diff --git a/queries/vala/highlights.scm b/queries/vala/highlights.scm
index a7cec5aa2..16f6772e7 100644
--- a/queries/vala/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/vala/highlights.scm
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
   "}"
   "("
   ")"
+  "["
+  "]"
 ] @punctuation.bracket
 
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