diff --git a/misc/syntax/Syntax.in b/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
index 9dd4a531f..b7b41368f 100644
--- a/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
+++ b/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ include properties.syntax
 file ..\*\\.(cs|CS)$ C\#\sProgram
 include cs.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.(js|JS)$ JavaScript\sProgram
+file ..\*\\.(js|JS)$ JavaScript\sProgram ^#!.\*[\s/](node|nodejs)\\b
 include js.syntax
 
 file ..\*\\.(as|AS)$ ActionScript\sProgram