diff --git a/rc/base/git.kak b/rc/base/git.kak
index c3e82ef8..34ee0cba 100644
--- a/rc/base/git.kak
+++ b/rc/base/git.kak
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ hook global BufCreate .*git-rebase-todo %{
 hook -group git-rebase-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=git-rebase %{
     add-highlighter window group git-rebase-highlight
     add-highlighter window/git-rebase-highlight regex "#[^\n]*\n" 0:cyan,default
-    add-highlighter window/git-rebase-highlight regex "^(pick|edit|reword|squash|fixup|exec|[persfx]) (\w+)" 1:green 2:magenta
+    add-highlighter window/git-rebase-highlight regex "^(pick|edit|reword|squash|fixup|exec|delete|[persfxd]) (\w+)" 1:green 2:magenta
 }
 
 hook -group git-rebase-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!git-rebase).* %{ remove-highlighter window/git-rebase-highlight }