diff --git a/src/ElementResolver.php b/src/ElementResolver.php
index 7f4db8651..7b79cdf21 100644
--- a/src/ElementResolver.php
+++ b/src/ElementResolver.php
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public function format($selector)
         );
 
         if (Str::startsWith($selector, '@') && $selector === $originalSelector) {
-            $selector = '['.Dusk::$selectorHtmlAttribute.'="'.explode('@', $selector)[1].'"]';
+            $selector = preg_replace('/@(\S+)/', '['.Dusk::$selectorHtmlAttribute.'="$1"]', $selector);
         }
 
         return trim($this->prefix.' '.$selector);
diff --git a/tests/ElementResolverTest.php b/tests/ElementResolverTest.php
index 0ade5543d..2af830bc4 100644
--- a/tests/ElementResolverTest.php
+++ b/tests/ElementResolverTest.php
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public function test_format_correctly_formats_selectors()
         $this->assertSame('prefix #second', $resolver->format('@modal-second'));
         $this->assertSame('prefix #first-third', $resolver->format('@modal-third'));
         $this->assertSame('prefix [dusk="missing-element"]', $resolver->format('@missing-element'));
+        $this->assertSame('prefix [dusk="missing-element"] > div', $resolver->format('@missing-element > div'));
     }
 
     public function test_find_by_id_with_colon()