diff --git a/runtime/syntax/help.vim b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
index b734c2c..2024d38 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/help.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@
 
 syn match helpURL `\v<(((https?|ftp|gopher)://|(mailto|file|news):)[^' 	<>"]+|(www|web|w3)[a-z0-9_-]*\.[a-z0-9._-]+\.[^' 	<>"]+)[a-zA-Z0-9/]`
 
+syn match helpDiffAdded		"\t[* ]Added\t\+[a-z].*"
+syn match helpDiffChanged	"\t[* ]Changed\t\+[a-z].*"
+syn match helpDiffRemoved	"\t[* ]Removed\t\+[a-z].*"
+
 " Additionally load a language-specific syntax file "help_ab.vim".
 let s:i = match(expand("%"), '\.\a\ax$')
 if s:i > 0
@@ -216,6 +220,9 @@
 hi def link helpError		Error
 hi def link helpTodo		Todo
 hi def link helpURL		String
+hi def link helpDiffAdded	Added
+hi def link helpDiffChanged	Changed
+hi def link helpDiffRemoved	Removed
 
 if has('textprop') && expand('%:p') =~ '[/\\]doc[/\\]syntax.txt'
   " highlight groups with their respective color