diff --git a/autoload/tagbar.vim b/autoload/tagbar.vim
index 87bf07e..69e3a11 100644
--- a/autoload/tagbar.vim
+++ b/autoload/tagbar.vim
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ let s:window_expanded = 0
 let s:compare_typeinfo = {}
 
 
-let s:access_symbols = {
+let s:visibility_symbols = {
     \ 'public'    : '+',
     \ 'protected' : '#',
     \ 'private'   : '-'
@@ -1207,8 +1207,9 @@ function! s:BaseTag._getPrefix() abort dict
     else
         let prefix = ' '
     endif
+    " Visibility is called 'access' in the ctags output
     if has_key(self.fields, 'access')
-        let prefix .= get(s:access_symbols, self.fields.access, ' ')
+        let prefix .= get(s:visibility_symbols, self.fields.access, ' ')
     else
         let prefix .= ' '
     endif
diff --git a/doc/tagbar.txt b/doc/tagbar.txt
index eafe356..a63dbd2 100644
--- a/doc/tagbar.txt
+++ b/doc/tagbar.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Then Tagbar would display the tag information like so:
 <
 This example shows several important points. First, the tags are listed
 indented below the scope they are defined in. Second, the type of a scope is
-listed after its name and a colon. Third, tags for which the access/visibility
+listed after its name and a colon. Third, tags for which the visibility
 information is known are prefixed with a symbol indicating that.
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -556,14 +556,14 @@ TagbarFoldIcon
 TagbarHighlight
     The colour that is used for automatically highlighting the current tag.
 
-TagbarAccessPublic
-    The "public" visibility/access symbol.
+TagbarVisibilityPublic
+    The "public" visibility symbol.
 
-TagbarAccessProtected
-    The "protected" visibility/access symbol.
+TagbarVisibilityProtected
+    The "protected" visibility symbol.
 
-TagbarAccessPrivate
-    The "private" visibility/access symbol.
+TagbarVisibilityPrivate
+    The "private" visibility symbol.
 
 If you want to change any of those colours put a line like the following in
 your vimrc:
@@ -965,9 +965,9 @@ imporant tips to get it to integrate well with Tagbar:
         * line:      The line number of the tag.
         * column:    The column number of the tag.
         * signature: The signature of a function.
-        * access:    Visibility/access information of a tag; the values
-                     "public", "protected" and "private" will be denoted with
-                     a special symbol in Tagbar.
+        * access:    Visibility information of a tag; the values "public",
+                     "protected" and "private" will be denoted with a special
+                     symbol in Tagbar.
 
     In addition fields that describe the surrounding scope of the tag are
     supported if they are specified in the type configuration as explained at
diff --git a/syntax/tagbar.vim b/syntax/tagbar.vim
index 8af6430..dac8f50 100644
--- a/syntax/tagbar.vim
+++ b/syntax/tagbar.vim
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ let s:pattern = '[' . s:ic . s:io . ']\([-+# ]\)\@='
 execute "syntax match TagbarFoldIcon '" . s:pattern . "'"
 
 let s:pattern = '\([' . s:ic . s:io . ' ]\)\@<=+\([^-+# ]\)\@='
-execute "syntax match TagbarAccessPublic '" . s:pattern . "'"
+execute "syntax match TagbarVisibilityPublic '" . s:pattern . "'"
 let s:pattern = '\([' . s:ic . s:io . ' ]\)\@<=#\([^-+# ]\)\@='
-execute "syntax match TagbarAccessProtected '" . s:pattern . "'"
+execute "syntax match TagbarVisibilityProtected '" . s:pattern . "'"
 let s:pattern = '\([' . s:ic . s:io . ' ]\)\@<=-\([^-+# ]\)\@='
-execute "syntax match TagbarAccessPrivate '" . s:pattern . "'"
+execute "syntax match TagbarVisibilityPrivate '" . s:pattern . "'"
 
 unlet s:pattern
 
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ highlight default link TagbarHighlight  Search
 highlight default TagbarAccessPublic    guifg=Green ctermfg=Green
 highlight default TagbarAccessProtected guifg=Blue  ctermfg=Blue
 highlight default TagbarAccessPrivate   guifg=Red   ctermfg=Red
+highlight default link TagbarVisibilityPublic    TagbarAccessPublic
+highlight default link TagbarVisibilityProtected TagbarAccessProtected
+highlight default link TagbarVisibilityPrivate   TagbarAccessPrivate
 
 let b:current_syntax = "tagbar"