diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9ea48d5cc2..8e956b3597 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Grammars:
 
+- fix(rust) highlight types immediately preceeding `::` (#3540) [Josh Goebel][] 
 - Added 3rd party Apex grammar to SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES (#3546) [David Schach][]
 - fix(rust) recognize `include_bytes!` macro (#3541) [Serial-ATA][]
 - fix(java) do not intepret `==` as a variable declaration [Mousetail][]
diff --git a/src/languages/rust.js b/src/languages/rust.js
index 4e65b578dd..3f43aeb478 100644
--- a/src/languages/rust.js
+++ b/src/languages/rust.js
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ export default function(hljs) {
         begin: hljs.IDENT_RE + '::',
         keywords: {
           keyword: "Self",
-          built_in: BUILTINS
+          built_in: BUILTINS,
+          type: TYPES
         }
       },
       {
diff --git a/test/markup/rust/types.expect.txt b/test/markup/rust/types.expect.txt
index a84825dff2..185c8f1d92 100644
--- a/test/markup/rust/types.expect.txt
+++ b/test/markup/rust/types.expect.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 <span class="hljs-keyword">type</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">A</span>;
 <span class="hljs-keyword">type</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">A</span> = B;
 <span class="hljs-keyword">type</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">R</span>&lt;T&gt; = m::R&lt;T, ConcreteError&gt;
+
+<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> <span class="hljs-variable">vec</span>: <span class="hljs-type">Vec</span>&lt;<span class="hljs-type">isize</span>&gt; = <span class="hljs-type">Vec</span>::<span class="hljs-title function_ invoke__">new</span>();
+<span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> <span class="hljs-number">100</span> &gt; <span class="hljs-type">i32</span>::MAX {}
diff --git a/test/markup/rust/types.txt b/test/markup/rust/types.txt
index b8644e4983..c8c5c3749a 100644
--- a/test/markup/rust/types.txt
+++ b/test/markup/rust/types.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ type A: Trait;
 type A;
 type A = B;
 type R<T> = m::R<T, ConcreteError>
+
+let vec: Vec<isize> = Vec::new();
+if 100 > i32::MAX {}