diff --git a/C#/C#.sublime-syntax b/C#/C#.sublime-syntax
index efc23e6004..d4551fd875 100644
--- a/C#/C#.sublime-syntax
+++ b/C#/C#.sublime-syntax
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ contexts:
         2: meta.path.cs
         3: keyword.operator.assignment.cs
       push: using_namespace
-    - match: '\b(using)(?:\s+(static))?\b'
+    - match: '\b(using)(?!\s*\()(?:\s+(static))?\b'
       captures:
         1: keyword.control.import.cs
         2: keyword.control.import.cs
diff --git a/C#/tests/syntax_test_Using.cs b/C#/tests/syntax_test_Using.cs
index aad805d1c0..925735dbe9 100755
--- a/C#/tests/syntax_test_Using.cs
+++ b/C#/tests/syntax_test_Using.cs
@@ -110,3 +110,31 @@ internal sealed partial class Test : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSet
         }
     }
 }
+
+class Bar {
+    public void Main ()
+    {
+        using(var reader = SomeCodeThatGetsAnIDisposable())
+///     ^^^^^ keyword.control.using.cs
+///          ^ punctuation.section.group.begin.cs
+///           ^^^ storage.type.variable.cs
+///                                                       ^ punctuation.section.group.end.cs
+        {
+            foreach(var line in reader)
+            {
+                DoStuff(line);
+            }
+        }
+        using (var reader = SomeCodeThatGetsAnIDisposable())
+///     ^^^^^ keyword.control.using.cs
+///           ^ punctuation.section.group.begin.cs
+///            ^^^ storage.type.variable.cs
+///                                                        ^ punctuation.section.group.end.cs
+        {
+            foreach (var line in reader)
+            {
+                DoStuff(line);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}