diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js
index dcaa329f..352a08bb 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/html_highlight_rules.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var HtmlHighlightRules = function() {
     // regexps are ordered -> the first match is used
     this.$rules = {
         start : [{
-            token : "meta.tag",
+            token : "text",
             merge : true,
             regex : "<\\!\\[CDATA\\[",
             next : "cdata"