diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp
index afab8ab3c7e..6608a93a690 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp
@@ -210,9 +210,11 @@ bool QmlJSHighlighter::maybeQmlKeyword(const QStringRef &text) const
         return true;
     else if (ch == QLatin1Char('a') && text == QLatin1String("alias"))
         return true;
+    else if (ch == QLatin1Char('c') && text == QLatin1String("component"))
+        return true;
     else if (ch == QLatin1Char('s') && text == QLatin1String("signal"))
         return true;
-    else if (ch == QLatin1Char('r') && text == QLatin1String("readonly"))
+    else if (ch == QLatin1Char('r') && (text == QLatin1String("readonly") || text == QLatin1String("required")))
         return true;
     else if (ch == QLatin1Char('i') && text == QLatin1String("import"))
         return true;