diff --git a/src/renderer/plugins/editor-md-syntax.ts b/src/renderer/plugins/editor-md-syntax.ts
index 746407ed..eba74024 100644
--- a/src/renderer/plugins/editor-md-syntax.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/plugins/editor-md-syntax.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export default {
 
     ctx.editor.tapMarkdownMonarchLanguage(mdLanguage => {
       mdLanguage.tokenizer.root.unshift(
+        [/^\s*[+\-*] \[[ xX]\]\s/, 'keyword'],
         [/==\S.*\S?==/, 'keyword'],
         [/(\[\[)([^[\]]+)(\]\])/, ['keyword.predefined', 'string', 'keyword.predefined']],
         [/~\S[^~]*\S?~/, 'string'],