diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index e19adda1..37494832 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ if get(g:, 'vim_markdown_strikethrough', 0)
     HtmlHiLink mkdStrike        htmlStrike
 endif
 
-syn cluster mkdHeadingContent contains=htmlItalic,htmlBold,htmlBoldItalic,mkdFootnotes,mkdLink,mkdInlineURL
+syn cluster mkdHeadingContent contains=htmlItalic,htmlBold,htmlBoldItalic,mkdFootnotes,mkdLink,mkdInlineURL,mkdStrike
 syn cluster mkdNonListItem contains=@htmlTop,htmlItalic,htmlBold,htmlBoldItalic,mkdFootnotes,mkdInlineURL,mkdLink,mkdLinkDef,mkdLineBreak,mkdBlockquote,mkdCode,mkdRule,htmlH1,htmlH2,htmlH3,htmlH4,htmlH5,htmlH6,mkdMath,mkdStrike
 
 "highlighting for Markdown groups
diff --git a/test/strikethrough.vader b/test/strikethrough.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe392ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/strikethrough.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+Before:
+  let g:vim_markdown_strikethrough = 1
+  syn off | syn on
+
+After:
+  unlet! g:vim_markdown_strikethrough
+
+Given markdown;
+a ~~b~~ c
+
+Execute (strikethrough):
+  AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('a'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('b'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertNotEqual SyntaxOf('c'), 'mkdStrike'
+
+Given markdown;
+# ~~h1~~
+## ~~h2~~
+### ~~h3~~
+#### ~~h4~~
+##### ~~h5~~
+###### ~~h6~~
+
+Execute (strikethrough in atx headings):
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h1'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h2'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h3'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h4'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h5'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h6'), 'mkdStrike'
+
+Given markdown;
+~~h1~~
+=
+
+~~h2~~
+-
+
+Execute (strikethrough in setext headings):
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h1'), 'mkdStrike'
+  AssertEqual SyntaxOf('h2'), 'mkdStrike'