diff --git a/runtime/syntax/python.vim b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
index ec3be3422b..b2f866b8b3 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ syn region  pythonFStringField
     \ start=/{/
     \ end=/\%(=\s*\)\=\%(!\a\s*\)\=\%(:\%({\_[^}]*}\|[^{}]*\)\+\)\=}/
     \ contained
-    \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonFStringField,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonDoctest,pythonDoctestValue,@Spell
+    \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonFStringField,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonType,pythonDoctest,pythonDoctestValue,@Spell
 syn match   pythonFStringFieldSkip  /(\_[^()]*)\|\[\_[^][]*]\|{\_[^{}]*}/
     \ contained
-    \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonFStringField,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonDoctest,pythonDoctestValue,@Spell
+    \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonFStringField,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonType,pythonDoctest,pythonDoctestValue,@Spell
 
 " Doubled braces are not replacement fields
 syn match   pythonFStringSkip	/{{/ transparent contained contains=NONE