diff --git a/ini.nanorc b/ini.nanorc
index e30825c8..8374b1ea 100644
--- a/ini.nanorc
+++ b/ini.nanorc
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ color cyan "^[[:space:]]*[^=]*="
 color brightmagenta "^[[:space:]]*\[.*\]$"
 color red "[=;]"
 color yellow ""(\\.|[^"])*"|'(\\.|[^'])*'"
-color brightblack "(^|[[:space:]])#([^{].*)?$"
+color brightblack "(^|[[:space:]])(#([^{].*)?|;.*)$"
 color ,green "[[:space:]]+$"
 color ,red "	+ +| +	+"