diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 33133f4335..ec9c5e1ce5 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -692,12 +692,19 @@ if s:vim9script
   syn cluster	vim9EnumNameContinue	contains=vim9EnumNameContinue,vim9EnumNameContinueComment
 
   " enforce enum value list location
-  syn match	vim9EnumValue		contained	"\<\a\w*\>"		  nextgroup=vim9EnumValueArgList,vim9EnumValueListComma,vim9Comment
+  syn match	vim9EnumValue		contained	"\<\a\w*\>"		  nextgroup=vim9EnumValueTypeArgs,vim9EnumValueArgList,vim9EnumValueListComma,vim9Comment
   syn match	vim9EnumValueListComma	contained	","	skipwhite skipempty nextgroup=vim9EnumValue,vim9EnumValueListCommaComment
   syn region	vim9EnumValueListCommaComment	contained
         \ start="#" skip="\n\s*\%(\\\|#\\ \)" end="$"
         \ skipwhite skipempty nextgroup=vim9EnumValueListCommaComment,vim9EnumValue
         \ contains=@vimCommentGroup,vimCommentString
+  syn region	vim9EnumValueTypeArgs	contained
+        \ matchgroup=Delimiter
+        \ start="<\ze\a"
+        \ end=">"
+        \ nextgroup=vim9EnumValueArgList
+        \ contains=@vimType
+        \ oneline
   syn region	vim9EnumValueArgList	contained
         \ matchgroup=vimParenSep start="(" end=")"
         \ nextgroup=vim9EnumValueListComma