diff --git a/doc/UltiSnips.txt b/doc/UltiSnips.txt
index 0315d0e..2a82d3f 100644
--- a/doc/UltiSnips.txt
+++ b/doc/UltiSnips.txt
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ Contributors listed in chronological order:
    Matt Patterson - fidothe
    Mike Morearty - mmorearty
    Stanislav Golovanov - JazzCore
+   David Briscoe - DavidBriscoe
 
 
 7.2 Snippets                                       *UltiSnips-contrisnippets*
diff --git a/syntax/snippets.vim b/syntax/snippets.vim
index a41c6ac..1e9fda0 100644
--- a/syntax/snippets.vim
+++ b/syntax/snippets.vim
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ syntax include @Viml syntax/vim.vim
 syn match snipComment "^#.*" contains=snipTODO
 syn keyword snipTODO FIXME NOTE NOTES TODO XXX contained
 
+syn match snipDocString '"[^"]*"$'
 syn match snipString '"[^"]*"'
 syn match snipTabsOnly "^\t\+$"
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ syn match snipKeyword "\(\<\(end\)\?\(snippet\|global\)\>\)\|extends\|clearsnipp
 syn match snipExtends "^extends.*" contains=snipKeyword
 
 " snippet definitions
-syn match snipStart "^snippet.*" contained contains=snipKeyword,snipString
+syn match snipStart "^snippet.*" contained contains=snipKeyword,snipDocString
 syn match snipEnd "^endsnippet" contained contains=snipKeyword
 syn region snipCommand contained keepend start="`" end="`" contains=snipPythonCommand,snipVimLCommand
 syn region snipPythonCommand contained keepend start="`!p" end="`" contained contains=@Python
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ syn match snipClear "^clearsnippets"
 
 hi link snipComment      Comment
 hi link snipString       String
+hi link snipDocString    String
 hi link snipTabsOnly     Error
 
 hi link snipKeyword      Keyword