diff --git a/syntax/sass.vim b/syntax/sass.vim
index d8f6b78..e603729 100644
--- a/syntax/sass.vim
+++ b/syntax/sass.vim
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ syn match sassAmpersand  "&"
 " TODO: Attribute namespaces
 " TODO: Arithmetic (including strings and concatenation)
 
+syn region sassCharset start="@charset" end=";\|$" contains=scssComment,cssStringQ,cssStringQQ,cssURL,cssUnicodeEscape,cssMediaType
 syn region sassInclude start="@import" end=";\|$" contains=scssComment,cssStringQ,cssStringQQ,cssURL,cssUnicodeEscape,cssMediaType
 syn region sassDebugLine end=";\|$" matchgroup=sassDebug start="@debug\>" contains=@sassCssAttributes,sassVariable,sassFunction
 syn region sassWarnLine end=";\|$" matchgroup=sassWarn start="@warn\>" contains=@sassCssAttributes,sassVariable,sassFunction
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ hi def link sassExtend                  PreProc
 hi def link sassFunctionDecl            PreProc
 hi def link sassReturn                  PreProc
 hi def link sassTodo                    Todo
+hi def link sassCharset                 PreProc
 hi def link sassInclude                 Include
 hi def link sassDebug                   sassControl
 hi def link sassWarn                    sassControl