diff --git a/syntaxes/Kotlin.tmLanguage b/syntaxes/Kotlin.tmLanguage
index e9c1888..f19f17a 100644
--- a/syntaxes/Kotlin.tmLanguage
+++ b/syntaxes/Kotlin.tmLanguage
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
           </dict>
           <dict>
             <key>match</key>
-            <string>\b(external|public|private|protected|internal|abstract|final|sealed|enum|open|annotation|override|vararg|typealias|expect|actual|suspend|yield)\b</string>
+            <string>\b(external|public|private|protected|internal|abstract|final|sealed|enum|open|annotation|override|vararg|typealias|expect|actual|suspend|yield|lateinit)\b</string>
             <key>name</key>
             <string>storage.modifier.kotlin</string>
           </dict>
@@ -1101,4 +1101,4 @@
     <key>uuid</key>
     <string>d9380650-5edc-447d-8dbd-98838c7d0adf</string>
   </dict>
-</plist>
\ No newline at end of file
+</plist>