diff --git a/Batch File/Batch File.sublime-syntax b/Batch File/Batch File.sublime-syntax
index 1c89bb3173..357bdc4e8f 100644
--- a/Batch File/Batch File.sublime-syntax	
+++ b/Batch File/Batch File.sublime-syntax	
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ variables:
   eoc: (?=\s*{{eoc_char}})
   eoc_char: '[\n|&]'
 
-  label_comment: ':[^{{label_start}}]'
+  label_comment: ':+[^{{label_start}}]'
   label_start: '[^{{metachar}}:+]'
 
   path_terminator_chars: '[\s,;"{{redir_or_eoc_char}}]'
diff --git a/Batch File/tests/syntax_test_batch_file.bat b/Batch File/tests/syntax_test_batch_file.bat
index 0e2258284e..48bb5676f4 100644
--- a/Batch File/tests/syntax_test_batch_file.bat	
+++ b/Batch File/tests/syntax_test_batch_file.bat	
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ continuation
 :: <- - comment
 :: ^^^^^^^^^ - comment
 
+   ::: Me too!
+:: ^^^ punctuation.definition.comment.dosbatch
+:: ^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.line.colon.dosbatch
+
    :: Me too!
 :: ^^ punctuation.definition.comment.dosbatch
 :: ^^^^^^^^^^ comment.line.colon.dosbatch