diff --git a/data/syntax/meson.xml b/data/syntax/meson.xml
--- a/data/syntax/meson.xml
+++ b/data/syntax/meson.xml
@@ -114,4 +114,11 @@
 			<itemData name="Comment"              defStyleNum="dsComment"/>
 		</itemDatas>
 	</highlighting>
-</language>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	<general>
+		<comments>
+			<comment name="singleLine" start="#"/>
+		</comments>
+	</general>
+
+</language>