diff --git a/runtime/syntax/python.vim b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
index 645d4bc92d..542805d849 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ if !exists("python_no_builtin_highlight")
   syn match   pythonAttribute	/\.\h\w*/hs=s+1
 	\ contains=ALLBUT,pythonBuiltin,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonType,pythonAsync
 	\ transparent
+  " the ellipsis literal `...` can be used in multiple syntactic contexts
+  syn match   pythonEllipsis	"\.\@1<!.\.\.\ze\.\@!" display
 endif
 
 " From the 'Python Library Reference' class hierarchy at the bottom.
@@ -368,10 +370,12 @@ if !exists("python_no_doctest_highlight")
   if !exists("python_no_doctest_code_highlight")
     syn region pythonDoctest
 	  \ start="^\s*>>>\s" end="^\s*$"
-	  \ contained contains=ALLBUT,pythonDoctest,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonType,@Spell
+	  \ contained contains=ALLBUT,pythonDoctest,pythonEllipsis,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonType,@Spell
     syn region pythonDoctestValue
 	  \ start=+^\s*\%(>>>\s\|\.\.\.\s\|"""\|'''\)\@!\S\++ end="$"
-	  \ contained
+	  \ contained contains=pythonEllipsis
+    syn match pythonEllipsis "\%(^\s*\)\@<!\.\@1<!\zs\.\.\.\ze\.\@!" display
+	  \ contained containedin=pythonDoctest
   else
     syn region pythonDoctest
 	  \ start="^\s*>>>" end="^\s*$"
@@ -414,6 +418,7 @@ if !exists("python_no_number_highlight")
 endif
 if !exists("python_no_builtin_highlight")
   hi def link pythonBuiltin		Function
+  hi def link pythonEllipsis		pythonBuiltin
 endif
 if !exists("python_no_exception_highlight")
   hi def link pythonExceptions		Structure
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_00.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3fcb64b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_00.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+>#+0#0000e05#ffffff0| |E|l@1|i|p|s|i|s| |L|i|t|e|r|a|l| +0#0000000&@56
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+@75
+|#+0#0000e05&| |P|l|a|c|e|h|o|l|d|e|r|s| +0#0000000&@60
+|.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@71
+@8|.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@63
+|x| |=| |.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@67
+|y| |=| |.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |C|o|m@1|e|n|t| +0#0000000&@57
+|c+0#af5f00255&|l|a|s@1| +0#0000000&|C+0#00e0003&|:+0#0000000&| |.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@62
+|l+0#af5f00255&|a|m|b|d|a|:+0#0000000&| |.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@63
+@75
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+|n|u|m|b|e|r|s|:| |T|u|p|l|e|[|i+0#00e0e07&|n|t|,+0#0000000&| |.+0#00e0e07&@2|]+0#0000000&| @50
+@75
+|#+0#0000e05&| |D|o|c|t|e|s|t|s| +0#0000000&@64
+|"+0#e000002&@2|A| |d|o|c|t|e|s|t| +0#0000000&@62
+@75
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |c+0#af5f00255&|l|a|s@1| +0#e000e06&|A+0#00e0003&|:+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@62
+|.+0#e000e06&@2| @4|d+0#af5f00255&|e|f| +0#e000e06&|_+0#00e0e07&@1|i|n|i|t|_@1|(+0#0000000&|s+0#00e0e07&|e|l|f|)+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@47
+@57|1|,|1| @10|T|o|p| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_01.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1495fd336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_01.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+| +0&#ffffff0@74
+|#+0#0000e05&| |D|o|c|t|e|s|t|s| +0#0000000&@64
+|"+0#e000002&@2|A| |d|o|c|t|e|s|t| +0#0000000&@62
+@75
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |c+0#af5f00255&|l|a|s@1| +0#e000e06&|A+0#00e0003&|:+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@62
+>.+0#e000e06&@2| @4|d+0#af5f00255&|e|f| +0#e000e06&|_+0#00e0e07&@1|i|n|i|t|_@1|(+0#0000000&|s+0#00e0e07&|e|l|f|)+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@47
+|.+0#e000e06&@2| @12|.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@55
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |c+0#af5f00255&|l|a|s@1| +0#e000e06&|B+0#00e0003&|:+0#e000e06&| |.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@58
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |x| |=| |.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@63
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |r+0#af5f00255&|a|i|s|e| +0#e000e06&|V+0#00e0003&|a|l|u|e|E|r@1|o|r|(+0#0000000&|'+0#e000002&|m|u|l|t|i|\+0#e000e06&|n| +0#e000002&@3|l|i|n|e|\+0#e000e06&|n|d+0#e000002&|e|t|a|i|l|'|)+0#0000000&| @27
+|T+0#e000e06&|r|a|c|e|b|a|c|k| |(|m|o|s|t| |r|e|c|e|n|t| |c|a|l@1| |l|a|s|t|)|:| +0#0000000&@40
+| +0#e000e06&@3|.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@67
+|V+0#00e0003&|a|l|u|e|E|r@1|o|r|:+0#e000e06&| |m|u|l|t|i| +0#0000000&@57
+| +0#e000e06&@3|l|i|n|e| +0#0000000&@66
+|d+0#e000e06&|e|t|a|i|l| +0#0000000&@68
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |p+0#00e0e07&|r|i|n|t|(+0#e000e06&|l+0#00e0e07&|i|s|t|(+0#e000e06&|r+0#00e0e07&|a|n|g|e|(+0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&|0|)+0#0000000&|)+0#e000e06&@1| @1|#+0#0000e05&| |d|o|c|t|e|s|t|:| |+|E|L@1|I|P|S|I|S| +0#0000000&@26
+|[+0#e000e06&|0|,| |1|,| |.+0#00e0e07&@2|,+0#e000e06&| |1|8|,| |1|9|]| +0#0000000&@55
+|>+0#e000e06&@2| |e+0#00e0e07&|x|e|c|(+0#0000000&|s|)| +0#e000e06&@1|#+0#0000e05&|d|o|c|t|e|s|t|:| |+|E|L@1|I|P|S|I|S| +0#0000000&@42
+|-+0#e000e06&|3|.|2|1|7|1|6|0|3|4|2|7|2|e|-|0|.+0#00e0e07&@2|7+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@53
+@57|1|9|,|1| @9|5|4|%| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_02.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_02.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a7417a770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/python_ellipsis_02.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+|-+0#e000e06#ffffff0|3|.|2|1|7|1|6|0|3|4|2|7|2|e|-|0|.+0#00e0e07&@2|7+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@53
+|"+0#e000002&@2| +0#0000000&@71
+@75
+|c+0#af5f00255&|l|a|s@1| +0#0000000&|C+0#00e0003&|:+0#0000000&| @66
+@8|"+0#e000002&@2| +0#0000000&@63
+| +0#e000e06&@7>>@2| |c+0#af5f00255&|l|a|s@1| +0#e000e06&|C+0#00e0003&|:+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@54
+| +0#e000e06&@7|.@2| @4|d+0#af5f00255&|e|f| +0#e000e06&|_+0#00e0e07&@1|i|n|i|t|_@1|(+0#0000000&|s+0#00e0e07&|e|l|f|)+0#0000000&|:+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@39
+| +0#e000e06&@7|.@2| @12|.+0#00e0e07&@2| +0#0000000&@47
+| +0#e000e06&@7|"+0#e000002&@2| +0#0000000&@63
+@75
+|#+0#0000e05&| |N|u|m|p|y| +0#0000000&@67
+|x|[|.+0#00e0e07&@2|,+0#0000000&| |0+0#e000002&|]+0#0000000&| @65
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+| +0#0000000&@56|3|7|,|2|-|9| @7|B|o|t| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_ellipsis.py b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_ellipsis.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..525328305c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/python_ellipsis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Ellipsis Literal
+# https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#Ellipsis
+
+# Placeholders
+...
+	...
+x = ...
+y = ... # Comment
+class C: ...
+lambda: ...
+
+# Annotations
+numbers: Tuple[int, ...]
+
+# Doctests
+"""A doctest
+
+>>> class A:
+...     def __init__(self):
+...		...
+>>> class B: ...
+>>> x = ...
+>>> raise ValueError('multi\n    line\ndetail')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+ValueError: multi
+    line
+detail
+>>> print(list(range(20)))  # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+[0, 1, ..., 18, 19]
+>>> exec(s)  #doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+-3.21716034272e-0...7
+"""
+
+class C:
+	"""
+	>>> class C:
+	...	def __init__(self):
+	...		...
+	"""
+
+# Numpy
+x[..., 0]