diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py b/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py
index ac12d8ace3575f3..d5f883ee04f2537 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/colorizer.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ def make_pat():
         ]) +
         r"))"
     )
+    type_softkw = (
+        r"^[ \t]*" +  # at beginning of line + possible indentation
+        r"(?P<TYPE_SOFTKW>type)" +
+        r"(?=[ \t]+[A-Za-z_])"
+    )
     lazy_softkw = (  # lazy new in 3.15 (+ 2 lines below).
         r"^[ \t]*" +  # at beginning of line + possible indentation
         r"(?P<LAZY_SOFTKW>lazy)" +
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ def make_pat():
     dq3string = stringprefix + r'"""[^"\\]*((\\.|"(?!""))[^"\\]*)*(""")?'
     string = any("STRING", [sq3string, dq3string, sqstring, dqstring])
     prog = re.compile("|".join([
-                                builtin, comment, string, kw,
+                                type_softkw, builtin, comment, string, kw,
                                 match_softkw, case_default,
                                 case_softkw_and_pattern, lazy_softkw,
                                 any("SYNC", [r"\n"]),
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ def make_pat():
     "CASE_SOFTKW": "KEYWORD",
     "CASE_DEFAULT_UNDERSCORE": "KEYWORD",
     "CASE_SOFTKW2": "KEYWORD",
+    "TYPE_SOFTKW": "KEYWORD",
     "LAZY_SOFTKW": "KEYWORD",
 }
 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_colorizer.py b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_colorizer.py
index 8a6ab527f9387f4..a70f809729229a4 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_colorizer.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_colorizer.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ async def f(): await g()
     '''
     case _:'''
     "match x:"
+    type Point = tuple[float, float]
+    type = type(1)
     """)
 
 
@@ -404,6 +406,8 @@ def test_recolorize_main(self, mock_notify):
                     ('28.25', ('STRING',)), ('28.38', ('STRING',)),
                     ('30.0', ('STRING',)),
                     ('31.1', ('STRING',)),
+                    ('55.0', ('KEYWORD',)), ('55.4', ()), ('55.13', ('BUILTIN',)), ('55.19', ('BUILTIN',)),
+                    ('56.0', ('BUILTIN',)), ('56.7', ('BUILTIN',)),
                     # SYNC at the end of every line.
                     ('1.55', ('SYNC',)), ('2.50', ('SYNC',)), ('3.34', ('SYNC',)),
                    )
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2026-08-17-17-51-00.gh-issue-151471.abcdef.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2026-08-17-17-51-00.gh-issue-151471.abcdef.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..32099ed34aa6fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2026-08-17-17-51-00.gh-issue-151471.abcdef.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+IDLE now colorizes ``type`` as a soft keyword when it begins a statement.