diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gitrebase.vim b/runtime/syntax/gitrebase.vim
index ba1745d..0846456 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/gitrebase.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/gitrebase.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	git rebase --interactive
 " Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
 " Filenames:	git-rebase-todo
-" Last Change:	2010 May 21
+" Last Change:	2012 April 7
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 syn match   gitrebaseEdit   "\v^e%(dit)=>"   nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
 syn match   gitrebaseSquash "\v^s%(quash)=>" nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
 syn match   gitrebaseFixup  "\v^f%(ixup)=>"  nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
+syn match   gitrebaseExec   "\v^%(x|exec)>" nextgroup=gitrebaseCommand skipwhite
 syn match   gitrebaseSummary ".*"               contains=gitrebaseHash contained
+syn match   gitrebaseCommand ".*"                                      contained
 syn match   gitrebaseComment "^#.*"             contains=gitrebaseHash
 syn match   gitrebaseSquashError "\v%^%(s%(quash)=>|f%(ixup)=>)" nextgroup=gitrebaseCommit skipwhite
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
 hi def link gitrebaseEdit           PreProc
 hi def link gitrebaseSquash         Type
 hi def link gitrebaseFixup          Special
+hi def link gitrebaseExec           Function
 hi def link gitrebaseSummary        String
 hi def link gitrebaseComment        Comment
 hi def link gitrebaseSquashError    Error