diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/text_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/text_highlight_rules.js
index e3d7163f..5d418ec8 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/text_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/text_highlight_rules.js
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ var TextHighlightRules = function() {
             for (var i = 0; i < state.length; i++) {
                 var rule = state[i];
                 if (rule.next) {
-                    rule.next = prefix + rule.next;
+                    if (typeof rule.next != "string")
+                        rule.nextState = prefix + rule.nextState;
+                    else
+                        rule.next = prefix + rule.next;
+
                 }
             }
             this.$rules[prefix + key] = state;