diff --git a/rc/filetype/meson.kak b/rc/filetype/meson.kak
index 06c8af79..362af325 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/meson.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/meson.kak
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ hook global BufCreate (.*/|^)(meson\.build|meson_options\.txt) %{
 
 hook -group meson-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=meson %{
     require-module meson
+
+    set-option window static_words %opt{meson_static_words}
+
     add-highlighter window/meson ref meson
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/meson }
 }
@@ -31,12 +34,6 @@ add-highlighter shared/meson/comment region '(\h|^)#' '$' fill comment
 add-highlighter shared/meson/string_multiline region "'''" "'''" fill string
 add-highlighter shared/meson/string_single    region "'" (?<!\\)(\\\\)*' fill string
 
-# control flow
-add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b(?:if|else|endif|elif|foreach|endforeach|break|continue)\b' 0:keyword
-
-# primitive values
-add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b(?:true|false)\b' 0:value
-
 # integer literals
 add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b\d+\b' 0:value
 
@@ -45,6 +42,36 @@ add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '(?:\+|-|\*|/|%|!=|=|<|>|\?|:)' 0:opera
 add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b(?:and|not|or|in)\b' 0:operator
 
 # functions
-add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex "(?:add_global_arguments|add_global_link_arguments|add_languages|add_project_arguments|add_project_link_arguments|add_test_setup|alias_target|assert|benchmark|both_libraries|build_machine|build_target|configuration_data|configure_file|custom_target|declare_dependency|dependency|disabler|environment|error|executable|files|find_library|find_program|generator|get_option|get_variable|gettext|host_machine|import|include_directories|install_data|install_headers|install_man|install_subdir|is_disabler|is_variable|jar|join_paths|library|meson|message|option|project|run_command|run_target|set_variable|shared_library|shared_module|static_library|subdir|subdir_done|subproject|summary|target_machine|test|vcs_tag|warning)\b" 0:function
+add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex "\b(\w+)\(" 1:function
+
+evaluate-commands %sh{
+    values="true false"
+
+    keywords="if else endif elif foreach endforeach break continue"
+
+    builtins="add_global_arguments add_global_link_arguments add_languages
+    add_project_arguments add_project_link_arguments add_test_setup
+    alias_target assert benchmark both_libraries build_machine build_target
+    configuration_data configure_file custom_target declare_dependency
+    dependency disabler environment error executable files find_library
+    find_program generator get_option get_variable gettext host_machine
+    import include_directories install_data install_headers install_man
+    install_subdir is_disabler is_variable jar join_paths library meson
+    message option project run_command run_target set_variable shared_library
+    shared_module static_library subdir subdir_done subproject summary
+    target_machine test vcs_tag warning"
+
+    join() { sep=$2; eval set -- $1; IFS="$sep"; echo "$*"; }
+
+    # Add the language's grammar to the static completion list
+    printf %s\\n "declare-option str-list meson_static_words $(join "${values} ${keywords} ${builtins}" ' ')"
+
+    # Highlight keywords
+    printf %s "
+        add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b($(join "${values}" '|'))\b' 0:value
+        add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b($(join "${keywords}" '|'))\b' 0:keyword
+        add-highlighter shared/meson/code/ regex '\b($(join "${builtins}" '|'))\b\(' 1:builtin
+    "
+}
 
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