diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 3f0d2c9329..274348d40d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -561,13 +561,20 @@ syn match	vimParamType	contained	":\s"	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=@vimType conta
 syn match	vimTypeSep	contained	":\%(\s\|\n\)\@=" skipwhite nextgroup=@vimType
 syn keyword	vimType	contained	blob bool channel float job number string void
 syn keyword	vimTypeAny	contained	any
+syn region	vimTypeObject	contained
+      \ matchgroup=vimType
+      \ start="\<object<"
+      \ end=">"
+      \ contains=vimTypeAny,vimTypeObject,vimUserType
+      \ oneline
+      \ transparent
 syn match	vimType	contained	"\<\%(func\)\>"
 syn region	vimCompoundType	contained	matchgroup=vimType start="\<func("	          end=")" nextgroup=vimTypeSep contains=@vim9Continue,@vimType transparent
 syn region	vimCompoundType	contained	matchgroup=vimType start="\<tuple<"           end=">"                      contains=@vim9Continue,@vimType transparent
 syn region	vimCompoundType	contained	matchgroup=vimType start="\<\%(list\|dict\)<" end=">"		   contains=@vimType oneline       transparent
 syn match	vimUserType	contained	"\<\%(\h\w*\.\)*\u\w*\>"
 
-syn cluster vimType contains=vimType,vimTypeAny,vimCompoundType,vimUserType
+syn cluster vimType contains=vimType,vimTypeAny,vimTypeObject,vimCompoundType,vimUserType
 
 " Classes, Enums And Interfaces: {{{2
 " =============================
@@ -1118,6 +1125,13 @@ syn region	vim9VariableList	contained	start="\[" end="]" contains=@vimContinue,@
 syn match	vim9VariableTypeSep	contained	"\S\@1<=:\%(\s\|\n\)\@="		skipwhite nextgroup=@vim9VariableType
 syn keyword	vim9VariableType		contained	blob bool channel float job number string void	skipwhite nextgroup=vimLetHeredoc
 syn keyword	vim9VariableTypeAny	contained	any			skipwhite nextgroup=vimLetHeredoc
+syn region	vim9VariableTypeObject	contained
+      \ matchgroup=vimType
+      \ start="\<object<"
+      \ end=">"
+      \ contains=vimTypeAny,vimTypeObject,vimUserType
+      \ oneline
+      \ transparent
 syn match	vim9VariableType		contained	"\<\%(func\)\>"			skipwhite nextgroup=vimLetHeredoc
 syn region	vim9VariableCompoundType	contained
       \ matchgroup=vim9VariableType
@@ -1143,7 +1157,7 @@ syn region	vim9VariableCompoundType	contained
       \ transparent
 syn match	vim9VariableUserType	contained	"\<\%(\h\w*\.\)*\u\w*\>"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimLetHeredoc
 
-syn cluster vim9VariableType contains=vim9VariableType,vim9VariableTypeAny,vim9VariableCompoundType,vim9VariableUserType
+syn cluster vim9VariableType contains=vim9VariableType,vim9VariableTypeAny,vim9VariableTypeObject,vim9VariableCompoundType,vim9VariableUserType
 
 " Lockvar and Unlockvar: {{{2
 " =====================
@@ -2584,6 +2598,7 @@ if !exists("skip_vim_syntax_inits")
  hi def link vimTodo	Todo
  hi def link vimType	Type
  hi def link vimTypeAny	vimType
+ hi def link vimTypeObject	vimType
  hi def link vimUniq	vimCommand
  hi def link vimUniqBang	vimBang
  hi def link vimUniqOptions	Special
@@ -2675,7 +2690,8 @@ if !exists("skip_vim_syntax_inits")
  hi def link vim9TypeEquals	vimOper
  hi def link vim9Variable	vimVar
  hi def link vim9VariableType	vimType
- hi def link vim9VariableTypeAny	vimType
+ hi def link vim9VariableTypeAny	vimTypeAny
+ hi def link vim9VariableTypeObject	vimTypeObject
  hi def link vim9Var	vimCommand
  hi def link vim9Vim9ScriptArg	Special
  hi def link vim9Vim9Script	vimCommand