diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_00.dump
similarity index 84%
rename from runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_00.dump
rename to runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_00.dump
index edb6a6f..974c5ad 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_00.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_00.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_01.dump
similarity index 100%
rename from runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_01.dump
rename to runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_01.dump
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_99.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_99.dump
similarity index 100%
rename from runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_99.dump
rename to runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_keymap_99.dump
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_00.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf420d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_00.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..230c121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_keymap.vim
similarity index 100%
rename from runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim.vim
rename to runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_keymap.vim
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_variables.vim b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_variables.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93ad6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_variables.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+" Vim variable highlighting
+
+let foo = expr
+
+let foo += expr
+let foo -= expr
+let foo *= expr
+let foo /= expr
+let foo %= expr
+let foo .= expr
+let foo ..= expr