diff --git a/crates/languages/src/rust/highlights.scm b/crates/languages/src/rust/highlights.scm
index c541b51217..ea39352576 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/rust/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/rust/highlights.scm
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@
 (unary_expression "!" @operator)
 operator: "/" @operator
 
-(lifetime) @lifetime
+(lifetime
+  "'" @lifetime
+  (identifier) @lifetime)
 
 (parameter (identifier) @variable.parameter)