diff --git a/syntaxes/brightscript.tmLanguage.json b/syntaxes/brightscript.tmLanguage.json
index ea371cb1f..fd6512b42 100644
--- a/syntaxes/brightscript.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/syntaxes/brightscript.tmLanguage.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
                 {
                     "include": "#if_with_paren"
                 },
+                {
+                    "include": "#while_with_paren"
+                },
                 {
                     "include": "#component_statement"
                 },
@@ -708,6 +711,25 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "while_with_paren": {
+            "begin": "(?i:(?<!\\.)(while)\\s*\\()",
+            "beginCaptures": {
+                "1": {
+                    "name": "keyword.control.brs"
+                }
+            },
+            "patterns": [
+                {
+                    "include": "#entire_language"
+                }
+            ],
+            "end": "\b(then)|\n",
+            "endCaptures": {
+                "1": {
+                    "name": "keyword.control.brs"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "function_call": {
             "captures": {
                 "1": {