diff --git a/modules/module-lisp.el b/modules/module-lisp.el
index 3fd7600f4..4713802ab 100644
--- a/modules/module-lisp.el
+++ b/modules/module-lisp.el
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@
              collect
              (cons disp (cons k v)))))
 
-(font-lock-add-keywords
- 'emacs-lisp-mode `(("\\(lambda\\)" (0 (narf/show-as ?λ)))))
+(font-lock-add-keywords 'emacs-lisp-mode `(("(\\(lambda\\)" (0 (narf/show-as ?λ)))))
+;; Highlight narf macros (macros are already fontified in emacs 25+)
+(when (<= emacs-major-version 24)
+  (font-lock-add-keywords 'emacs-lisp-mode `(("(\\([^!]+!\\) " 1 'font-lock-keyword-face))))
 
 ;; Real go-to-definition for elisp
 (map! :map emacs-lisp-mode-map