diff --git a/Erlang/Erlang.sublime-syntax b/Erlang/Erlang.sublime-syntax
index ee243f0a292..59d5af2aa0b 100644
--- a/Erlang/Erlang.sublime-syntax
+++ b/Erlang/Erlang.sublime-syntax
@@ -1386,8 +1386,10 @@ contexts:
 
   constant:
     # https://www.erlang.org/doc/reference_manual/data_types.html#boolean
-    - match: (false|true){{ident_break}}
-      scope: constant.language.boolean.erlang
+    - match: false{{ident_break}}
+      scope: constant.language.boolean.false.erlang
+    - match: true{{ident_break}}
+      scope: constant.language.boolean.true.erlang
     # https://www.erlang.org/doc/reference_manual/errors.html#exceptions
     - match: (error|exit|ok|throw){{ident_break}}
       scope: constant.language.exception.type.erlang
diff --git a/Erlang/syntax_test_erlang.erl b/Erlang/syntax_test_erlang.erl
index 5cd4eae68bb..89a39ec4294 100644
--- a/Erlang/syntax_test_erlang.erl
+++ b/Erlang/syntax_test_erlang.erl
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ atom_tests() -> .
 % Special atom tests
 
     true
-%   ^^^^ constant.language.boolean.erlang
+%   ^^^^ constant.language.boolean.true.erlang
 
     false
-%   ^^^^^ constant.language.boolean.erlang
+%   ^^^^^ constant.language.boolean.false.erlang
 
     error
 %   ^^^^^ constant.language.exception.type.erlang