diff --git a/queries/cpp/highlights.scm b/queries/cpp/highlights.scm
index 0eb541269..24087e204 100644
--- a/queries/cpp/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/cpp/highlights.scm
@@ -112,3 +112,9 @@
 
 "::" @operator
 "..." @operator
+
+; Annotations (not fully supported by parser)
+
+((ERROR) @annotation 
+         (vim-match? @annotation  "\[?\[.*\]\]?.*$"))
+(attribute) @annotation