diff --git a/syntax/present.vim b/syntax/present.vim
index d259093..7885063 100644
--- a/syntax/present.vim
+++ b/syntax/present.vim
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ syn case ignore
 
 syn match presentBold "\*\S+\*"
 syn match presentItalic "_\S+_"
+syn match presentComment "#.*$"
 
 syn match presentH1 "^\*\s.*$"
 syn match presentH2 "^\*\*\s.*$"
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ hi def link presentCaption    Type
 
 hi def link presentPlayOmit   htmlTag
 
+hi def link presentComment    Comment
+
 hi def link presentCodeBlock  Statement
 hi def link presentInlineCode Statement