diff --git a/rc/base/json.kak b/rc/base/json.kak
index 6cefdf34..3369d9f9 100644
--- a/rc/base/json.kak
+++ b/rc/base/json.kak
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ addhl -group / regions -default code json \
 
 addhl -group /json/string fill string
 
-addhl -group /json/code regex \b(true|false|null)\b 0:value
+addhl -group /json/code regex \b(true|false|null|\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:[eE][+-]?\d*)?)\b 0:value
 
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