diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-font-lock.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-font-lock.el
index 1dee0326ae..2d1b5b2de4 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-font-lock.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-font-lock.el
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@
     (,fuel-syntax--constructor-regex (1 'factor-font-lock-word)
                                      (2 'factor-font-lock-type-name)
                                      (3 'factor-font-lock-invalid-syntax nil t))
+    (,fuel-syntax--typedef-regex (1 'factor-font-lock-type-name)
+                                 (2 'factor-font-lock-type-name)
+                                 (3 'factor-font-lock-invalid-syntax nil t))
     (,fuel-syntax--declaration-words-regex . 'factor-font-lock-declaration)
     (,fuel-syntax--word-definition-regex 2 'factor-font-lock-word)
     (,fuel-syntax--alias-definition-regex (1 'factor-font-lock-word)
diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
index c2b7391383..2e7ca493ec 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
                 "QUALIFIED-WITH:" "QUALIFIED:"
                 "RENAME:"
                 "SINGLETON:" "SLOT:" "SYMBOL:"
+                "TYPEDEF:"
                 "USE:"
                 "VAR:")))
 
@@ -211,6 +212,9 @@
 (defconst fuel-syntax--constructor-regex
   "\\_<C: +\\(\\w+\\) +\\(\\w+\\)\\( .*\\)?$")
 
+(defconst fuel-syntax--typedef-regex
+  "\\_<TYPEDEF: +\\(\\w+\\) +\\(\\w+\\)\\( .*\\)?$")
+
 
 ;;; Factor syntax table