diff --git a/syntax/python.vim b/syntax/python.vim
index 913da9d..2e10ee2 100644
--- a/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/syntax/python.vim
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ else
   " Python 3 strings
   syn region pythonString   start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'\|\\$+ excludenl end=+'+ end=+$+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,@Spell
   syn region pythonString   start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"\|\\$+ excludenl end=+"+ end=+$+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,@Spell
-  syn region pythonString   start=+'''+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'''+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,pythonDocTest,pythonSpaceError,@Spell
-  syn region pythonString   start=+"""+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"""+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,pythonDocTest2,pythonSpaceError,@Spell
+
+  syn region pythonDocString   start=+'''+ skip=+\\'+ end=+'''+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,pythonDocTest,pythonSpaceError,@Spell
+  syn region pythonDocString   start=+"""+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"""+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,pythonDocTest2,pythonSpaceError,@Spell
 
   syn region pythonFString   start=+[fF]'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'\|\\$+ excludenl end=+'+ end=+$+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,@Spell
   syn region pythonFString   start=+[fF]"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"\|\\$+ excludenl end=+"+ end=+$+ keepend contains=pythonBytesEscape,pythonBytesEscapeError,pythonUniEscape,pythonUniEscapeError,@Spell
@@ -253,8 +254,8 @@ if s:Enabled('g:python_highlight_string_format')
     syn match pythonStrFormat '{\%(\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\d\+\)\=\%(\.\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\[\%(\d\+\|[^!:\}]\+\)\]\)*\%(![rsa]\)\=\%(:\%({\%(\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\d\+\)}\|\%([^}]\=[<>=^]\)\=[ +-]\=#\=0\=\d*,\=\%(\.\d\+\)\=[bcdeEfFgGnosxX%]\=\)\=\)\=}' contained containedin=pythonString,pythonUniString,pythonUniRawString,pythonRawString
   else
     syn match pythonStrFormat "{\%(\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\d\+\)\=\%(\.\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\[\%(\d\+\|[^!:\}]\+\)\]\)*\%(![rsa]\)\=\%(:\%({\%(\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\d\+\)}\|\%([^}]\=[<>=^]\)\=[ +-]\=#\=0\=\d*,\=\%(\.\d\+\)\=[bcdeEfFgGnosxX%]\=\)\=\)\=}" contained containedin=pythonString,pythonRawString
-    syn region pythonStrInterpRegion start="{"he=e+1,rs=e+1 end="\%(![rsa]\)\=\%(:\%({\%(\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\d\+\)}\|\%([^}]\=[<>=^]\)\=[ +-]\=#\=0\=\d*,\=\%(\.\d\+\)\=[bcdeEfFgGnosxX%]\=\)\=\)\=}"hs=s-1,re=s-1 extend contained containedin=pythonFString,pythonRawFString contains=pythonStrInterpRegion,@pythonExpression
-    syn match pythonStrFormat "{{\|}}" contained containedin=pythonString,pythonRawString,pythonFString,pythonRawFString
+    syn region pythonStrInterpRegion start="{"he=e+1,rs=e+1 end="\%(![rsa]\)\=\%(:\%({\%(\%([^[:cntrl:][:space:][:punct:][:digit:]]\|_\)\%([^[:cntrl:][:punct:][:space:]]\|_\)*\|\d\+\)}\|\%([^}]\=[<>=^]\)\=[ +-]\=#\=0\=\d*,\=\%(\.\d\+\)\=[bcdeEfFgGnosxX%]\=\)\=\)\=}"hs=s-1,re=s-1 extend contained containedin=pythonDocString,pythonFString,pythonRawFString contains=pythonStrInterpRegion,@pythonExpression
+    syn match pythonStrFormat "{{\|}}" contained containedin=pythonString,pythonRawString,pythonDocString,pythonFString,pythonRawFString
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ if v:version >= 508 || !exists('did_python_syn_inits')
     HiLink pythonBytesEscape        Special
     HiLink pythonBytesEscapeError   Error
     HiLink pythonFString            String
+    HiLink pythonDocString          Comment
     HiLink pythonRawFString         String
     HiLink pythonStrInterpRegion    Special
   endif