diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.bnf b/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.bnf
index ea3b326..7a4fc91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.bnf
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.bnf
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ bitbakeFile ::= item_*
 private item_ ::= (variable|bbFunction|bbStatement|keyword|COMMENT|CRLF)
 variable ::= (EXPORT? KEY OVERRIDE* OPERATOR VALUE)
 bbFunction ::= (bbBashFunction | bbPyFunction | bbDefPyFunction)
-bbBashFunction ::= (BB_FUNCTION_NAME OVERRIDE* LB RB LBB FB+ RBB)
-bbPyFunction ::= (PYTHON (BB_FUNCTION_NAME OVERRIDE*)? LB RB LBB FB+ RBB)
+bbBashFunction ::= (FAKEROOT? BB_FUNCTION_NAME OVERRIDE* LB RB LBB FB+ RBB)
+bbPyFunction ::= (FAKEROOT? PYTHON (BB_FUNCTION_NAME OVERRIDE*)? LB RB LBB FB+ RBB)
 bbDefPyFunction ::= (DEF BB_FUNCTION_NAME LB bbDefParam* RB LBB FB+ RBB)
 bbDefParam ::= (BB_FUNCTION_NAME COMMA?)+
 keyword ::= (INHERIT|INCLUDE|REQUIRE|EXPORT) INCLUDE_REST
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.flex b/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.flex
index 04eeeea..1f4677c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.flex
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBake.flex
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ FN_TOKEN=({FN_NAME} {BROKEN_OVERRIDE}*)
 
 <FUNCTION_NAME> {
   "python" { return BitBakeTypes.PYTHON; }
+  "fakeroot" { return BitBakeTypes.FAKEROOT; }
   "(" { return BitBakeTypes.LB; }
   ")" { return BitBakeTypes.RB; }
   "{" { yybegin(FUNCTION_VALUE); return BitBakeTypes.LBB; }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBakeSyntaxHighlighter.java b/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBakeSyntaxHighlighter.java
index f14b450..b3698d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBakeSyntaxHighlighter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/vitalibo/intellij/bitbake/BitBakeSyntaxHighlighter.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public TextAttributesKey[] getTokenHighlights(IElementType tokenType) {
             return KEYWORD_KEYS;
         } else if (tokenType.equals(BitBakeTypes.OVERRIDE)) {
             return KEYWORD_KEYS;
+        } else if (tokenType.equals(BitBakeTypes.FAKEROOT)) {
+                    return KEYWORD_KEYS;
         } else if (tokenType.equals(TokenType.BAD_CHARACTER)) {
             return BAD_CHAR_KEYS;
         } else {