diff --git a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/keys/vim.lua b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/keys/vim.lua
index 43860a35..2c03360c 100644
--- a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/keys/vim.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/keys/vim.lua
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup.widget")
 
-local vim_rule = {name="vim"}
+local vim_rule_any = {name={"vim", "VIM"}}
 for group_name, group_data in pairs({
-    vim_motion=                 { color="#009F00", rule=vim_rule },
-    vim_command=                { color="#aFaF00", rule=vim_rule },
-    vim_command_insert= { color="#cF4F40", rule=vim_rule },
-    vim_operator=             { color="#aF6F00", rule=vim_rule },
+    vim_motion=                 { color="#009F00", rule_any=vim_rule_any },
+    vim_command=                { color="#aFaF00", rule_any=vim_rule_any },
+    vim_command_insert= { color="#cF4F40", rule_any=vim_rule_any },
+    vim_operator=             { color="#aF6F00", rule_any=vim_rule_any },
 }) do
     hotkeys_popup.group_rules[group_name] = group_data
 end
diff --git a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/widget.lua b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/widget.lua
index b027d316..3e137def 100644
--- a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/widget.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/widget.lua
@@ -376,8 +376,15 @@ function widget.show_help(c, s)
     for group, _ in pairs(group_list) do
         local need_match
         for group_name, data in pairs(widget.group_rules) do
-            if group_name==group and data.rule then
-                if not c or not awful.rules.match(c, data.rule) then
+            if group_name==group and (
+                data.rule or data.rule_any or data.except or data.except_any
+            ) then
+                if not c or not awful.rules.matches(c, {
+                    rule=data.rule,
+                    rule_any=data.rule_any,
+                    except=data.except,
+                    except_any=data.except_any
+                }) then
                     need_match = true
                     break
                 end