diff --git a/rc/base/ini.kak b/rc/base/ini.kak
index 47b39d33..470c0b9d 100644
--- a/rc/base/ini.kak
+++ b/rc/base/ini.kak
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.(repo|service|target|socket|ini|cfg) %{
 }
 
 add-highlighter -group / regions -default code ini \
-    comment (^|\h)\K\# $ ''
+    comment (^|\h)\K[\#\;] $ ''
 
 add-highlighter -group /ini/code regex "^\h*\[[^\]]*\]" 0:title
 add-highlighter -group /ini/code regex "^\h*([^\[][^=\n]*=)([^\n]*)" 1:variable 2:value