diff --git a/runtime/queries/html/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/html/highlights.scm
index fff015b5c6749..99f39c95bdc5f 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/html/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/html/highlights.scm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   ">"
   "</"
   "/>"
+  "<!"
 ] @punctuation.bracket
 
 "=" @punctuation.delimiter