diff --git a/autotests/folding/clojure.clj.fold b/autotests/folding/clojure.clj.fold
--- a/autotests/folding/clojure.clj.fold
+++ b/autotests/folding/clojure.clj.fold
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@
 (defn something-cool [] (first @state))
 
 (defn- something-different [] (first (into @state [12])))
+
+(defn- instance-getfield [this k] (@(.state this) k))
diff --git a/autotests/html/clojure.clj.html b/autotests/html/clojure.clj.html
--- a/autotests/html/clojure.clj.html
+++ b/autotests/html/clojure.clj.html
@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@
 <span style="color:#ff0000;">(</span><span style="color:#644a9b;font-weight:bold;">defn</span><span style="color:#644a9b;"> something-cool </span><span style="color:#3333ff;">[]</span> <span style="color:#ff8800;">(</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">first</span> <span style="color:#0057ae;">@state</span><span style="color:#ff8800;">)</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">)</span>
 
 <span style="color:#ff0000;">(</span><span style="color:#644a9b;font-weight:bold;">defn-</span><span style="color:#644a9b;"> something-different </span><span style="color:#3333ff;">[]</span> <span style="color:#ff8800;">(</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">first</span> <span style="color:#888800;">(</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">into</span> <span style="color:#0057ae;">@state</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">[</span><span style="color:#b08000;">12</span><span style="color:#3333ff;">]</span><span style="color:#888800;">)</span><span style="color:#ff8800;">)</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">)</span>
+
+<span style="color:#ff0000;">(</span><span style="color:#644a9b;font-weight:bold;">defn-</span><span style="color:#644a9b;"> instance-getfield </span><span style="color:#3333ff;">[</span>this k<span style="color:#3333ff;">]</span> <span style="color:#ff8800;">(</span><span style="color:#888800;">@(</span>.state this<span style="color:#888800;">)</span> k<span style="color:#ff8800;">)</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">)</span>
 </pre></body></html>
diff --git a/autotests/input/clojure.clj b/autotests/input/clojure.clj
--- a/autotests/input/clojure.clj
+++ b/autotests/input/clojure.clj
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@
 (defn something-cool [] (first @state))
 
 (defn- something-different [] (first (into @state [12])))
+
+(defn- instance-getfield [this k] (@(.state this) k))
diff --git a/autotests/reference/clojure.clj.ref b/autotests/reference/clojure.clj.ref
--- a/autotests/reference/clojure.clj.ref
+++ b/autotests/reference/clojure.clj.ref
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@
 <Brackets1>(</Brackets1><Definition>defn</Definition><Function> something-cool </Function><BracketsSquare>[]</BracketsSquare><Normal> </Normal><Brackets2>(</Brackets2><Keyword>first</Keyword><Normal> </Normal><Modifier>@state</Modifier><Brackets2>)</Brackets2><Brackets1>)</Brackets1><br/>
 <dsNormal></dsNormal><br/>
 <Brackets1>(</Brackets1><Definition>defn-</Definition><Function> something-different </Function><BracketsSquare>[]</BracketsSquare><Normal> </Normal><Brackets2>(</Brackets2><Keyword>first</Keyword><Normal> </Normal><Brackets3>(</Brackets3><Keyword>into</Keyword><Normal> </Normal><Modifier>@state</Modifier><Normal> </Normal><BracketsSquare>[</BracketsSquare><Decimal>12</Decimal><BracketsSquare>]</BracketsSquare><Brackets3>)</Brackets3><Brackets2>)</Brackets2><Brackets1>)</Brackets1><br/>
+<dsNormal></dsNormal><br/>
+<Brackets1>(</Brackets1><Definition>defn-</Definition><Function> instance-getfield </Function><BracketsSquare>[</BracketsSquare><Normal>this k</Normal><BracketsSquare>]</BracketsSquare><Normal> </Normal><Brackets2>(</Brackets2><Brackets3>@(</Brackets3><Normal>.state this</Normal><Brackets3>)</Brackets3><Normal> k</Normal><Brackets2>)</Brackets2><Brackets1>)</Brackets1><br/>
diff --git a/data/syntax/clojure.xml b/data/syntax/clojure.xml
--- a/data/syntax/clojure.xml
+++ b/data/syntax/clojure.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.                                       *
  **********************************************************************
  -->
-<language version="6" kateversion="5.0" name="Clojure" section="Sources" extensions="*.clj;*.cljs;*.cljc" mimetype="" author="Dominik Haumann [lisp] modified for clojure by Caspar Hasenclever" license="LGPLv2+">
+<language version="7" kateversion="5.0" name="Clojure" section="Sources" extensions="*.clj;*.cljs;*.cljc" mimetype="" author="Dominik Haumann [lisp] modified for clojure by Caspar Hasenclever" license="LGPLv2+">
   <highlighting>
     <list name="definitions">
       <item>def</item>
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="@" char1="("/>
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>
       <context name="Default" attribute="Normal" lineEndContext="#stay">
@@ -790,6 +791,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets2" context="Level2" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets2" context="Level2" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets2" context="Level2" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets2" context="Level2" char="@" char1="("/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Brackets1" context="#pop" char=")" />
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>
@@ -798,6 +800,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets3" context="Level3" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets3" context="Level3" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets3" context="Level3" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets3" context="Level3" char="@" char1="("/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Brackets2" context="#pop" char=")" />
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>
@@ -806,6 +809,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets4" context="Level4" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets4" context="Level4" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets4" context="Level4" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets4" context="Level4" char="@" char1="("/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Brackets3" context="#pop" char=")" />
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>
@@ -814,6 +818,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets5" context="Level5" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets5" context="Level5" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets5" context="Level5" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets5" context="Level5" char="@" char1="("/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Brackets4" context="#pop" char=")" />
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>
@@ -822,6 +827,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets6" context="Level6" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets6" context="Level6" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets6" context="Level6" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets6" context="Level6" char="@" char1="("/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Brackets5" context="#pop" char=")" />
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>
@@ -830,6 +836,7 @@
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="'" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="`" char1="("/>
         <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="#" char1="("/>
+        <Detect2Chars attribute="Brackets1" context="Level1" char="@" char1="("/>
         <DetectChar attribute="Brackets6" context="#pop" char=")" />
         <IncludeRules context="Default" />
       </context>