diff --git a/tools/syntax/nano/icinga2.nanorc b/tools/syntax/nano/icinga2.nanorc
index cbc743b10..359790e9c 100644
--- a/tools/syntax/nano/icinga2.nanorc
+++ b/tools/syntax/nano/icinga2.nanorc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ icolor brightgreen 		"object[ \t]+(timeperiod|scheduleddowntime|dependency|perfd
 icolor brightgreen 		"object[ \t]+(graphitewriter|idomysqlconnection|idomysqlconnection)"
 icolor brightgreen 		"object[ \t]+(livestatuslistener|statusdatawriter|externalcommandlistener)"
 icolor brightgreen 		"object[ \t]+(compatlogger|checkresultreader|checkcomponent|notificationcomponent)"
-icolor brightgreen 		"object[ \t]+(filelogger|sysloglogger|apilistener|endpoint|zone)"
+icolor brightgreen 		"object[ \t]+(filelogger|sysloglogger|journaldlogger|apilistener|endpoint|zone)"
 
 ## apply def
 icolor brightgreen 		"apply[ \t]+(Service|Dependency|Notification|ScheduledDowntime)"
diff --git a/tools/syntax/vim/syntax/icinga2.vim b/tools/syntax/vim/syntax/icinga2.vim
index 3cbb8e632..5201d6fc8 100644
--- a/tools/syntax/vim/syntax/icinga2.vim
+++ b/tools/syntax/vim/syntax/icinga2.vim
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		Comment Dependency Downtime ElasticsearchWriter
 syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		Endpoint EventCommand ExternalCommandListener
 syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		FileLogger GelfWriter GraphiteWriter Host HostGroup
 syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		IcingaApplication IdoMysqlConnection IdoPgsqlConnection
-syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		InfluxdbWriter Influxdb2Writer LivestatusListener Notification NotificationCommand
+syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		InfluxdbWriter Influxdb2Writer JournaldLogger
+syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		LivestatusListener Notification NotificationCommand
 syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		NotificationComponent OpenTsdbWriter PerfdataWriter
 syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		ScheduledDowntime Service ServiceGroup SyslogLogger
 syn keyword		icinga2ObjType		TimePeriod User UserGroup WindowsEventLogLogger Zone