diff --git a/queries/clojure/highlights.scm b/queries/clojure/highlights.scm
index 83cc8d7a8..965ec1369 100644
--- a/queries/clojure/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/clojure/highlights.scm
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 (num_lit) @number
 
+(char_lit) @character
+
 (bool_lit) @boolean
 
 (nil_lit) @constant.builtin
diff --git a/queries/commonlisp/highlights.scm b/queries/commonlisp/highlights.scm
index 8515c235e..841798c5a 100644
--- a/queries/commonlisp/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/commonlisp/highlights.scm
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@
 
 [(array_dimension) "#0A" "#0a"] @number
 
-(char_lit) @number
+(char_lit) @character