diff --git a/grammar/Matlab.bnf b/grammar/Matlab.bnf
index ec3b349..f9fa077 100644
--- a/grammar/Matlab.bnf
+++ b/grammar/Matlab.bnf
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ private element ::= ( el [ ';' | ',' ] ) | ';' | ','
 private el ::= if_block
   | switch_block
   | try_block
+  | global_variable_declarations
   | file_operation
   | for_loop
   | while_loop
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ meta block ::= (<<p>> NEWLINE *)*
 private block_that_recovers_until_end ::= <<block element>> { recoverWhile=not_end_or_oef }
 private not_end_or_oef ::= !( NEWLINE* ( end | <<eof>> ) )
 
+global_variable_declarations ::= global br* IDENTIFIER (br* IDENTIFIER)* { pin=1 }
+
 if_block ::= if br* condition ','? NEWLINE*
   if_block_body NEWLINE*
   elseif_block* NEWLINE*
diff --git a/grammar/MatlabLexer.flex b/grammar/MatlabLexer.flex
index ad124f7..27ad538 100644
--- a/grammar/MatlabLexer.flex
+++ b/grammar/MatlabLexer.flex
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ SINGLE_QUOTE_EXCAPE_SEQUENCE=\\[\\bfnrt]|''
   otherwise             { stopLookForCtrans(); return OTHERWISE; }
   try                   { stopLookForCtrans(); return TRY; }
   catch                 { stopLookForCtrans(); return CATCH; }
+  global                { stopLookForCtrans(); return GLOBAL; }
   load/" "+[^ (]        { stopLookForCtrans(); yypushState(FILE_NAME_STATE); return LOAD; }
   dir/" "+[^ (]         { stopLookForCtrans(); yypushState(FILE_NAME_STATE); return DIR; }
   ls/" "+[^ (]          { stopLookForCtrans(); yypushState(FILE_NAME_STATE); return LS; }
diff --git a/src/com/github/korniloval/matlab/MatlabSyntaxHighlighter.kt b/src/com/github/korniloval/matlab/MatlabSyntaxHighlighter.kt
index c08dc8a..5c81e40 100644
--- a/src/com/github/korniloval/matlab/MatlabSyntaxHighlighter.kt
+++ b/src/com/github/korniloval/matlab/MatlabSyntaxHighlighter.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class MatlabSyntaxHighlighter : SyntaxHighlighterBase() {
             MatlabTypes.IDENTIFIER -> ID_KEYS
 
             FUNCTION, END, IF, ELSE, ELSEIF, WHILE, SWITCH, CASE, OTHERWISE,
-            FOR, CLASSDEF, TRY, CATCH
+            FOR, CLASSDEF, TRY, CATCH, GLOBAL
             -> KEYWORD_KEYS
 
             INTEGER, FLOAT, FLOAT_EXPONENTIAL -> NUMBER_KEYS
diff --git a/testData/parser/GlobalVariables.m b/testData/parser/GlobalVariables.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..686117f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/parser/GlobalVariables.m
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+global a b c;
+
+global d ...
+    e ...
+    f g
diff --git a/testData/parser/GlobalVariables.txt b/testData/parser/GlobalVariables.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddbe210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/parser/GlobalVariables.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Matlab File
+  MatlabGlobalVariableDeclarationsImpl(GLOBAL_VARIABLE_DECLARATIONS)
+    PsiElement(global)('global')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('a')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('b')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('c')
+  PsiElement(;)(';')
+  PsiElement(NEWLINE)('\n')
+  PsiElement(NEWLINE)('\n')
+  MatlabGlobalVariableDeclarationsImpl(GLOBAL_VARIABLE_DECLARATIONS)
+    PsiElement(global)('global')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('d')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(...)('...')
+    PsiElement(NEWLINE)('\n')
+    PsiWhiteSpace('    ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('e')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(...)('...')
+    PsiElement(NEWLINE)('\n')
+    PsiWhiteSpace('    ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('f')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('g')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/com/github/korniloval/matlab/parser/MatlabParserTest.kt b/tests/com/github/korniloval/matlab/parser/MatlabParserTest.kt
index 55b8cda..77c4f7e 100644
--- a/tests/com/github/korniloval/matlab/parser/MatlabParserTest.kt
+++ b/tests/com/github/korniloval/matlab/parser/MatlabParserTest.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ open class MatlabParserTest : ParsingTestCase("", "m", MatlabParserDefinition())
     fun testFileOperations() = doTest()
     fun testWhileLoop() = doTest()
     fun testForLoop() = doTest()
+    fun testGlobalVariables() = doTest()
     fun testIf() = doTest()
     fun testFunctionCall() = doTest()
     fun testFunctionDeclaration() = doTest()