diff --git a/runtime/syntax/scala.vim b/runtime/syntax/scala.vim
index c08e60e55a..cc098ce017 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/scala.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/scala.vim
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ hi def link scalaNumber Number
 
 syn region scalaRoundBrackets start="(" end=")" skipwhite contained contains=scalaTypeDeclaration,scalaSquareBrackets,scalaRoundBrackets
 
-syn region scalaSquareBrackets matchgroup=scalaSquareBracketsBrackets start="\[" end="\]" skipwhite nextgroup=scalaTypeExtension contains=scalaTypeDeclaration,scalaSquareBrackets,scalaTypeOperator,scalaTypeAnnotationParameter
+syn region scalaSquareBrackets matchgroup=scalaSquareBracketsBrackets start="\[" end="\]" skipwhite nextgroup=scalaTypeExtension contains=scalaTypeDeclaration,scalaSquareBrackets,scalaTypeOperator,scalaTypeAnnotationParameter,scalaString
 syn match scalaTypeOperator /[-+=:<>]\+/ contained
 syn match scalaTypeAnnotationParameter /@\<[`_A-Za-z0-9$]\+\>/ contained
 hi def link scalaSquareBracketsBrackets Type