diff --git a/queries/java/highlights.scm b/queries/java/highlights.scm
index a7e3af292..ae498a159 100644
--- a/queries/java/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/java/highlights.scm
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 (constructor_declaration
   name: (identifier) @type)
 (type_identifier) @type
+((type_identifier) @type.builtin
+  (#eq? @type.builtin "var"))
 ((method_invocation
   object: (identifier) @type)
  (#lua-match? @type "^[A-Z]"))