diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index b484ce1..fd8034c 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ function! s:StageInline(mode, ...) abort
       endif
       continue
     endif
-    if !has_key(b:fugitive_diff, info.section) || info.status !~# '^[ADMR]$' || a:mode ==# 'hide'
+    if !has_key(b:fugitive_diff, info.section) || info.status !~# '^[ADMRU]$' || a:mode ==# 'hide'
       continue
     endif
     let mode = ''
@@ -2980,8 +2980,10 @@ function! s:StageApply(info, reverse, extra) abort
       call insert(lines, getline(start))
     endif
   endwhile
-  if start == 0 || getline(start) !~# '^@@ '
-    call s:throw("could not find hunk")
+  if start == 0
+    throw 'fugitive: cold not find hunk'
+  elseif getline(start) !~# '^@@ '
+    throw 'fugitive: cannot apply conflict hunk'
   endif
   let i = b:fugitive_expanded[info.section][info.filename][0]
   let head = []
diff --git a/syntax/fugitive.vim b/syntax/fugitive.vim
index e2389b5..f3c497b 100644
--- a/syntax/fugitive.vim
+++ b/syntax/fugitive.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ syn match FugitiveSymbolicRef /\.\@!\%(\.\.\@!\|[^[:space:][:cntrl:]\:.]\)\+\.\@
 syn match fugitiveHash /^\x\{4,\}\>/ contained containedin=fugitiveSection
 syn match fugitiveHash /\<\x\{4,\}\>/ contained
 
-syn region fugitiveHunk start=/^\%(@@ -\)\@=/ end=/^\%([A-Za-z?@]\|$\)\@=/ contains=@fugitiveDiff containedin=fugitiveSection fold
+syn region fugitiveHunk start=/^\%(@@\+ -\)\@=/ end=/^\%([A-Za-z?@]\|$\)\@=/ contains=@fugitiveDiff containedin=fugitiveSection fold
 
 hi def link fugitiveHeader Label
 hi def link fugitiveHeading PreProc