diff --git a/queries/kotlin/highlights.scm b/queries/kotlin/highlights.scm
index 8cbf402a8..22f320032 100644
--- a/queries/kotlin/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/kotlin/highlights.scm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 (type_identifier) @type
 
 ; '?' operator, replacement for Java @Nullable
-(nullable_type) @attribute
+(nullable_type) @punctuation.special
 
 (type_alias
 	(type_identifier) @type.definition)