diff --git a/queries/jsx/highlights.scm b/queries/jsx/highlights.scm
index f2200b6a2..98fc02f95 100644
--- a/queries/jsx/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/jsx/highlights.scm
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@
 (html_character_reference) @tag
 
 (jsx_text) @none
+
+(html_character_reference) @character.special