diff --git a/syntax/python.vim b/syntax/python.vim
index e963628..5fa3b17 100644
--- a/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/syntax/python.vim
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ if !s:Enabled("g:python_highlight_file_headers_as_comments")
   syn match   pythonRun		"\%^#!.*$"
   syn match   pythonCoding	"\%^.*\%(\n.*\)\?#.*coding[:=]\s*[0-9A-Za-z-_.]\+.*$"
 endif
-syn keyword pythonTodo		TODO FIXME XXX contained
+syn keyword pythonTodo		TODO FIXME XXX NOTE contained
 
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