diff --git a/after/syntax/tex.vim b/after/syntax/tex.vim
index a0915fc..ea24bf6 100644
--- a/after/syntax/tex.vim
+++ b/after/syntax/tex.vim
@@ -61,6 +61,54 @@ syntax region texZone
       \ contains=texBeginEnd,@DOT
 let b:current_syntax = 'tex'
 
+" }}}1
+" {{{1 Nested syntax highlighting for minted
+let s:minted = get(g:, 'vimtex_syntax_minted', [
+      \ {
+      \   'lang' : 'c',
+      \ },
+      \ {
+      \   'lang' : 'csharp',
+      \   'syntax' : 'cs'
+      \ },
+      \ {
+      \   'lang' : 'python',
+      \   'ignore' : [
+      \     'pythonEscape',
+      \     'pythonBEscape',
+      \     ],
+      \ }
+      \])
+
+for entry in s:minted
+  let lang = entry.lang
+  let syntax = get(entry, 'syntax', lang)
+
+  unlet b:current_syntax
+  execute 'syntax include @' . toupper(lang) 'syntax/' . syntax . '.vim'
+
+  if has_key(entry, 'ignore')
+    execute 'syntax cluster' toupper(lang)
+          \ 'remove=' . join(entry.ignore, ',')
+  endif
+
+  execute 'syntax region texZone'
+        \ 'start="\\begin{minted}\_[^}]\{-}{' . lang . '}"rs=s'
+        \ 'end="\\end{minted}"re=e'
+        \ 'keepend'
+        \ 'transparent'
+        \ 'contains=texMinted,@' . toupper(lang)
+endfor
+let b:current_syntax = 'tex'
+
+syntax match texMinted "\\begin{minted}\_[^}]\{-}{\w\+}"
+      \ contains=texBeginEnd,texMintedName
+syntax match texMinted "\\end{minted}"
+      \ contains=texBeginEnd
+syntax match texMintedName "{\w\+}"
+
+highlight link texMintedName texBeginEndName
+
 " }}}1
 
 " vim: fdm=marker sw=2
diff --git a/doc/vimtex.txt b/doc/vimtex.txt
index d400927..e994945 100644
--- a/doc/vimtex.txt
+++ b/doc/vimtex.txt
@@ -659,6 +659,23 @@ Options~
 
   Default value: ''
 
+*g:vimtex_syntax_minted*
+  A list that contains dictionaries for each supported language.  A language
+  dictionary should be something similar to the following: >
+
+    {
+      'lang'    : NAME,
+      'syntax'  : SYNTAX-FILE-NAME,
+      'ignored' : IGNORED-GROUPS
+    }
+< 
+  If the `syntax` entry is not present, then the `lang` entry is used as name of
+  the syntax file.  The `ignored` entry is also optional, and is used to name
+  syntax groups to ignore in the minted region.  
+
+  Default value:
+    Please see `VIMTEX/after/syntax/tex.vim` for the default value.
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Commands~
                                                               *vimtex-commands*
@@ -998,8 +1015,9 @@ highlighting.  However, |vimtex| does add some minor improvements:
 
 - Support for `biblatex` and `natbib` package
 - Support for `cleveref` package
-- Support for `listings` package
+- Improved highlighting of `listings` package
 - Nested syntax highlighting for `dot2tex`
+- Nested syntax highlighting for `minted` (see |g:vimtex_syntax_minted|)
 
 ==============================================================================
 NAVIGATION                                                  *vimtex-navigation*
diff --git a/test/test-syntax/test-syntax.tex b/test/test-syntax/test-syntax.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500f5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-syntax/test-syntax.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage{minted}
+\begin{document}
+
+\begin{lstlisting}
+testing
+\end{lstlisting}
+
+\begin{align}
+  f(x) = 0
+\end{align}
+
+\begin{equation}
+  f(x) = 0
+\end{equation}
+
+\begin{quote}
+  test
+\end{quote}
+
+\begin{dot2tex}
+  graph graphname { 
+    a -- b; 
+    b -- c;
+    b -- d;
+    d -- a;
+  }
+\end{dot2tex}
+
+\begin{minted}{python}
+def function(arg):
+    pass
+\end{minted}
+
+\begin{minted}{c}
+int main() {
+  printf("hello, world");
+  return 0;
+}
+\end{minted}
+
+\begin{minted}[mathescape,
+               linenos,
+               numbersep=5pt,
+               gobble=2,
+               frame=lines,
+               framesep=2mm]{csharp}
+string title = "This is a Unicode π in the sky"
+/*
+Defined as $\pi=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{P_n}{d}$ where $P$ is the perimeter
+of an $n$-sided regular polygon circumscribing a
+circle of diameter $d$.
+*/
+const double pi = 3.1415926535
+\end{minted}
+
+\end{document}