diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/c_cpp_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/c_cpp_highlight_rules.js
index 00fdac84..008da9d5 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/c_cpp_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/c_cpp_highlight_rules.js
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ var c_cppHighlightRules = function() {
     );
 
     var storageModifiers = (
-        "const|extern|register|restrict|static|volatile|inline|private:|" +
-        "protected:|public:|friend|explicit|virtual|export|mutable|typename"
+        "const|extern|register|restrict|static|volatile|inline|private|" +
+        "protected|public|friend|explicit|virtual|export|mutable|typename|" +
+        "constexpr|new|delete"
     );
 
     var keywordOperators = (