diff --git a/lisp/php-face.el b/lisp/php-face.el
index 6fade240..1106035c 100644
--- a/lisp/php-face.el
+++ b/lisp/php-face.el
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
   :group 'php-faces
   :tag "PHP Constant")
 
-(defface php-constant-assign '((t (:inherit font-lock-type-face)))
+(defface php-constant-assign '((t (:inherit php-constant)))
   "PHP Mode face used to highlight constant assigning (\"const\" statement)."
   :group 'php-faces
   :tag "PHP Constant Assign")
diff --git a/lisp/php-mode.el b/lisp/php-mode.el
index 407745b3..319e1d2a 100644
--- a/lisp/php-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/php-mode.el
@@ -496,10 +496,10 @@ PHP does not have an C-like \"enum\" keyword."
   php nil)
 
 (c-lang-defconst c-typeless-decl-kwds
-  php (append (c-lang-const c-class-decl-kwds) '("function")))
+  php (append (c-lang-const c-class-decl-kwds php) '("function" "const")))
 
 (c-lang-defconst c-modifier-kwds
-  php '("abstract" "const" "final" "static" "case" "readonly"))
+  php '("abstract" "final" "static" "case" "readonly"))
 
 (c-lang-defconst c-protection-kwds
   "Access protection label keywords in classes."
@@ -1396,11 +1396,6 @@ for \\[find-tag] (which see)."
      ("\\_<\\(?:implements\\|extends\\)\\_>" . 'php-class-declaration-spec)
      ;; Namespace declaration
      ("\\_<namespace\\_>" . 'php-namespace-declaration)
-     ;; import constant statement
-     (,(rx symbol-start (group "use" (+ (syntax whitespace)) "const")
-           (+ (syntax whitespace)))
-      (1 'php-import-declaration)
-      (,(rx (group (+ (or (syntax word) (syntax symbol) "\\" "{" "}")))) nil nil (1 'php-constant-assign)))
      ;; import statement
      ("\\_<use\\_>" . 'php-import-declaration)
      ;; Class modifiers (abstract, final)
@@ -1488,6 +1483,11 @@ for \\[find-tag] (which see)."
            (+ (syntax whitespace)))
       (1 'php-import-declaration)
       (,(rx (group (+ (or (syntax word) (syntax symbol) "\\" "{" "}")))) nil nil (1 'php-function-name t)))
+     ;; import constant statement
+     (,(rx symbol-start (group "use" (+ (syntax whitespace)) "const")
+           (+ (syntax whitespace)))
+      (1 'php-import-declaration)
+      (,(rx (group (+ (or (syntax word) (syntax symbol) "\\" "{" "}")))) nil nil (1 'php-constant-assign t)))
      ;; Highlight function calls
      ("\\(\\_<\\(?:\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+?\\_>\\)\\s-*(" 1 'php-function-call)
      ;; Highlight all upper-cased symbols as constant
diff --git a/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.27.faces b/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.27.faces
index b659a0ab..8b3b78e5 100644
--- a/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.27.faces
+++ b/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.27.faces
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
  ("\n    ")
  ("const" . php-keyword)
  (" ")
- ("SAMPLE" . font-lock-type-face)
+ ("SAMPLE" . php-constant-assign)
  (" ")
  ("=" . php-assignment-op)
  (" ")
diff --git a/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.faces b/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.faces
index c8491911..593bb49e 100644
--- a/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.faces
+++ b/tests/lang/doc-comment/comments.php.faces
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  ("\n    ")
  ("const" . php-keyword)
  (" ")
- ("SAMPLE" . font-lock-type-face)
+ ("SAMPLE" . php-constant-assign)
  (" ")
  ("=" . php-assignment-op)
  (" ")
diff --git a/tests/lang/import/import-constant.php.faces b/tests/lang/import/import-constant.php.faces
index bef6797e..015e7494 100644
--- a/tests/lang/import/import-constant.php.faces
+++ b/tests/lang/import/import-constant.php.faces
@@ -5,25 +5,29 @@
  (" ")
  ("Foo" . font-lock-type-face)
  (";\n\n")
- ("use const" . php-import-declaration)
+ ("use" . php-import-declaration)
  (" ")
- ("Foo\\" . php-constant-assign)
- ("BAR" . font-lock-type-face)
+ ("const" . php-keyword)
+ (" ")
+ ("Foo\\BAR" . php-constant-assign)
  (";\n")
- ("use const" . php-import-declaration)
+ ("use" . php-import-declaration)
  (" ")
- ("Foo" . font-lock-type-face)
- ("\\{BUZ" . php-constant-assign)
+ ("const" . php-keyword)
+ (" ")
+ ("Foo\\{BUZ" . php-constant-assign)
  (", ")
  ("BUZBUZ}" . php-constant-assign)
  (";\n")
- ("use const" . php-import-declaration)
+ ("use" . php-import-declaration)
+ (" ")
+ ("const" . php-keyword)
  (" ")
- ("PHP_VERSION" . font-lock-type-face)
+ ("PHP_VERSION" . php-constant-assign)
  (";\n\n")
  ("const" . php-keyword)
  (" ")
- ("FOO" . font-lock-type-face)
+ ("FOO" . php-constant-assign)
  (" ")
  ("=" . php-assignment-op)
  (" ")