diff --git a/spec/syntax/keyword_spec.rb b/spec/syntax/keyword_spec.rb
index beea02cc..2a8228ea 100644
--- a/spec/syntax/keyword_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/syntax/keyword_spec.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,14 @@
     case true do
     EOF
   end
+
+  it 'raise used as keyword' do
+    expect(<<~EOF).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirKeyword', 'raise')
+    raise "oops"
+    EOF
+
+    expect(<<~EOF).to include_elixir_syntax('elixirKeyword', 'raise')
+    raise ArgumentError, message: "invalid argument foo"
+    EOF
+  end
 end
diff --git a/syntax/elixir.vim b/syntax/elixir.vim
index ebf5eed3..a21698df 100644
--- a/syntax/elixir.vim
+++ b/syntax/elixir.vim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ syn keyword elixirTodo FIXME NOTE TODO OPTIMIZE XXX HACK contained
 
 syn match elixirId '\<[_a-zA-Z]\w*[!?]\?\>' contains=elixirUnusedVariable
 
-syn match elixirKeyword '\(\.\)\@<!\<\(for\|case\|when\|with\|cond\|if\|unless\|try\|receive\|after\|rescue\|catch\|else\|quote\|unquote\|super\|unquote_splicing\)\>:\@!'
+syn match elixirKeyword '\(\.\)\@<!\<\(for\|case\|when\|with\|cond\|if\|unless\|try\|receive\|after\|raise\|rescue\|catch\|else\|quote\|unquote\|super\|unquote_splicing\)\>:\@!'
 
 syn keyword elixirInclude import require alias use