diff --git a/runtime/syntax/git.vim b/runtime/syntax/git.vim
index bf013ce195..51eb8127dd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/git.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/git.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	generic git output
 " Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
-" Last Change:	2022 Jan 05
+" Last Change:	2023 Dec 28
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ syn match  gitReflog /^\x\{40,\} \x\{40,\} .\{-\}\d\+\s-\d\{4\}\t.*/ skipwhite c
 syn region gitDiff start=/^\%(diff --git \)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\|$\)\@=/ contains=@gitDiff fold
 syn region gitDiff start=/^\%(@@ -\)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\%(git\|cc\|combined\) \|$\)\@=/ contains=@gitDiff
 
-syn region gitDiffMerge start=/^\%(diff --\%(cc\|combined\) \)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\|$\)\@=/ contains=@gitDiff
+syn region gitDiffMerge start=/^\%(diff --\%(cc\|combined\) \)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\|$\)\@=/ contains=@gitDiff fold
 syn region gitDiffMerge start=/^\%(@@@@* -\)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\|$\)\@=/ contains=@gitDiff
 syn match gitDiffAdded "^ \++.*" contained containedin=gitDiffMerge
 syn match gitDiffAdded "{+[^}]*+}" contained containedin=gitDiff