diff --git a/runtime/syntax/r.vim b/runtime/syntax/r.vim
index e48b668..d96bf96 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/r.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/r.vim
@@ -5,17 +5,21 @@
 " 		      Tom Payne <tom@tompayne.org>
 " Contributor:        Johannes Ranke <jranke@uni-bremen.de>
 " Homepage:           https://github.com/jalvesaq/R-Vim-runtime
-" Last Change:	      Wed Oct 21, 2015  06:33AM
+" Last Change:	      Thu Mar 10, 2016  12:26PM
 " Filenames:	      *.R *.r *.Rhistory *.Rt
 "
 " NOTE: The highlighting of R functions is defined in
 " runtime files created by a filetype plugin, if installed.
 "
 " CONFIGURATION:
-"   syntax folding can be turned on by
+"   Syntax folding can be turned on by
 "
 "      let r_syntax_folding = 1
 "
+"   ROxygen highlighting can be turned off by
+"
+"      let r_hl_roxygen = 0
+"
 " Some lines of code were borrowed from Zhuojun Chen.
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
@@ -24,9 +28,12 @@
 
 setlocal iskeyword=@,48-57,_,.
 
-if exists("g:r_syntax_folding")
+if exists("g:r_syntax_folding") && g:r_syntax_folding
   setlocal foldmethod=syntax
 endif
+if !exists("g:r_hl_roxygen")
+  let g:r_hl_roxygen = 1
+endif
 
 syn case match
 
@@ -35,18 +42,20 @@
 syn match rComment contains=@Spell,rCommentTodo,rOBlock "#.*"
 
 " Roxygen
-syn region rOBlock start="^\s*\n#\{1,2}' " start="\%^#\{1,2}' " end="^\(#\{1,2}'\)\@!" contains=rOTitle,rOKeyword,rOExamples,@Spell keepend
-syn region rOTitle start="^\s*\n#\{1,2}' " start="\%^#\{1,2}' " end="^\(#\{1,2}'\s*$\)\@=" contained contains=rOCommentKey
-syn match rOCommentKey "#\{1,2}'" containedin=rOTitle contained
+if g:r_hl_roxygen
+  syn region rOBlock start="^\s*\n#\{1,2}' " start="\%^#\{1,2}' " end="^\(#\{1,2}'\)\@!" contains=rOTitle,rOKeyword,rOExamples,@Spell keepend
+  syn region rOTitle start="^\s*\n#\{1,2}' " start="\%^#\{1,2}' " end="^\(#\{1,2}'\s*$\)\@=" contained contains=rOCommentKey
+  syn match rOCommentKey "#\{1,2}'" containedin=rOTitle contained
 
-syn region rOExamples start="^#\{1,2}' @examples.*"rs=e+1,hs=e+1 end="^\(#\{1,2}' @.*\)\@=" end="^\(#\{1,2}'\)\@!" contained contains=rOKeyword
+  syn region rOExamples start="^#\{1,2}' @examples.*"rs=e+1,hs=e+1 end="^\(#\{1,2}' @.*\)\@=" end="^\(#\{1,2}'\)\@!" contained contains=rOKeyword
 
-syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(param\|return\|name\|rdname\|examples\|example\|include\|docType\)"
-syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(S3method\|TODO\|aliases\|alias\|assignee\|author\|callGraphDepth\|callGraph\)"
-syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(callGraphPrimitives\|concept\|exportClass\|exportMethod\|exportPattern\|export\|formals\)"
-syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(format\|importClassesFrom\|importFrom\|importMethodsFrom\|import\|keywords\|useDynLib\)"
-syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(method\|noRd\|note\|references\|seealso\|setClass\|slot\|source\|title\|usage\)"
-syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(family\|template\|templateVar\|description\|details\|inheritParams\|field\)"
+  syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(param\|return\|name\|rdname\|examples\|example\|include\|docType\)"
+  syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(S3method\|TODO\|aliases\|alias\|assignee\|author\|callGraphDepth\|callGraph\)"
+  syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(callGraphPrimitives\|concept\|exportClass\|exportMethod\|exportPattern\|export\|formals\)"
+  syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(format\|importClassesFrom\|importFrom\|importMethodsFrom\|import\|keywords\|useDynLib\)"
+  syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(method\|noRd\|note\|references\|seealso\|setClass\|slot\|source\|title\|usage\)"
+  syn match rOKeyword contained "@\(family\|template\|templateVar\|description\|details\|inheritParams\|field\)"
+endif
 
 
 if &filetype == "rhelp"
@@ -159,12 +168,13 @@
 syn match rCurlyError "[)\]]" contained
 syn match rParenError "[\]}]" contained
 
-" Source list of R functions produced by a filetype plugin (if installed)
-if has("nvim")
-  " Nvim-R
+if !exists("g:R_hi_fun")
+  let g:R_hi_fun = 1
+endif
+if g:R_hi_fun
+  " Nvim-R:
   runtime R/functions.vim
-else
-  " Vim-R-plugin
+  " Vim-R-plugin:
   runtime r-plugin/functions.vim
 endif
 
@@ -235,11 +245,13 @@
 hi def link rString      String
 hi def link rStrError    Error
 hi def link rType        Type
-hi def link rOKeyword    Title
-hi def link rOBlock      Comment
-hi def link rOTitle      Title
-hi def link rOCommentKey Comment
-hi def link rOExamples   SpecialComment
+if g:r_hl_roxygen
+  hi def link rOKeyword    Title
+  hi def link rOBlock      Comment
+  hi def link rOTitle      Title
+  hi def link rOCommentKey Comment
+  hi def link rOExamples   SpecialComment
+endif
 
 
 let b:current_syntax="r"