diff --git a/packages/less/src/less/parser/parser.js b/packages/less/src/less/parser/parser.js
index 532124e89..139e954af 100644
--- a/packages/less/src/less/parser/parser.js
+++ b/packages/less/src/less/parser/parser.js
@@ -1598,7 +1598,11 @@ const Parser = function Parser(context, imports, fileInfo, currentIndex) {
 
                         // Custom property values get permissive parsing
                         if (name[0].value && name[0].value.slice(0, 2) === '--') {
-                            value = this.permissiveValue(/[;}]/);
+                            if (parserInput.$char(';')) {
+                                value = new Anonymous('');
+                            } else {
+                                value = this.permissiveValue(/[;}]/);
+                            }
                         }
                         // Try to store values as anonymous
                         // If we need the value later we'll re-parse it in ruleset.parseValue
diff --git a/packages/test-data/css/_main/variables.css b/packages/test-data/css/_main/variables.css
index fa03b1eb7..ffa374106 100644
--- a/packages/test-data/css/_main/variables.css
+++ b/packages/test-data/css/_main/variables.css
@@ -69,3 +69,11 @@
   mul-px-2: 140px;
   mul-px-3: 140px;
 }
+*,
+::before,
+::after {
+  --tw-pan-x: ;
+  --tw-pan-y: ;
+  --tw-pinch-zoom: ;
+  --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-data/less/_main/variables.less b/packages/test-data/less/_main/variables.less
index ae8c9be45..4f3a7a324 100644
--- a/packages/test-data/less/_main/variables.less
+++ b/packages/test-data/less/_main/variables.less
@@ -125,3 +125,10 @@
     mul-px-3: ((@px * 1) * @cm);
   }
 }
+
+*, ::before, ::after {
+	--tw-pan-x:  ;
+	--tw-pan-y:  ;
+	--tw-pinch-zoom:  ;
+	--tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity;
+}