diff --git a/Syntaxes/Ruby.plist b/Syntaxes/Ruby.plist
index e5b1ce6..1c3dfa9 100644
--- a/Syntaxes/Ruby.plist
+++ b/Syntaxes/Ruby.plist
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>begin</key>
-			<string>\b(require)\b</string>
+			<string>\b(require|require_relative)\b</string>
 			<key>captures</key>
 			<dict>
 				<key>1</key>