diff --git a/lisp/use-package/use-package.el b/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
index 896edeade97..275a8b9ee4d 100644
--- a/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
+++ b/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
@@ -604,6 +604,13 @@ For full documentation. please see commentary.
 
 (put 'use-package 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 
+(defconst use-package-font-lock-keywords
+  '(("(\\(use-package\\)\\> *\\(\\sw+\\)?"
+     (1 font-lock-keyword-face)
+     (2 font-lock-constant-face))))
+
+(font-lock-add-keywords 'emacs-lisp-mode use-package-font-lock-keywords)
+
 (provide 'use-package)
 
 ;;; use-package.el ends here