}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 20}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearSecondNextCall.yml b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearSecondNextCall.yml
index 2ae6b8da7e..f7f6924e38 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearSecondNextCall.yml
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/src/suite/fixtures/recorded/relativeScopes/clearSecondNextCall.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 languageId: ruby
 command:
   version: 5
-  spokenForm: change second next call
+  spokenForm: change next call
   action: {name: clearAndSetSelection}
   targets:
     - type: primitive
       modifiers:
         - type: relativeScope
           scopeType: {type: functionCall}
-          offset: 2
+          offset: 1
           length: 1
           direction: forward
   usePrePhraseSnapshot: true