diff --git a/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt b/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt
index ef5b16ff42..bb7358a380 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/helphelp.txt
@@ -377,7 +377,13 @@ also implicitly stops the block of ex-commands before it.  E.g. >
 	echo "Example"
     endfunction
 <
-
+It's possible to add Vim syntax highlighting support to code examples.  This
+can be done by adding "vim" after the greater than (>) character (">vim").
+E.g: >vim
+    function Example_Func()
+	echo "Example"
+    endfunction
+<
 The following are highlighted differently in a Vim help file:
   - a special key name expressed either in <> notation as in <PageDown>, or
     as a Ctrl character as in CTRL-X
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/help.vim b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
index c8ad8bfe4a..3806269e6b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/help.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Vim help file
 " Maintainer:	The Vim Project <https://github.com/vim/vim>
-" Last Change:	2024 Oct 16
+" Last Change:	2024 Dec 15
 " Former Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
 
 " Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@ set cpo&vim
 syn match helpHeadline		"^[A-Z.][-A-Z0-9 .,()_']*?\=\ze\(\s\+\*\|$\)"
 syn match helpSectionDelim	"^===.*===$"
 syn match helpSectionDelim	"^---.*--$"
+
+unlet! b:current_syntax
+" sil! to prevent E403
+silent! syntax include @VimScript syntax/vim.vim
+
 " Nvim: support language annotation in codeblocks
 if has("conceal")
   syn region helpExample	matchgroup=helpIgnore start=" >[a-z0-9]*$" start="^>[a-z0-9]*$" end="^[^ \t]"me=e-1 end="^<" concealends
+  syn region helpExampleVimScript matchgroup=helpIgnore
+        \ start=/^>vim$/ start=/ >vim$/
+        \ end=/^[^ \t]/me=e-1 end=/^</ concealends
+        \ contains=@VimScript keepend
 else
   syn region helpExample	matchgroup=helpIgnore start=" >[a-z0-9]*$" start="^>[a-z0-9]*$" end="^[^ \t]"me=e-1 end="^<"
+  syn region helpExampleVimScript matchgroup=helpIgnore
+      \ start=/^>vim$/ start=/ >vim$/
+      \ end=/^[^ \t]/me=e-1 end=/^</
+      \ contains=@VimScript keepend
 endif
 syn match helpHyperTextJump	"\\\@<!|[#-)!+-~]\+|" contains=helpBar
 syn match helpHyperTextEntry	"\*[#-)!+-~]\+\*\s"he=e-1 contains=helpStar