diff --git a/syntaxes/tests/vba/visibilityKeywords.bas b/syntaxes/tests/vba/visibilityKeywords.bas
index d76e573..48c42db 100644
--- a/syntaxes/tests/vba/visibilityKeywords.bas
+++ b/syntaxes/tests/vba/visibilityKeywords.bas
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Public strName As String
 ' <------ keyword.other.visibility.vba
 
+Global strName As String
+' <------ keyword.other.visibility.vba
+
 Private strMsg As String
 ' <------- keyword.other.visibility.vba
 
diff --git a/syntaxes/vba.yaml-tmlanguage b/syntaxes/vba.yaml-tmlanguage
index fa2bc24..f016ebc 100644
--- a/syntaxes/vba.yaml-tmlanguage
+++ b/syntaxes/vba.yaml-tmlanguage
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ repository:
       - name: keyword.other.option.vba
         match: (?i)\bOption (Base [01]|Compare (Binary|Text)|Explicit|Private Module)\b
       - name: keyword.other.visibility.vba
-        match: (?i:\b(Private|Public|Friend)\b)
+        match: (?i:\b(Private|Public|Global|Friend)\b)
       - name: constant.language.vba
         match: (?i)\b(Empty|False|Nothing|Null|True)\b