diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 1a2aa6e..04fc8c1 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -598,19 +598,21 @@
 syn region	vimPatRegion	contained transparent matchgroup=vimPatSepR start="\\[z%]\=(" end="\\)"	contains=@vimSubstList oneline
 syn match	vimNotPatSep	contained	"\\\\"
 syn cluster	vimStringGroup	contains=vimEscape,vimEscapeBrace,vimPatSep,vimNotPatSep,vimPatSepErr,vimPatSepZone,@Spell
-syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>\\@]"+lc=1 skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ matchgroup=vimStringEnd end=+"+	contains=@vimStringGroup extend
-syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	start=+[^a-zA-Z>\\@]'+lc=1 end=+'+ extend
+syn region	vimString	oneline keepend	matchgroup=vimString start=+[^a-zA-Z>\\@]"+lc=1 skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ matchgroup=vimStringEnd end=+"+	contains=@vimStringGroup extend
+syn region	vimString	oneline	matchgroup=vimString start=+[^a-zA-Z>\\@]'+lc=1 end=+'+ contains=vimQuoteEscape extend
 "syn region	vimString	oneline	start="\s/\s*\A"lc=1 skip="\\\\\|\\+" end="/"	contains=@vimStringGroup  " see tst45.vim
 syn match	vimString	contained	+"[^"]*\\$+	skipnl nextgroup=vimStringCont
 syn match	vimStringCont	contained	+\(\\\\\|.\)\{-}[^\\]"+
+
 syn match	vimEscape	contained	"\\."
 " syn match	vimEscape	contained	+\\[befnrt\"]+
 syn match	vimEscape	contained	"\\\o\{1,3}\|\\[xX]\x\{1,2}\|\\u\x\{1,4}\|\\U\x\{1,8}"
 syn match	vimEscape	contained	"\\<" contains=vimNotation
 syn match	vimEscape	contained	"\\<\*[^>]*>\=>"
+syn match	vimQuoteEscape	contained	"''"
 
-syn region	vimString	oneline start=+$'+ skip=+''+ end=+'+ contains=@vimStringInterpolation extend
-syn region	vimString	oneline start=+$"+ end=+"+ contains=@vimStringGroup,@vimStringInterpolation extend
+syn region	vimString	oneline matchgroup=vimString start=+$'+ skip=+''+ end=+'+ contains=vimQuoteEscape,@vimStringInterpolation  extend
+syn region	vimString	oneline matchgroup=vimString start=+$"+           end=+"+ contains=@vimStringGroup,@vimStringInterpolation extend
 syn region	vimStringInterpolationExpr  oneline contained matchgroup=vimSep start=+{+ end=+}+ contains=@vimExprList
 syn match	vimStringInterpolationBrace contained "{{"
 syn match	vimStringInterpolationBrace contained "}}"
@@ -1438,6 +1440,7 @@
  hi def link vimPattern	Type
  hi def link vimPlainMark	vimMark
  hi def link vimPlainRegister	vimRegister
+ hi def link vimQuoteEscape	vimEscape
  hi def link vimRegister	SpecialChar
  hi def link vimScriptDelim	Comment
  hi def link vimSearchDelim	Statement