diff --git a/doc/tagbar.txt b/doc/tagbar.txt
index 33e85e1..015a44a 100644
--- a/doc/tagbar.txt
+++ b/doc/tagbar.txt
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ TagbarKind
 TagbarScope
     Tags that define a scope like classes, structs etc.
 
-TagbarScopeType
-    The type of a scope after the colon, for example "class", "struct" etc.
+TagbarType
+    The type of a tag or scope if available.
 
 TagbarSignature
     Function signatures.
diff --git a/syntax/tagbar.vim b/syntax/tagbar.vim
index 43dc895..749ede7 100644
--- a/syntax/tagbar.vim
+++ b/syntax/tagbar.vim
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ else
 endif
 
 syntax match TagbarComment   '^".*'
-syntax match TagbarScopeType ' : \zs.*'
+syntax match TagbarType      ' : \zs.*'
 syntax match TagbarSignature '(.*)'
 syntax match TagbarPseudoID  '\*\ze :'
 
 highlight default link TagbarComment   Comment
 highlight default link TagbarKind      Identifier
 highlight default link TagbarScope     Title
-highlight default link TagbarScopeType Type
+highlight default link TagbarType      Type
 highlight default link TagbarSignature SpecialKey
 highlight default link TagbarPseudoID  NonText
 highlight default link TagbarFoldIcon  Statement