diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Operators/OperatorSpacingSniff.php b/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Operators/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
index 90966e6b23..c5d0e6bc80 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Operators/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR12/Sniffs/Operators/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class OperatorSpacingSniff extends SquizOperatorSpacingSniff
      */
     public function register()
     {
+        parent::register();
+
         $targets   = Tokens::$comparisonTokens;
         $targets  += Tokens::$operators;
         $targets  += Tokens::$assignmentTokens;
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
index 0ccc074a7f..82c68f2585 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
@@ -46,3 +46,13 @@ $foo = $foo?:'bar';
 try {
 } catch (ExceptionType1|ExceptionType2 $e) {
 }
+
+if (strpos($tokenContent, 'b"') === 0 && substr($tokenContent, -1) === '"') {}
+
+$oldConstructorPos = +1;
+return -$content;
+
+function name($a = -1) {}
+
+$a =& $ref;
+$a = [ 'a' => &$something ];
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed
index ac5c2107a3..abab60279d 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR12/Tests/Operators/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -46,3 +46,13 @@ $foo = $foo ?: 'bar';
 try {
 } catch (ExceptionType1 | ExceptionType2 $e) {
 }
+
+if (strpos($tokenContent, 'b"') === 0 && substr($tokenContent, -1) === '"') {}
+
+$oldConstructorPos = +1;
+return -$content;
+
+function name($a = -1) {}
+
+$a =& $ref;
+$a = [ 'a' => &$something ];