diff --git a/queries/c/highlights.scm b/queries/c/highlights.scm
index a3688906f..667cfee82 100644
--- a/queries/c/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/c/highlights.scm
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 
 (string_literal) @string
 (system_lib_string) @string
+(escape_sequence) @string.escape
 
 (null) @constant.builtin
 (number_literal) @number