diff --git a/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base b/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
index 78abaf5..aa868e9 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
+++ b/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	   Vim script
 " Maintainer:	   Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 "	   Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:	   2025 Mar 29
+" Last Change:	   2025 Apr 03
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 
 " DO NOT CHANGE DIRECTLY.
@@ -771,12 +771,31 @@
 
 " Set command and associated set-options (vimOptions) with comment {{{2
 syn match	vimSet		"\<\%(setl\%[ocal]\|setg\%[lobal]\|se\%[t]\)\>" skipwhite nextgroup=vimSetBang,vimSetArgs
-syn region	vimSetArgs	contained	start="\S" skip=+\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*["#]\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" end="$" matchgroup=vimNotation end="<[cC][rR]>" keepend contains=@vimComment,@vimContinue,vimErrSetting,vimOption,vimSetAll,vimSetTermcap
-syn region	vimSetEqual	contained	matchgroup=vimOper start="[=:]\|[-+^]=" skip=+\\|\|\\\s\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*["#]\\ \|^\s*\\\|^\s*["#]\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" end="\ze\s" end="$" contains=@vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimNotation,vimSetSep
+syn region	vimSetComment	contained	start=+"+ skip=+\n\s*\%(\\\||"\\ \)+ end="$" contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString extend
+syn match	vimSetCmdSep	contained	"|" skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1,vimFunc
+syn match	vimSetEscape	contained	"\\\%(\\[|"]\|.\)"
+syn match	vimSetBarEscape	contained	"\\|"
+syn match	vimSetQuoteEscape	contained	+\\"+
+syn region	vimSetArgs	contained
+      \ start="\S"
+      \ skip=+\n\s*\%(\\\|["#]\\ \)\|^\s*"\\ +
+      \ end=+\ze\\\@1<![|"]+
+      "\ assume this isn't an escaped char with backslash on the previous line
+      \ end=+^\s*\\\ze[|"]+
+      \ end="\ze\s#"
+      \ end="$"
+      \ nextgroup=vimSetCmdSep,vimSetComment,vim9Comment
+      \ contains=@vimContinue,vimErrSetting,vimOption,vimSetAll,vimSetTermcap
+      \ keepend
+syn region	vimSetEqual	contained
+      \ matchgroup=vimOper
+      \ start="[=:]\|[-+^]="
+      \ skip=+\\\s\|^\s*\%(\\\|["#]\\ \)+
+      \ end="\ze\s"
+      \ contains=@vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimNotation,vimSetSep,vimSetEscape,vimSetBarEscape,vimSetQuoteEscape
 syn match	vimSetBang	contained	"\a\@1<=!" skipwhite nextgroup=vimSetAll,vimSetTermcap
 syn keyword	vimSetAll	contained	all nextgroup=vimSetMod
 syn keyword	vimSetTermcap	contained	termcap
-syn region	vimSetString	contained	start=+="+hs=s+1	skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+	contains=vimCtrlChar
 syn match	vimSetSep	contained	"[,:]"
 syn match	vimSetMod	contained	"\a\@1<=\%(&vim\=\|[!&?<]\)"
 
@@ -1624,9 +1643,9 @@
  hi def link vimSet	vimCommand
  hi def link vimSetAll	vimOption
  hi def link vimSetBang	vimBang
+ hi def link vimSetComment	vimComment
  hi def link vimSetMod	vimOption
  hi def link vimSetSep	vimSep
- hi def link vimSetString	vimString
  hi def link vimSetTermcap	vimOption
  hi def link vimShebang	PreProc
  hi def link vimSleep	vimCommand
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_01.dump
index 6c1421a..90c52e1 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_01.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_01.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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-@57|1|9|,|1| @9|1|3|%| 
+@57|1|9|,|1| @9|1|2|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_02.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_02.dump
index 0765de0..e8ef891 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_02.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_02.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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-| +0#0000000&@56|3|7|,|0|-|1| @7|3|2|%| 
+| +0#0000000&@56|3|7|,|0|-|1| @7|2|9|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_03.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_03.dump
index 5d2285f..cad9c9d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_03.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_03.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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-@57|5|4|,|1| @9|5|1|%| 
+@57|5|4|,|1| @9|4|6|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_04.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_04.dump
index e2b6b9d..101a1e0 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_04.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_04.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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-@57|7|2|,|1| @9|7|0|%| 
+@57|7|2|,|1| @9|6|2|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_05.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_05.dump
index fcc8be4..0992fe4 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_05.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_05.dump
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_06.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_06.dump
index 8807faf..3179e76 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_06.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_06.dump
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_07.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_07.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef2b99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_07.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_00.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b7370d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_00.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_01.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c99a3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_01.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_02.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_02.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4250195
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_03.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_03.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0f1662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_03.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_04.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_04.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e6ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_set_backslash_04.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set.vim b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set.vim
index 0b1d010..e1bfc0f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set.vim
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
       \abc,def
 
 
-" CompilerSet
+" :CompilerSet
 
 CompilerSet makeprg=ant
 CompilerSet errorformat=\ %#[%.%#]\ %#%f:%l:%v:%*\\d:%*\\d:\ %t%[%^:]%#:%m,
@@ -111,3 +111,14 @@
 set quoteescape=\
 echo "Foo"
 
+
+" Issue #16913 (vim syntax: set langmap may have wrong highlight)
+
+set langmap+=ФЫВАПРОЛДЖЭЁ;ASDFGHJKL\\:\\"\\|
+set langmap+=ЯЧСМИТЬБЮ;ZXCVBNM<>
+
+set langmap+=ФЫВАПРОЛДЖЭЁ;ASDFGHJKL\\:\\"\\|
+      \ langmap+=ЯЧСМИТЬБЮ;ZXCVBNM<>
+
+set langmap+=ФЫВАПРОЛДЖЭЁ;ASDFGHJKL\\:\\"\\| langmap+=ЯЧСМИТЬБЮ;ZXCVBNM<>
+
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set_backslash.vim b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set_backslash.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53851a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_set_backslash.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+" Vim :set command (escaped characters)
+" VIM_TEST_SETUP hi link vimSetEscape      DiffAdd
+" VIM_TEST_SETUP hi link vimSetBarEscape   DiffDelete
+" VIM_TEST_SETUP hi link vimSetQuoteEscape DiffDelete
+" VIM_TEST_SETUP hi link vimSetEqual       DiffChange
+
+
+echo "-- 1 --"
+set titlestring=\afoo\abar\a " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\afoo\abar\a
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\ foo\ bar\  " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\ foo\ bar\ 
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\|foo\|bar\| " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\|foo\|bar\|
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\"foo\"bar\" " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\"foo\"bar\"
+echo &titlestring
+
+echo "-- 2 --"
+set titlestring=\\afoo\\abar\\a " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\afoo\\abar\\a
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\ foo\\ bar\\  " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\ foo\\ bar\\ 
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\|foo\\|bar\\| " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\|foo\\|bar\\|
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\"foo\\"bar\\" " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\"foo\\"bar\\"
+echo &titlestring
+
+echo "-- 3 --"
+set titlestring=\\\afoo\\\abar\\\a " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\afoo\\\abar\\\a
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\ foo\\\ bar\\\  " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\ foo\\\ bar\\\ 
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\|foo\\\|bar\\\| " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\|foo\\\|bar\\\|
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\"foo\\\"bar\\\" " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\"foo\\\"bar\\\"
+echo &titlestring
+
+echo "-- 4 --"
+set titlestring=\\\\afoo\\\\abar\\\\a " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\\afoo\\\\abar\\\\a
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\\ foo\\\\ bar\\\\  " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\\ foo\\\\ bar\\\\ 
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\\|foo\\\\|bar\\\\| " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\\|foo\\\\|bar\\\\|
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=\\\\"foo\\\\"bar\\\\" " comment
+echo &titlestring
+set titlestring=foo\\\\"\\\\"bar\\\\"
+echo &titlestring
+
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 2a833e4..228e741 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	   Vim script
 " Maintainer:	   Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 "	   Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:	   2025 Mar 29
+" Last Change:	   2025 Apr 03
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 
 " DO NOT CHANGE DIRECTLY.
@@ -823,12 +823,31 @@
 
 " Set command and associated set-options (vimOptions) with comment {{{2
 syn match	vimSet		"\<\%(setl\%[ocal]\|setg\%[lobal]\|se\%[t]\)\>" skipwhite nextgroup=vimSetBang,vimSetArgs
-syn region	vimSetArgs	contained	start="\S" skip=+\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*["#]\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" end="$" matchgroup=vimNotation end="<[cC][rR]>" keepend contains=@vimComment,@vimContinue,vimErrSetting,vimOption,vimSetAll,vimSetTermcap
-syn region	vimSetEqual	contained	matchgroup=vimOper start="[=:]\|[-+^]=" skip=+\\|\|\\\s\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*["#]\\ \|^\s*\\\|^\s*["#]\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|" end="\ze\s" end="$" contains=@vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimNotation,vimSetSep
+syn region	vimSetComment	contained	start=+"+ skip=+\n\s*\%(\\\||"\\ \)+ end="$" contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString extend
+syn match	vimSetCmdSep	contained	"|" skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1,vimFunc
+syn match	vimSetEscape	contained	"\\\%(\\[|"]\|.\)"
+syn match	vimSetBarEscape	contained	"\\|"
+syn match	vimSetQuoteEscape	contained	+\\"+
+syn region	vimSetArgs	contained
+      \ start="\S"
+      \ skip=+\n\s*\%(\\\|["#]\\ \)\|^\s*"\\ +
+      \ end=+\ze\\\@1<![|"]+
+      "\ assume this isn't an escaped char with backslash on the previous line
+      \ end=+^\s*\\\ze[|"]+
+      \ end="\ze\s#"
+      \ end="$"
+      \ nextgroup=vimSetCmdSep,vimSetComment,vim9Comment
+      \ contains=@vimContinue,vimErrSetting,vimOption,vimSetAll,vimSetTermcap
+      \ keepend
+syn region	vimSetEqual	contained
+      \ matchgroup=vimOper
+      \ start="[=:]\|[-+^]="
+      \ skip=+\\\s\|^\s*\%(\\\|["#]\\ \)+
+      \ end="\ze\s"
+      \ contains=@vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimNotation,vimSetSep,vimSetEscape,vimSetBarEscape,vimSetQuoteEscape
 syn match	vimSetBang	contained	"\a\@1<=!" skipwhite nextgroup=vimSetAll,vimSetTermcap
 syn keyword	vimSetAll	contained	all nextgroup=vimSetMod
 syn keyword	vimSetTermcap	contained	termcap
-syn region	vimSetString	contained	start=+="+hs=s+1	skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+	contains=vimCtrlChar
 syn match	vimSetSep	contained	"[,:]"
 syn match	vimSetMod	contained	"\a\@1<=\%(&vim\=\|[!&?<]\)"
 
@@ -1682,9 +1701,9 @@
  hi def link vimSet	vimCommand
  hi def link vimSetAll	vimOption
  hi def link vimSetBang	vimBang
+ hi def link vimSetComment	vimComment
  hi def link vimSetMod	vimOption
  hi def link vimSetSep	vimSep
- hi def link vimSetString	vimString
  hi def link vimSetTermcap	vimOption
  hi def link vimShebang	PreProc
  hi def link vimSleep	vimCommand