diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 0587886fb..09210fc06 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ For next compiler release (7.7)
 - fix array and string initialization in zeropage
 - check all examples if they still run correctly (c64 + cx16)
 - document check: arrays and strings can also be placed in zeropage (but almost never should, due to size!)
-- document @requirezp and add to syntax def files and IDEA
+- document @requirezp
 
 
 Need help with
diff --git a/syntax-files/IDEA/Prog8.xml b/syntax-files/IDEA/Prog8.xml
index 88b263886..2162505ea 100644
--- a/syntax-files/IDEA/Prog8.xml
+++ b/syntax-files/IDEA/Prog8.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </options>
     <keywords keywords="&amp;;-&gt;;@;\$;and;as;asmsub;break;clobbers;do;downto;else;false;for;goto;if;if_cc;if_cs;if_eq;if_mi;if_ne;if_neg;if_nz;if_pl;if_pos;if_vc;if_vs;if_z;in;inline;not;or;repeat;return;romsub;step;sub;to;true;until;when;while;xor;~" ignore_case="false" />
     <keywords2 keywords="%address;%asm;%asmbinary;%asminclude;%breakpoint;%import;%launcher;%option;%output;%zeropage;%zpreserved" />
-    <keywords3 keywords="byte;const;float;shared;str;ubyte;uword;void;word;zp" />
+    <keywords3 keywords="@requirezp;@shared;@zp;byte;const;float;str;ubyte;uword;void;word" />
     <keywords4 keywords="abs;acos;all;any;asin;atan;avg;callfar;callrom;ceil;cmp;cos;cos16;cos16u;cos8;cos8u;cosr16;cosr16u;cosr8;cosr8u;deg;floor;len;ln;log2;lsb;lsl;lsr;max;memory;min;mkword;msb;peek;peekw;poke;pokew;pop;popw;push;pushw;rad;reverse;rnd;rndf;rndw;rol;rol2;ror;ror2;round;rrestore;rrestorex;rsave;rsavex;sgn;sin;sin16;sin16u;sin8;sin8u;sinr16;sinr16u;sinr8;sinr8u;sizeof;sort;sqrt;sqrt16;sum;swap;tan;|&gt;" />
   </highlighting>
   <extensionMap>
diff --git a/syntax-files/NotepadPlusPlus/Prog8.xml b/syntax-files/NotepadPlusPlus/Prog8.xml
index dabe7d03f..7f3d95792 100644
--- a/syntax-files/NotepadPlusPlus/Prog8.xml
+++ b/syntax-files/NotepadPlusPlus/Prog8.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <Keywords name="Folders in comment, open"></Keywords>
             <Keywords name="Folders in comment, middle"></Keywords>
             <Keywords name="Folders in comment, close"></Keywords>
-            <Keywords name="Keywords1">void const&#x000D;&#x000A;str&#x000D;&#x000A;byte ubyte&#x000D;&#x000A;word uword&#x000D;&#x000A;float&#x000D;&#x000A;zp shared</Keywords>
+            <Keywords name="Keywords1">void const&#x000D;&#x000A;str&#x000D;&#x000A;byte ubyte&#x000D;&#x000A;word uword&#x000D;&#x000A;float&#x000D;&#x000A;zp shared requirezp</Keywords>
             <Keywords name="Keywords2">%address&#x000D;&#x000A;%asm&#x000D;&#x000A;%asmbinary&#x000D;&#x000A;%asminclude&#x000D;&#x000A;%breakpoint&#x000D;&#x000A;%import&#x000D;&#x000A;%launcher&#x000D;&#x000A;%option&#x000D;&#x000A;%output&#x000D;&#x000A;%zeropage&#x000D;&#x000A;%zpreserved</Keywords>
             <Keywords name="Keywords3">inline sub asmsub romsub&#x000D;&#x000A;clobbers&#x000D;&#x000A;asm&#x000D;&#x000A;if&#x000D;&#x000A;when else&#x000D;&#x000A;if_cc if_cs if_eq if_mi if_neg if_nz if_pl if_pos if_vc if_vs if_z&#x000D;&#x000A;for in step do while repeat&#x000D;&#x000A;break return goto</Keywords>
             <Keywords name="Keywords4">abs acos all any asin atan avg callfar callrom ceil cmp cos cos16 cos16u cos8 cos8u cosr8 cosr8u cosr16 cosr16u deg floor len ln log2 lsb lsl lsr max memory min mkword msb peek peekw poke pokew push pushw pop popw rsave rsavex rrestore rrestorex rad reverse rnd rndf rndw rol rol2 ror ror2 round sgn sin sin16 sin16u sin8 sin8u sinr8 sinr8u sinr16 sinr16u sizeof sort sqrt sqrt16 sum swap tan</Keywords>
diff --git a/syntax-files/Vim/prog8.vim b/syntax-files/Vim/prog8.vim
index 0def9f109..544706f0f 100644
--- a/syntax-files/Vim/prog8.vim
+++ b/syntax-files/Vim/prog8.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ syn region prog8ArrayType matchgroup=prog8Type
             \ start="\<\%(u\?byte\|u\?word\|float\|str\)\[" end="\]"
             \ transparent
 syn keyword prog8StorageClass const
-syn match prog8StorageClass "\(^\|\s\)\(@zp\|@shared\)\>"
+syn match prog8StorageClass "\(^\|\s\)\(@zp\|@shared\|@requirezp\)\>"
 
 syn region prog8Block start="{" end="}" transparent
 syn region prog8Expression start="(" end=")" transparent