diff --git a/queries/javascript/highlights.scm b/queries/javascript/highlights.scm
index ace1b49a0..fff30a8c3 100644
--- a/queries/javascript/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/javascript/highlights.scm
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
 "." @punctuation.delimiter
 "," @punctuation.delimiter
 
+(pair ":" @punctuation.delimiter)
+
 [
   "--"
   "-"