diff --git a/aegisub/dialog_options.cpp b/aegisub/dialog_options.cpp
index 96ba2542e..4b71ac32c 100644
--- a/aegisub/dialog_options.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/dialog_options.cpp
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ DialogOptions::DialogOptions(wxWindow *parent)
 
 		// Second static box
 		wxControl *control;
-		wxString labels2[9] = { _("Normal"), _("Brackets"), _("Slashes and Parentheses"), _("Tags"), _("Parameters") ,
-			                    _("Error"), _("Error Background"), _("Line Break"), _("Modified Background") };
-		wxString options2[11] = { _T("Normal"), _T("Brackets"), _T("Slashes"), _T("Tags"), _T("Parameters") ,
-			                      _T("Error"), _T("Error Background"), _T("Line Break"), _T("Edit box need enter background"), _T("Edit Font Face"), _T("Edit Font Size") };
-		for (int i=0;i<9;i++) {
+		wxString labels2[10] = { _("Normal"), _("Brackets"), _("Slashes and Parentheses"), _("Tags"), _("Parameters") ,
+			                    _("Error"), _("Error Background"), _("Line Break"), _("Karaoke templates"), _("Modified Background") };
+		wxString options2[12] = { _T("Normal"), _T("Brackets"), _T("Slashes"), _T("Tags"), _T("Parameters") ,
+			                      _T("Error"), _T("Error Background"), _T("Line Break"), _T("Karaoke Template"), _T("Edit box need enter background"), _T("Edit Font Face"), _T("Edit Font Size") };
+		for (int i=0;i<10;i++) {
 			wxString caption = labels2[i]+_T(": ");
 			wxString option = options2[i];
-			if (i < 8) {
+			if (i < 9) {
 				caption = _("Syntax highlighter - ") + caption;
 				option = _T("Syntax highlight ") + option;
 			}
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ DialogOptions::DialogOptions(wxWindow *parent)
 		browse = new BrowseButton(editPage,-1,_T(""),BROWSE_FONT);
 		control = new wxTextCtrl(editPage,-1);
 		browse->Bind((wxTextCtrl*)control);
-		Bind(control,options2[9]);
+		Bind(control,options2[10]);
 		editSizer5->Add(control,1,wxEXPAND | wxRIGHT,5);
 		control = new wxTextCtrl(editPage,-1,_T(""),wxDefaultPosition,wxSize(50,-1),0,NumValidator(NULL,false));;
 		browse->Bind((wxTextCtrl*)control,1);
-		Bind(control,options2[10]);
+		Bind(control,options2[11]);
 		editSizer5->Add(control,0,wxEXPAND | wxRIGHT,5);
 		editSizer5->Add(browse,0,wxEXPAND);
 
diff --git a/aegisub/options.cpp b/aegisub/options.cpp
index 8ea84563c..96e12ca69 100644
--- a/aegisub/options.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/options.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void OptionsManager::LoadDefaults(bool onlyDefaults) {
 	SetColour(_T("Syntax Highlight Error"),wxColour(200,0,0));
 	SetColour(_T("Syntax Highlight Error Background"),wxColour(255,200,200));
 	SetColour(_T("Syntax Highlight Line Break"),wxColour(160,160,160));
+	SetColour(_T("Syntax Highlight Karaoke Template"), wxColour(128,0,192));
 	SetColour(_T("Edit Box Need Enter Background"),wxColour(192,192,255));
 #if defined(__WINDOWS__)
 	SetInt(_T("Edit Font Size"),9);
diff --git a/aegisub/subs_edit_ctrl.cpp b/aegisub/subs_edit_ctrl.cpp
index c3c076a2b..a0fe89929 100644
--- a/aegisub/subs_edit_ctrl.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/subs_edit_ctrl.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,13 @@ void SubsTextEditCtrl::SetStyles() {
 	StyleSetBold(6,true);
 	StyleSetForeground(6,Options.AsColour(_T("Syntax Highlight Line Break")));
 
+	// Karaoke template code block style
+	StyleSetFont(7,font);
+	StyleSetSize(7,size);
+	StyleSetBold(7,true);
+	//StyleSetItalic(7,true);
+	StyleSetForeground(7,Options.AsColour(_T("Syntax Highlight Karaoke Template")));
+
 	// Misspelling indicator
 	IndicatorSetStyle(0,wxSTC_INDIC_SQUIGGLE);
 	IndicatorSetForeground(0,wxColour(255,0,0));
@@ -237,10 +244,10 @@ void SubsTextEditCtrl::UpdateStyle(int start, int _length) {
 
 	// Begin styling
 	StartStyling(0,255);
-	int ran = 0;
-	int depth = 0;
-	int curStyle = 0;
-	int curPos = 0;
+	int ran = 0;		// length of current range
+	int depth = 0;		// brace nesting depth
+	int curStyle = 0;	// style to apply to current range
+	int curPos = 0;		// start of current range?
 	wxChar curChar = 0;
 	wxChar prevChar = 0;
 	wxChar nextChar = 0;
@@ -284,6 +291,40 @@ void SubsTextEditCtrl::UpdateStyle(int start, int _length) {
 			numMode = false;
 		}
 
+		// Karaoke template block
+		else if (curChar == _T('!')) {
+			// Apply previous style
+			SetUnicodeStyling(curPos,ran,curStyle);
+			curPos += ran;
+			ran = -1; // such that ran++ later on resets it to 0 !
+			// Eat entire template block
+			int endPos = i+1;
+			while (endPos < end && text[endPos] != _T('!'))
+				endPos++;
+			SetUnicodeStyling(curPos,endPos-curPos+1,7);
+			curPos = endPos+1;
+			i = endPos+0;
+		}
+		// Karaoke template variable
+		else if (curChar == _T('$')) {
+			// Apply previous style
+			SetUnicodeStyling(curPos,ran,curStyle);
+			curPos += ran;
+			ran = -1; // such that ran++ later on resets it to 0 !
+			// Eat entire variable
+			int endPos = i+1;
+			while (endPos < end) {
+				wxChar ch = text[endPos];
+				if ((ch >= _T('A') && ch <= _T('Z')) || (ch >= _T('a') && ch <= _T('z')) || ch == _T('_'))
+					endPos++;
+				else
+					break;
+			}
+			SetUnicodeStyling(curPos,endPos-curPos,7);
+			curPos = endPos;
+			i = curPos-1;
+		}
+
 		// Outside
 		else if (depth == 0) {
 			// Reset number mode