diff --git a/misc/fuel/README b/misc/fuel/README
index f5d366a22e..4747adb4a0 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/README
+++ b/misc/fuel/README
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ beast.
     - C-cM-<, C-cC-d< : show callers of word at point
     - C-cM->, C-cC-d> : show callees of word at point
 
-    - C-cC-xw : extract region as a separate word
+    - C-cC-xs : extract innermost sexp (up to point)  as a separate word
+    - C-cC-xr : extract region as a separate word
 
 *** In the listener:
 
diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-mode.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-mode.el
index c1abcf414b..467270651a 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-mode.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-mode.el
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ interacting with a factor listener is at your disposal.
 (fuel-mode--key ?e ?w 'fuel-edit-word)
 (fuel-mode--key ?e ?x 'fuel-eval-definition)
 
-(fuel-mode--key ?x ?w 'fuel-refactor-extract-word)
+(fuel-mode--key ?x ?s 'fuel-refactor-extract-sexp)
+(fuel-mode--key ?x ?r 'fuel-refactor-extract-region)
 
 (fuel-mode--key ?d ?> 'fuel-show-callees)
 (fuel-mode--key ?d ?< 'fuel-show-callers)
diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-refactor.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-refactor.el
index 547da19552..a414f17795 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-refactor.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-refactor.el
@@ -20,23 +20,13 @@
 
 ;;; Extract word:
 
-(defun fuel-refactor-extract-word (begin end)
-  "Extracts current region as a separate word."
-  (interactive "r")
+(defun fuel-refactor--extract (begin end)
   (let* ((word (read-string "New word name: "))
-         (begin (save-excursion
-                  (goto-char begin)
-                  (when (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "w"))
-                    (skip-syntax-forward "-"))
-                  (point)))
-         (end (save-excursion
-                (goto-char end)
-                (skip-syntax-forward "w")
-                (point)))
          (code (buffer-substring begin end))
          (code-str (fuel--region-to-string begin end))
          (stack-effect (or (fuel-stack--infer-effect code-str)
                            (read-string "Stack effect: "))))
+    (unless (< begin end) (error "No proper region to extract"))
     (goto-char begin)
     (delete-region begin end)
     (insert word)
@@ -52,6 +42,29 @@
       (sit-for fuel-stack-highlight-period)
       (delete-overlay fuel-stack--overlay))))
 
+(defun fuel-refactor-extract-region (begin end)
+  "Extracts current region as a separate word."
+  (interactive "r")
+  (let ((begin (save-excursion
+                 (goto-char begin)
+                 (when (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "w"))
+                   (skip-syntax-forward "-"))
+                 (point)))
+        (end (save-excursion
+               (goto-char end)
+               (skip-syntax-forward "w")
+               (point))))
+    (fuel-refactor--extract begin end)))
+
+(defun fuel-refactor-extract-sexp ()
+  "Extracts current innermost sexp (up to point) as a separate
+word."
+  (interactive)
+  (fuel-refactor-extract-region (1+ (fuel-syntax--beginning-of-sexp-pos))
+                                (if (looking-at-p ";") (point)
+                                  (fuel-syntax--end-of-symbol-pos))))
+
+
 
 (provide 'fuel-refactor)
 ;;; fuel-refactor.el ends here