diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim9.txt b/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
index 3de4a75e9b..70c8cdb32d 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*vim9.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Aug 27
+*vim9.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Sep 30
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -2083,14 +2083,16 @@ original value to get the same effect.  The order of flags may change.
 In the |vimrc| file sourced on startup this does not happen.
 
 							*vim9-mix*
-There is one way to use both legacy and Vim9 syntax in one script file: >
-	" comments may go here
+There is one way to use both legacy and Vim9 syntax in one script file: >vim9
+
+	" legacy Vim script comments may go here
 	if !has('vim9script')
-	   " legacy script commands go here
+	   " legacy Vim script commands go here
 	   finish
 	endif
 	vim9script
 	# Vim9 script commands go here
+
 This allows for writing a script that takes advantage of the Vim9 script
 syntax if possible, but will also work on a Vim version without it.
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/help.vim b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
index 35b4572bfa..2d07b7018f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/help.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:		Vim help file
 " Maintainer:		Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:		2025 Sep 27
+" Last Change:		2025 Sep 29
 " Former Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
 
 " Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ for [s:lang, s:syntax] in g:help_example_languages->items()
 endfor
 unlet! s:lang s:syntax
 
+if has_key(g:help_example_languages, "vim9")
+  " for example at :help vim9-mix
+  syn region vim9LegacyHeader_HelpExample
+	\ start=+" legacy Vim script comments may go here+
+	\ end="^\ze\s*vim9s\%[cript]\>"
+	\ contains=@vimLegacyTop,vimComment,vimLineComment
+  syn cluster helpExampleHighlight_vim9 add=vim9LegacyHeader_HelpExample
+endif
+
 if has("ebcdic")
   syn match helpHyperTextJump	"\\\@<!|[^"*|]\+|" contains=helpBar
   syn match helpHyperTextEntry	"\*[^"*|]\+\*\s"he=e-1 contains=helpStar
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_01.dump
index dbfd8daaf7..b505335f6b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_01.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_01.dump
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
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 |o|"| @72
-@57|1|9|,|1| @9|8|1|%| 
+@57|1|9|,|1| @9|4|0|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_02.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_02.dump
index 9124337006..1bd0813896 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_02.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_02.dump
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
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+@75
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+|m|9| +0#0000000&@72
+@75
+@8|"+0#0000e05&| |l|e|g|a|c|y| |V|i|m| |s|c|r|i|p|t| |c|o|m@1|e|n|t|s| |m|a|y| |g|o| |h|e|r|e| +0#0000000&@26
+@8|i+0#af5f00255&|f| +0#0000000&|!+0#af5f00255&|h+0#00e0e07&|a|s|(+0#e000e06&|'+0#e000002&|v|i|m|9|s|c|r|i|p|t|'|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@45
+@11|"+0#0000e05&| |l|e|g|a|c|y| |V|i|m| |s|c|r|i|p|t| |c|o|m@1|a|n|d|s| |g|o| |h|e|r|e| +0#0000000&@27
+@11|f+0#af5f00255&|i|n|i|s|h| +0#0000000&@57
+@8|e+0#af5f00255&|n|d|i|f| +0#0000000&@61
+@8|v+0#af5f00255&|i|m|9|s|c|r|i|p|t| +0#0000000&@56
+@8|#+0#0000e05&| |V|i|m|9| |s|c|r|i|p|t| |c|o|m@1|a|n|d|s| |g|o| |h|e|r|e| +0#0000000&@36
+@75
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_03.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_03.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f403f1cebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/help_03.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+|T+0&#ffffff0|h|i|s| |a|l@1|o|w|s| |f|o|r| |w|r|i|t|i|n|g| |a| |s|c|r|i|p|t| |t|h|a|t| |t|a|k|e|s| |a|d|v|a|n|t|a|g|e| |o|f| |t|h|e| |V|i|m|9| |s|c|r|i|p|t| @2
+|s|y|n|t|a|x| |i|f| |p|o|s@1|i|b|l|e|,| |b|u|t| |w|i|l@1| |a|l|s|o| |w|o|r|k| |o|n| |a| |V|i|m| |v|e|r|s|i|o|n| |w|i|t|h|o|u|t| |i|t|.| @7
+@75
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+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/help.txt b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/help.txt
index 37f34a9340..fd56f9cd0d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/help.txt
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/help.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,20 @@ however, that any long directory names will appear in their short (MS-DOS)
 form on some Windows versions.  This is a limitation of the Windows "Send To"
 mechanism.
 
-vim: set ft=help:
+
+EXAMPLE LANGUAGES~
+							*vim9-mix*
+There is one way to use both legacy and Vim9 syntax in one script file: >vim9
+
+	" legacy Vim script comments may go here
+	if !has('vim9script')
+	   " legacy Vim script commands go here
+	   finish
+	endif
+	vim9script
+	# Vim9 script commands go here
+
+This allows for writing a script that takes advantage of the Vim9 script
+syntax if possible, but will also work on a Vim version without it.
+
+ vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: