diff --git a/syntax/todo.vim b/syntax/todo.vim
index 9ebeb03..c9943d8 100644
--- a/syntax/todo.vim
+++ b/syntax/todo.vim
@@ -10,37 +10,42 @@ if exists("b:current_syntax")
 endif
 
 syntax  match  TodoDone       '^[xX]\s.\+$'               contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityA  '^([aA])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityB  '^([bB])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityC  '^([cC])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityD  '^([dD])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityE  '^([eE])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityF  '^([fF])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityG  '^([gG])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityH  '^([hH])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityI  '^([iI])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityJ  '^([jJ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityK  '^([kK])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityL  '^([lL])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityM  '^([mM])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityN  '^([nN])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityO  '^([oO])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityP  '^([pP])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityQ  '^([qQ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityR  '^([rR])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityS  '^([sS])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityT  '^([tT])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityU  '^([uU])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityV  '^([vV])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityW  '^([wW])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityX  '^([xX])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityY  '^([yY])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityZ  '^([zZ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityA  '^([aA])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityB  '^([bB])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityC  '^([cC])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityD  '^([dD])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityE  '^([eE])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityF  '^([fF])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityG  '^([gG])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityH  '^([hH])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityI  '^([iI])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityJ  '^([jJ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityK  '^([kK])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityL  '^([lL])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityM  '^([mM])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityN  '^([nN])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityO  '^([oO])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityP  '^([pP])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityQ  '^([qQ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityR  '^([rR])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityS  '^([sS])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityT  '^([tT])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityU  '^([uU])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityV  '^([vV])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityW  '^([wW])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityX  '^([xX])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityY  '^([yY])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityZ  '^([zZ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoKey,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext,TodoDueToday,TodoOverDueDate
 syntax  match  TodoDate       '\d\{2,4\}-\d\{2\}-\d\{2\}' contains=NONE
-syntax  match  TodoKey        '\S*\S:\S\S*'                   contains=TodoDate
+syntax  match  TodoKey        '\S*\S:\S\S*'               contains=TodoDate
 syntax  match  TodoProject    '\(^\|\W\)+[^[:blank:]]\+'  contains=NONE
 syntax  match  TodoContext    '\(^\|\W\)@[^[:blank:]]\+'  contains=NONE
 
+let s:todayDate=strftime('%Y\-%m\-%d')
+"TODO: Figure out how to allow stop the following line being highlighted inside TodoDone
+"execute 'syntax match TodoDueToday    /\v\c<(due:)@4<=' . s:todayDate . '/ contains=NONE contained'
+execute 'syntax match TodoDueToday    /\v\c<due:' . s:todayDate . '/ contains=NONE'
+
 " Other priority colours might be defined by the user
 highlight  default  link  TodoKey        Special
 highlight  default  link  TodoDone       Comment
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ highlight  default  link  TodoPriorityC  type
 highlight  default  link  TodoDate       PreProc
 highlight  default  link  TodoProject    Special
 highlight  default  link  TodoContext    Special
+highlight  default  link  TodoDueToday   Todo
 
 function! todo#GetDateRegexForPastDates(...)
     " Build a RegExp to match all dates prior to a reference date.