diff --git a/C++/C.sublime-syntax b/C++/C.sublime-syntax
index 4d8ef4e3d8..20239f5e07 100644
--- a/C++/C.sublime-syntax
+++ b/C++/C.sublime-syntax
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ variables:
   declspec: '__declspec\(\s*\w+(?:\([^)]+\))?\s*\)'
   storage_classes: 'static|extern|register|thread_local|_Thread_local|constexpr|{{declspec}}'
   type_qualifier: 'const|volatile|_Atomic'
-  compiler_directive: 'inline|restrict|__restrict__|__restrict'
+  compiler_directive: 'inline|restrict|__restrict__|__restrict|_Noreturn|noreturn'
   modifiers: '{{storage_classes}}|{{type_qualifier}}|{{compiler_directive}}'
   non_func_keywords: 'if|for|switch|while|decltype|typeof|typeof_unqual|_Atomic|sizeof|alignof|_Alignof|static_assert|_Static_assert|__declspec|__attribute__'
 
diff --git a/C++/syntax_test_c.c b/C++/syntax_test_c.c
index a584de5c95..37b352f14e 100644
--- a/C++/syntax_test_c.c
+++ b/C++/syntax_test_c.c
@@ -361,6 +361,14 @@ void *null_pointer1 = NULL;
 void *null_pointer2 = nullptr;
                     /* ^ constant.language.null */
 
+_Noreturn
+/* <- storage.modifier */
+void foo(void) { abort(); }
+
+noreturn
+/* <- storage.modifier */
+void bar(void) { abort(); }
+
 FOOBAR
 hello() {
     /* <- meta.function entity.name.function */