diff --git a/syntaxes/csharp.json b/syntaxes/csharp.json
index 1d5924b81b..8679963aca 100644
--- a/syntaxes/csharp.json
+++ b/syntaxes/csharp.json
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
               "include": "#builtinTypes"
             },
             {
-              "begin": "([\\w.]+)\\s*\\(",
+              "begin": "([\\w]+)\\s*(<[\\w<>,`?]*>)?\\s*\\(",
               "beginCaptures": {
                 "1": {
                   "name": "entity.name.function.cs"