diff --git a/runtime/syntax/java.vim b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
index c059de603c..fe0cabf58e 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/java.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	Java
 " Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
 " URL:          https://github.com/fleiner/vim/blob/master/runtime/syntax/java.vim
-" Last Change:	2024 Mar 06
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 22
 
 " Please check :help java.vim for comments on some of the options available.
 
@@ -191,10 +191,14 @@ if exists("java_comment_strings")
   syn cluster javaCommentSpecial2 add=javaComment2String,javaCommentCharacter,javaNumber,javaStrTempl
 endif
 
-syn region  javaComment		 start="/\*"  end="\*/" contains=@javaCommentSpecial,javaTodo,@Spell
+syn region  javaComment		start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@javaCommentSpecial,javaTodo,javaSpaceError,@Spell
 syn match   javaCommentStar	 contained "^\s*\*[^/]"me=e-1
 syn match   javaCommentStar	 contained "^\s*\*$"
-syn match   javaLineComment	 "//.*" contains=@javaCommentSpecial2,javaTodo,@Spell
+syn match   javaLineComment	"//.*" contains=@javaCommentSpecial2,javaTodo,javaCommentMarkupTag,javaSpaceError,@Spell
+syn match   javaCommentMarkupTag contained "@\%(end\|highlight\|link\|replace\|start\)\>" nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr skipwhite
+syn match   javaCommentMarkupTagAttr contained "\<region\>" nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr skipwhite
+syn region  javaCommentMarkupTagAttr contained transparent matchgroup=htmlArg start=/\<\%(re\%(gex\|gion\|placement\)\|substring\|t\%(arget\|ype\)\)\%(\s*=\)\@=/ matchgroup=htmlString end=/\%(=\s*\)\@<=\%("[^"]\+"\|'[^']\+'\|\%([.-]\|\k\)\+\)/ nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr skipwhite oneline
+hi def link javaCommentMarkupTagAttr htmlArg
 hi def link javaCommentString javaString
 hi def link javaComment2String javaString
 hi def link javaCommentCharacter javaCharacter
@@ -211,15 +215,19 @@ if !exists("java_ignore_javadoc") && main_syntax != 'jsp'
   " here.
   syntax spell default
 
-  syn region  javaDocComment	start="/\*\*"  end="\*/" keepend contains=javaCommentTitle,@javaHtml,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaTodo,@Spell
-  syn region  javaCommentTitle	contained matchgroup=javaDocComment start="/\*\*"   matchgroup=javaCommentTitle keepend end="\.$" end="\.[ \t\r<&]"me=e-1 end="[^{]@"me=s-2,he=s-1 end="\*/"me=s-1,he=s-1 contains=@javaHtml,javaCommentStar,javaTodo,@Spell,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag
-
-  syn region javaDocTags	 contained start="{@\(code\|link\|linkplain\|inherit[Dd]oc\|doc[rR]oot\|value\)" end="}"
+  syn region javaDocComment	start="/\*\*" end="\*/" keepend contains=javaCommentTitle,@javaHtml,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag,javaTodo,javaSpaceError,@Spell
+  syn region javaCommentTitle	contained matchgroup=javaDocComment start="/\*\*" matchgroup=javaCommentTitle keepend end="\.$" end="\.[ \t\r<&]"me=e-1 end="[^{]@"me=s-2,he=s-1 end="\*/"me=s-1,he=s-1 contains=@javaHtml,javaCommentStar,javaTodo,javaSpaceError,@Spell,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag
+  syn region javaDocTags	contained start="{@\%(li\%(teral\|nk\%(plain\)\=\)\|inherit[Dd]oc\|doc[rR]oot\|value\)\>" end="}"
   syn match  javaDocTags	 contained "@\(param\|exception\|throws\|since\)\s\+\S\+" contains=javaDocParam
   syn match  javaDocParam	 contained "\s\S\+"
   syn match  javaDocTags	 contained "@\(version\|author\|return\|deprecated\|serial\|serialField\|serialData\)\>"
   syn region javaDocSeeTag	 contained matchgroup=javaDocTags start="@see\s\+" matchgroup=NONE end="\_."re=e-1 contains=javaDocSeeTagParam
   syn match  javaDocSeeTagParam  contained @"\_[^"]\+"\|<a\s\+\_.\{-}</a>\|\(\k\|\.\)*\(#\k\+\((\_[^)]\+)\)\=\)\=@ extend
+  syn region javaCodeSkipBlock	contained transparent start="{\%(@code\>\)\@!" end="}" contains=javaCodeSkipBlock,javaDocCodeTag
+  syn region javaDocCodeTag	contained start="{@code\>" end="}" contains=javaDocCodeTag,javaCodeSkipBlock
+  syn region javaDocSnippetTagAttr contained transparent matchgroup=htmlArg start=/\<\%(class\|file\|id\|lang\|region\)\%(\s*=\)\@=/ matchgroup=htmlString end=/:$/ end=/\%(=\s*\)\@<=\%("[^"]\+"\|'[^']\+'\|\%([.-]\|\k\)\+\)/ nextgroup=javaDocSnippetTagAttr skipwhite skipnl
+  syn region javaSnippetSkipBlock contained transparent start="{\%(@snippet\>\)\@!" end="}" contains=javaSnippetSkipBlock,javaDocSnippetTag,javaCommentMarkupTag
+  syn region javaDocSnippetTag	contained start="{@snippet\>" end="}" contains=javaDocSnippetTag,javaSnippetSkipBlock,javaDocSnippetTagAttr,javaCommentMarkupTag
   syntax case match
 endif
 
@@ -404,6 +412,8 @@ hi def link javaAnnotation		PreProc
 
 hi def link javaCommentTitle		SpecialComment
 hi def link javaDocTags		Special
+hi def link javaDocCodeTag		Special
+hi def link javaDocSnippetTag		Special
 hi def link javaDocParam		Function
 hi def link javaDocSeeTagParam		Function
 hi def link javaCommentStar		javaComment
@@ -413,6 +423,8 @@ hi def link javaExternal		Include
 
 hi def link htmlComment		Special
 hi def link htmlCommentPart		Special
+hi def link htmlArg			Type
+hi def link htmlString			String
 hi def link javaSpaceError		Error
 
 if s:isModuleInfoDeclarationCurrentBuffer()
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_00.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc1f359d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_00.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_01.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f92f83b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_01.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_99.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_99.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..024dc4888e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_99.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be347d7eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_ignore_javadoc g:java_no_trail_space_error 
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_no_tab_space_error	
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP let [g:java_space_errors,g:java_comment_strings] = [1,1]
+// 	VIM_TEST_SETUP setlocal spell
+class CommentsTests
+{	/* 	TRAILING BLANKS AND MESSPILLINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT! */ 	
+	/**	
+	 * The method {@code main} must be declared {@code public}, {@code
+	 * static}, and {@code void}.  It must specify a formal parameter
+	 * whose declared type is array of {@link String}.  Therefore,
+	 * either of the following declarations is acceptable:
+	 * 	{@snippet lang="java":
+	 * // @highlight substring="main" type="italic":
+	 * public static void main(String[] args) { }
+	 * }<br /><pre class="snippet">
+	 *{@code public static void main(String... args) { }}</pre>
+	 *
+	 * @param args optional commande-line arguments 
+	 * @jls 12.1.4 Invoke {@code Test.main}
+	 */
+	// @start region = main
+	// @link substring = 'String' target = 'java.lang.String' :
+	public static void main(String[] args) { }
+	// @end
+}