diff --git a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.JSON-tmLanguage b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.JSON-tmLanguage
index c7f2e67..68cb24e 100644
--- a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.JSON-tmLanguage	
+++ b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.JSON-tmLanguage	
@@ -1181,6 +1181,27 @@
                 }
             }
         }, 
+        {
+            "name": "markup.raw.block.markdown markup.raw.block.fenced.markdown", 
+            "end": "(```|~~~|{%\\s*endhighlight\\s*%})\\n", 
+            "begin": "(```|~~~|{%\\s*highlight)\\s*(kotlin)\\s*((?:linenos\\s*)?%})?$", 
+            "patterns": [
+                {
+                    "include": "source.Kotlin"
+                }
+            ], 
+            "captures": {
+                "1": {
+                    "name": "punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown"
+                }, 
+                "2": {
+                    "name": "variable.language.fenced.markdown"
+                }, 
+                "3": {
+                    "name": "punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown"
+                }
+            }
+        }, 
         {
             "name": "markup.raw.block.markdown markup.raw.block.fenced.markdown", 
             "end": "(```|~~~|{%\\s*endhighlight\\s*%})\\n", 
diff --git a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.YAML-tmLanguage b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.YAML-tmLanguage
index 0b0ea94..fff223a 100644
--- a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.YAML-tmLanguage	
+++ b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.YAML-tmLanguage	
@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ patterns:
   patterns:
   - include: source.swift
 
+- name: markup.raw.block.markdown markup.raw.block.fenced.markdown
+  begin: (```|~~~|{%\s*highlight)\s*(kotlin)\s*((?:linenos\s*)?%})?$
+  end: (```|~~~|{%\s*endhighlight\s*%})\n
+  captures:
+    '1': {name: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown}
+    '2': {name: variable.language.fenced.markdown}
+    '3': {name: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown}
+  patterns:
+  - include: source.Kotlin
+
 - name: markup.raw.block.markdown markup.raw.block.fenced.markdown
   begin: (```|~~~|{%\s*highlight)\s*(obj(?:ective\-|)c)\s*((?:linenos\s*)?%})?$
   end: (```|~~~|{%\s*endhighlight\s*%})\n
diff --git a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.sublime-syntax b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.sublime-syntax
index 2f2f8f4..a328e33 100644
--- a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.sublime-syntax	
+++ b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.sublime-syntax	
@@ -414,6 +414,21 @@ contexts:
             3: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown
           pop: true
         - include: scope:source.swift
+    - match: '(```|~~~|{%\s*highlight)\s*(kotlin)\s*((?:linenos\s*)?%})?$'
+      captures:
+        1: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown
+        2: variable.language.fenced.markdown
+        3: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown
+      push:
+        - meta_scope: markup.raw.block.markdown markup.raw.block.fenced.markdown
+        - meta_content_scope: source.Kotlin
+        - match: '(```|~~~|{%\s*endhighlight\s*%})\n'
+          captures:
+            1: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown
+            2: variable.language.fenced.markdown
+            3: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown
+          pop: true
+        - include: scope:source.Kotlin
     - match: '(```|~~~|{%\s*highlight)\s*(obj(?:ective\-|)c)\s*((?:linenos\s*)?%})?$'
       captures:
         1: punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown
diff --git a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.tmLanguage b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.tmLanguage
index d72b1c1..efd503b 100644
--- a/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.tmLanguage	
+++ b/Syntaxes/Markdown Extended.tmLanguage	
@@ -879,6 +879,39 @@
 				</dict>
 			</array>
 		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>begin</key>
+			<string>(```|~~~|{%\s*highlight)\s*(kotlin)\s*((?:linenos\s*)?%})?$</string>
+			<key>captures</key>
+			<dict>
+				<key>1</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>name</key>
+					<string>punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown</string>
+				</dict>
+				<key>2</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>name</key>
+					<string>variable.language.fenced.markdown</string>
+				</dict>
+				<key>3</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>name</key>
+					<string>punctuation.definition.fenced.markdown</string>
+				</dict>
+			</dict>
+			<key>end</key>
+			<string>(```|~~~|{%\s*endhighlight\s*%})\n</string>
+			<key>name</key>
+			<string>markup.raw.block.markdown markup.raw.block.fenced.markdown</string>
+			<key>patterns</key>
+			<array>
+				<dict>
+					<key>include</key>
+					<string>source.kotlin</string>
+				</dict>
+			</array>
+		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>begin</key>
 			<string>(```|~~~|{%\s*highlight)\s*(obj(?:ective\-|)c)\s*((?:linenos\s*)?%})?$</string>