diff --git a/autoload/matchup.vim b/autoload/matchup.vim
index 0ce781d..6d256b7 100644
--- a/autoload/matchup.vim
+++ b/autoload/matchup.vim
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function! s:init_options()
   call s:init_option('matchup_delim_count_max', 8)
   call s:init_option('matchup_delim_start_plaintext', 1)
   call s:init_option('matchup_delim_noskips', 0)
+  call s:init_option('matchup_delim_nomids', 0)
 
   call s:init_option('matchup_motion_enabled', 1)
   call s:init_option('matchup_motion_cursor_end', 1)
diff --git a/autoload/matchup/delim.vim b/autoload/matchup/delim.vim
index c1225b8..afebcca 100644
--- a/autoload/matchup/delim.vim
+++ b/autoload/matchup/delim.vim
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ function! s:get_matching_delims(down, stopline) dict " {{{1
   let l:mids = matchup#delim#fill_backrefs(l:mids, self.groups, 1)
 
   " if there are no mids, we're done
-  if empty(l:mids)
+  if empty(l:mids) || g:matchup_delim_nomids
     return [[l:match_corr, l:lnum_corr, l:cnum_corr]]
   endif
 
diff --git a/autoload/matchup/matchparen.vim b/autoload/matchup/matchparen.vim
index a66676d..af1349a 100644
--- a/autoload/matchup/matchparen.vim
+++ b/autoload/matchup/matchparen.vim
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ function! s:matchparen.highlight(...) abort dict " {{{1
           \ g:matchup_matchparen_deferred)
           \ && get(b:, 'matchup_matchparen_hi_surround_always',
           \        g:matchup_matchparen_hi_surround_always)
-       call s:highlight_surrounding(l:insertmode)
+       call s:highlight_surrounding(l:insertmode, 10)
     endif
     return
   endif
@@ -716,6 +716,10 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:highlight_surrounding(...) " {{{1
   let l:opts = { 'local': 0, 'matches': [] }
+  if a:0 >= 2
+    let l:opts['stopline'] = a:2
+    echo a:2
+  endif
   let l:delims = matchup#delim#get_surrounding('delim_all', 1, l:opts)
   let l:open = l:delims[0]
   if empty(l:open) | return | endif
diff --git a/doc/matchup.txt b/doc/matchup.txt
index cd7e69b..2ad5b45 100644
--- a/doc/matchup.txt
+++ b/doc/matchup.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Web: https://github.com/andymass/vim-matchup
 Script ID: 5624
 License: MIT license {{{
 
-  Copyright (c) 2020 Andy Massimino
+  Copyright (c) 2021 Andy Massimino
 
   Copyright (c) 2016 Karl Yngve Lervåg
 
@@ -507,6 +507,15 @@ Options~
 <
   Default: 0 (matching enabled within strings and comments)
 
+*g:matchup_delim_nomids*
+
+  If set to 1, middle words (like `return`) are not matched to start and
+  end words for higlighting and motions.
+
+  let g:matchup_delim_noskips = 0
+<
+  Default: 0
+
 *g:matchup_delim_start_plaintext*
 
   When enabled (the default), the plugin will be loaded for all buffers,