diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/beamer.vim b/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/beamer.vim
index 27ce2fd979..2af4bfc3c7 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/beamer.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/beamer.vim
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ function! vimtex#syntax#p#beamer#load(cfg) abort " {{{1
         \ contains=texBeamerOpt
         \ nextgroup=texFileOpt,texFileArg
 
+  call vimtex#syntax#core#new_env({
+        \ 'name': 'semiverbatim',
+        \ 'region': 'texVerbZone'
+        \})
+
   highlight link texCmdBeamer texCmd
   highlight link texBeamerOpt texOpt
   highlight link texBeamerDelim texDelim
diff --git a/test/test-syntax/test-beamer.tex b/test/test-syntax/test-beamer.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fa3301e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-syntax/test-beamer.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+\documentclass{beamer}
+\begin{document}
+
+\begin{frame}[fragile]
+\begin{semiverbatim}
+int main() \{
+  \uncover<2->{return 0;}
+\}
+\end{semiverbatim}
+\end{frame}
+
+\end{document}
diff --git a/test/test-syntax/test-beamer.vim b/test/test-syntax/test-beamer.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b82944d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-syntax/test-beamer.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+source common.vim
+
+Edit test-beamer.tex
+
+if empty($INMAKE) | finish | endif
+
+call assert_true(vimtex#syntax#in('texVerbZone', 6, 1))
+
+call vimtex#test#finished()