diff --git a/syntax/ChangeLog b/syntax/ChangeLog
index 64fd7d00c..c8f9ee17a 100644
--- a/syntax/ChangeLog
+++ b/syntax/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-06-16  Mykolas Juraitis  <mykolas.juraitis@gmail.com>
+
+	* octave.syntax: Support for Matlab multi line comments
+	(starting with '%{' and ending with '%}')
+
 2005-06-06  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
 	* makefile.syntax: Added rules for BSD style Makefiles.
diff --git a/syntax/octave.syntax b/syntax/octave.syntax
index 5192c99f9..34b07b867 100644
--- a/syntax/octave.syntax
+++ b/syntax/octave.syntax
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Octave/Matlab syntax file
 
 context default
     keyword whole function white
@@ -360,6 +361,9 @@ context default
     keyword whole scatter yellow
     keyword whole roze yellow
 
+context %{ %} brown
+    spellcheck
+
 context # \n brown
     spellcheck