diff --git a/runtime/syntax/sass.vim b/runtime/syntax/sass.vim
index d075c87..b51a0ae 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/sass.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/sass.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	Sass
 " Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
 " Filenames:	*.sass
-" Last Change:	2016 Aug 29
+" Last Change:	2019 Dec 05
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 syn match sassProperty "^\s*\zs\s\%(\%([[:alnum:]-]\|#{[^{}]*}\)\+\s*:\|:[[:alnum:]-]\+\)"hs=s+1 contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute
 syn match sassProperty "^\s*\zs\s\%(:\=[[:alnum:]-]\+\s*=\)"hs=s+1 contains=css.*Prop skipwhite nextgroup=sassCssAttribute
 syn match sassCssAttribute +\%("\%([^"]\|\\"\)*"\|'\%([^']\|\\'\)*'\|#{[^{}]*}\|[^{};]\)*+ contained contains=@sassCssAttributes,sassVariable,sassFunction,sassInterpolation
-syn match sassDefault "!default\>" contained
-syn match sassVariable "!\%(important\>\|default\>\)\@![[:alnum:]_-]\+"
+syn match sassFlag "!\%(default\|global\|optional\)\>" contained
 syn match sassVariable "$[[:alnum:]_-]\+"
 syn match sassVariableAssignment "\%([!$][[:alnum:]_-]\+\s*\)\@<=\%(||\)\==" nextgroup=sassCssAttribute skipwhite
 syn match sassVariableAssignment "\%([!$][[:alnum:]_-]\+\s*\)\@<=:" nextgroup=sassCssAttribute skipwhite
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
 syn match sassMixing "^\s\+\zs+"        nextgroup=sassMixinName
 syn match sassMixing "\%([{};]\s*\|^\s*\)\@<=@include" nextgroup=sassMixinName skipwhite
 syn match sassExtend "\%([{};]\s*\|^\s*\)\@<=@extend"
-syn match sassPlaceholder "\%([{};]\s*\|^\s*\)\@<=%"   nextgroup=sassMixinName skipwhite
 
 syn match sassFunctionName "[[:alnum:]_-]\+" contained nextgroup=sassCssAttribute
 syn match sassFunctionDecl "\%([{};]\s*\|^\s*\)\@<=@function"   nextgroup=sassFunctionName skipwhite
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@
 syn match sassIdChar     "#[[:alnum:]_-]\@=" nextgroup=sassId
 syn match sassId         "[[:alnum:]_-]\+" contained
 syn match sassClassChar  "\.[[:alnum:]_-]\@=" nextgroup=sassClass
+syn match sassPlaceholder "\%([{};]\s*\|^\s*\)\@<=%"   nextgroup=sassClass
 syn match sassClass      "[[:alnum:]_-]\+" contained
 syn match sassAmpersand  "&"
 
@@ -75,12 +74,12 @@
 hi def link sassEndOfLineComment        sassComment
 hi def link sassCssComment              sassComment
 hi def link sassComment                 Comment
-hi def link sassDefault                 cssImportant
+hi def link sassFlag                    cssImportant
 hi def link sassVariable                Identifier
 hi def link sassFunction                Function
 hi def link sassMixing                  PreProc
 hi def link sassMixin                   PreProc
-hi def link sassPlaceholder             PreProc
+hi def link sassPlaceholder             sassClassChar
 hi def link sassExtend                  PreProc
 hi def link sassFunctionDecl            PreProc
 hi def link sassReturn                  PreProc