diff --git a/misc/syntax/Syntax.in b/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
index 79807f00c..2ffa4c8c0 100644
--- a/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
+++ b/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ include cuda.syntax
 file ..\*\\.cl$ OpenCL\sProgram
 include opencl.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.(?i:ya?ml)$ YAML\sFile
+file ..\*\\.(?i:ya?ml|ya?ml\.j2)$ YAML\sFile
 include yaml.syntax
 
 file .\*\\.osl$ OSL\sProgram