diff --git a/autoload/unite/sources/ultisnips.vim b/autoload/unite/sources/ultisnips.vim
index 58b94c0..1ded37f 100644
--- a/autoload/unite/sources/ultisnips.vim
+++ b/autoload/unite/sources/ultisnips.vim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ let s:unite_source = {
       \ 'name': 'ultisnips',
       \ 'hooks': {},
       \ 'action_table': {},
+      \ 'syntax' : 'uniteSource__Ultisnips',
       \ 'default_action': 'expand',
       \ }
 
@@ -13,6 +14,20 @@ let s:unite_source.action_table.preview = {
       \ 'is_quit' : 0,
       \ }
 
+function! s:unite_source.hooks.on_syntax(args, context) abort
+  syntax case ignore
+  syntax match uniteSource__UltisnipsHeader /^.*$/
+        \ containedin=uniteSource__Ultisnips
+  syntax match uniteSource__UltisnipsTrigger /\v^\s.{-}\ze\s/ contained
+        \ containedin=uniteSource__UltisnipsHeader
+        \ nextgroup=uniteSource__UltisnipsDescription
+  syntax match uniteSource__UltisnipsDescription /\v.{3}\s\zs\w.*$/ contained
+        \ containedin=uniteSource__UltisnipsHeader
+
+  highlight default link uniteSource__UltisnipsTrigger Identifier
+  highlight default link uniteSource__UltisnipsDescription Statement
+endfunction
+
 function! s:unite_source.action_table.preview.func(candidate)
   " no nice preview at this point, cannot get snippet text
   let snippet_preview = a:candidate['word']