diff --git a/runtime/queries/sql/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/sql/highlights.scm
index 90b19ccb8..b3a0c71c6 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/sql/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/sql/highlights.scm
@@ -328,9 +328,10 @@
   (keyword_storage)
   (keyword_compression)
   (keyword_duplicate)
-  (keyword_while)
 ] @keyword
 
+(keyword_while) @keyword.repeat
+
 [
   (keyword_restrict)
   (keyword_unbounded)