diff --git a/lockfile.json b/lockfile.json
index c8037e67f..39af4391c 100644
--- a/lockfile.json
+++ b/lockfile.json
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@
     "revision": "052279cd5e1d73b075640c64cef97e7bdcd32611"
   },
   "vimdoc": {
-    "revision": "016ad75faa854e4e13bc40c517015183b795eed9"
+    "revision": "90a396267e117835c778bdbda6f7db86b601d829"
   },
   "vue": {
     "revision": "3b9d52087100bdfce43dad2ca46d75b0e21613f6"
diff --git a/queries/vimdoc/highlights.scm b/queries/vimdoc/highlights.scm
index 21b2b98c6..a1c14f02e 100644
--- a/queries/vimdoc/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/vimdoc/highlights.scm
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 
 (url) @string.special.url
 
+(modeline) @keyword.directive
+
 ((note) @comment.note
   (#any-of? @comment.note "Note:" "NOTE:" "Notes:"))