diff --git a/syntax/go.vim b/syntax/go.vim
index 2bc14c84d5..00c0e94a89 100644
--- a/syntax/go.vim
+++ b/syntax/go.vim
@@ -147,21 +147,31 @@ endif
 " import
 if go#config#FoldEnable('import')
   syn region    goImport            start='import (' end=')' transparent fold contains=goImport,goImportString,goComment
+  syn match     goImport            /^import ()/ transparent fold contains=goImport
 else
   syn region    goImport            start='import (' end=')' transparent contains=goImport,goImportString,goComment
+  syn match     goImport            /^import ()/ transparent contains=goImport
 endif
 
 " var, const
 if go#config#FoldEnable('varconst')
   syn region    goVar               start='var ('   end='^\s*)$' transparent fold
-                        \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+  syn match     goVar               /var ()/ transparent fold
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
   syn region    goConst             start='const (' end='^\s*)$' transparent fold
-                        \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+  syn match     goConst             /const ()/ transparent fold
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
 else
   syn region    goVar               start='var ('   end='^\s*)$' transparent
-                        \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+  syn match     goVar               /var ()/ transparent
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
   syn region    goConst             start='const (' end='^\s*)$' transparent
-                        \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
+  syn match     goConst             /const ()/ transparent
+                                  \ contains=ALLBUT,goParen,goBlock,goFunction,goTypeName,goReceiverType,goReceiverVar,goParamName,goParamType,goSimpleParams,goPointerOperator
 endif
 
 " Single-line var, const, and import.