diff --git a/src/advanced-settings.html b/src/advanced-settings.html
index 4b260c583..583596b86 100644
--- a/src/advanced-settings.html
+++ b/src/advanced-settings.html
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 <script src="lib/codemirror/lib/codemirror.js"></script>
 <script src="lib/codemirror/addon/selection/active-line.js"></script>
 
+<script src="js/codemirror/mode/raw-settings.js"></script>
+
 <script src="js/vapi.js"></script>
 <script src="js/vapi-common.js"></script>
 <script src="js/vapi-client.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/js/codemirror/mode/raw-settings.js b/src/js/codemirror/mode/raw-settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34585d99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/codemirror/mode/raw-settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+    uBlock Origin - a browser extension to block requests.
+    Copyright (C) 2019-present Raymond Hill
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see {http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
+
+    Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
+*/
+
+/* global CodeMirror */
+
+'use strict';
+
+CodeMirror.defineMode("raw-settings", function() {
+    return {
+        token: function(stream) {
+            if ( stream.sol() ) {
+                stream.match(/\s*\S+/);
+                return 'keyword';
+            }
+            stream.skipToEnd();
+            return null;
+        }
+    };
+});