diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/nix_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/nix_highlight_rules.js
index 5cee8675..986ccefd 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/nix_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/nix_highlight_rules.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
     var NixHighlightRules = function() {
 
         var constantLanguage = "true|false";
-        var keywordControl = "with|import|if|else|then";
+        var keywordControl = "with|import|if|else|then|inherit";
         var keywordDeclaration = "let|in|rec";
 
         var keywordMapper = this.createKeywordMapper({