diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 2d3e8beed5..1c6aa72448 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ syn match	vimNumber	'\%(^\|\A\)\zs#\x\{6}'		skipwhite nextgroup=vimGlobal,vimSub
 syn case match
 
 " All vimCommands are contained by vimIsCommand. {{{2
-syn cluster vimCmdList	contains=vimAbb,vimAddress,vimAutoCmd,vimAugroup,vimBehave,vimCatch,vimConst,vimDef,@vimEcho,vimEnddef,vimEndfunction,vimExecute,vimIsCommand,vimExtCmd,vimFor,vimFunction,vimGlobal,vimHighlight,vimLet,vimMap,vimMark,vimMatch,vimNotFunc,vimNorm,vimSet,vimSleep,vimSyntax,vimThrow,vimUnlet,vimUnmap,vimUserCmd,vimMenu,vimMenutranslate,@vim9CmdList
+syn cluster vimCmdList	contains=vimAbb,vimAddress,vimAutoCmd,vimAugroup,vimBehave,vimCall,vimCatch,vimConst,vimDef,@vimEcho,vimEnddef,vimEndfunction,vimExecute,vimIsCommand,vimExtCmd,vimFor,vimFunction,vimGlobal,vimHighlight,vimLet,vimMap,vimMark,vimMatch,vimNotFunc,vimNorm,vimSet,vimSleep,vimSyntax,vimThrow,vimUnlet,vimUnmap,vimUserCmd,vimMenu,vimMenutranslate,@vim9CmdList
 syn cluster vim9CmdList	contains=vim9Const,vim9Final,vim9For,vim9Var
 syn match vimCmdSep	"[:|]\+"	skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1
 syn match vimIsCommand	"\<\%(\h\w*\|[23]mat\%[ch]\)\>"	contains=vimCommand
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ syn match   vimBehave	"\<be\%[have]\>"	nextgroup=vimBehaveBang,vimBehaveModel,vi
 syn match   vimBehaveBang	contained	"\a\@1<=!" nextgroup=vimBehaveModel skipwhite
 syn keyword vimBehaveModel	contained	mswin	xterm
 
+" Call {{{2
+" ====
+syn match vimCall	"\<call\=\>"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimFunc
+
 " Exception Handling {{{2
 syn keyword	vimThrow	th[row]	skipwhite nextgroup=@vimExprList
 syn keyword	vimCatch	cat[ch]	skipwhite nextgroup=vimCatchPattern
@@ -568,15 +572,17 @@ syn region	vimExecute	matchgroup=vimCommand start="\<exe\%[cute]\>" skip=+\\|\|\
 
 " Maps: {{{2
 " ====
-syn match	vimMap		"\<map\>\ze\s*(\@!" 	    skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
-syn match	vimMap		"\<map!"	  contains=vimMapBang skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
-" GEN_SYN_VIM: vimCommand map, START_STR='syn keyword vimMap', END_STR='skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs'
-syn keyword vimMap cm[ap] cno[remap] im[ap] ino[remap] lm[ap] ln[oremap] nm[ap] nn[oremap] no[remap] om[ap] ono[remap] smap snor[emap] tma[p] tno[remap] vm[ap] vn[oremap] xm[ap] xn[oremap] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+" GEN_SYN_VIM: vimCommand map, START_STR='syn keyword vimMap', END_STR='skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs'
+syn keyword vimMap cm[ap] cno[remap] im[ap] ino[remap] lm[ap] ln[oremap] nm[ap] nn[oremap] om[ap] ono[remap] smap snor[emap] tma[p] tno[remap] vm[ap] vn[oremap] xm[ap] xn[oremap] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+syn match	vimMap	"\<map\>"	skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+syn keyword	vimMap	no[remap]	skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
 " GEN_SYN_VIM: vimCommand mapclear, START_STR='syn keyword vimMap', END_STR='skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod'
 syn keyword vimMap cmapc[lear] imapc[lear] lmapc[lear] nmapc[lear] omapc[lear] smapc[lear] tmapc[lear] vmapc[lear] xmapc[lear] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod
-syn keyword	vimMap mapc[lear]	skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod
-" GEN_SYN_VIM: vimCommand unmap, START_STR='syn keyword vimUnmap', END_STR='skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs'
-syn keyword vimUnmap cu[nmap] iu[nmap] lu[nmap] nun[map] ou[nmap] sunm[ap] tunma[p] unm[ap] vu[nmap] xu[nmap] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+syn keyword	vimMap	mapc[lear]	skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod
+" GEN_SYN_VIM: vimCommand unmap, START_STR='syn keyword vimUnmap', END_STR='skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs'
+syn keyword vimUnmap cu[nmap] iu[nmap] lu[nmap] nun[map] ou[nmap] sunm[ap] tunma[p] vu[nmap] xu[nmap] skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+syn keyword	vimUnmap	unm[ap]	skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+
 syn match	vimMapLhs	contained	"\%(.\|\S\)\+"		contains=vimCtrlChar,vimNotation skipwhite        nextgroup=vimMapRhs
 syn match	vimMapLhs	contained	"\%(.\|\S\)\+\ze\s*$"	contains=vimCtrlChar,vimNotation skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimMapRhsContinue
 syn match	vimMapBang	contained	"\a\@1<=!"		skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
@@ -643,6 +649,8 @@ syn match	vimFunc              	"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\
 syn match	vimUserFunc	contained        	"\%(\%([sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\|<[sS][iI][dD]>\)\=\%(\w\+\.\)*\I[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*\)\|\<\u[a-zA-Z0-9.]*\>\|\<if\>"	contains=vimNotation
 syn keyword	vimFuncEcho	contained      	ec ech echo
 
+syn match	vimMap	"\<map\%(\s\+(\)\@="	skipwhite nextgroup=vimMapBang,vimMapMod,vimMapLhs
+
 " User Command Highlighting: {{{2
 syn match vimUsrCmd	'^\s*\zs\u\%(\w*\)\@>\%([(#[]\|\s\+\%([-+*/%]\=\|\.\.\)=\)\@!'
 
@@ -1104,6 +1112,7 @@ if !exists("skip_vim_syntax_inits")
  hi def link vimBehaveModel	vimBehave
  hi def link vimBehave	vimCommand
  hi def link vimBracket	Delimiter
+ hi def link vimCall	vimCommand
  hi def link vimCatch	vimCommand
  hi def link vimCmplxRepeat	SpecialChar
  hi def link vimCommand	Statement