diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py b/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py
index 6db38de3aa6cb9..b5e1992b32456d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ def make_pat():
         ]) +
         r"))"
     )
+    type_softkw = (
+        r"^[ \t]*" +  # at beginning of line + possible indentation
+        r"(?P<TYPE_SOFTKW>type)" +
+        r"(?=[ \t]+[A-Za-z_])"
+    )
     lazy_softkw = (
         r"^[ \t]*" +  # at beginning of line + possible indentation
         r"(?P<LAZY_SOFTKW>lazy)" +
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ def make_pat():
     dq3string = stringprefix + r'"""[^"\\]*((\\.|"(?!""))[^"\\]*)*(""")?'
     string = any("STRING", [sq3string, dq3string, sqstring, dqstring])
     prog = re.compile("|".join([
-                                builtin, comment, string, kw,
+                                type_softkw, builtin, comment, string, kw,
                                 match_softkw, case_default,
                                 case_softkw_and_pattern, lazy_softkw,
                                 any("SYNC", [r"\n"]),
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ def make_pat():
     "CASE_SOFTKW": "KEYWORD",
     "CASE_DEFAULT_UNDERSCORE": "KEYWORD",
     "CASE_SOFTKW2": "KEYWORD",
+    "TYPE_SOFTKW": "KEYWORD",
     "LAZY_SOFTKW": "KEYWORD",
 }