diff --git a/queries/editorconfig/highlights.scm b/queries/editorconfig/highlights.scm
index fd69bc4c8..feb0a524c 100644
--- a/queries/editorconfig/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/editorconfig/highlights.scm
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 (comment) @comment @spell
 
-; consistency with toml and ini
 (section
-  (section_name) @type)
+  (section_name) @string.special.path)
 
 (character_choice
   (character) @constant)
diff --git a/queries/git_config/highlights.scm b/queries/git_config/highlights.scm
index 3423e1b0c..6b37e9090 100644
--- a/queries/git_config/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/git_config/highlights.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ; Sections
-(section_name) @type
+(section_name) @markup.heading
 
 ((section_name) @keyword.import
   (#eq? @keyword.import "include"))
diff --git a/queries/ini/highlights.scm b/queries/ini/highlights.scm
index b71c502aa..cbf958e84 100644
--- a/queries/ini/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/ini/highlights.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (section_name
-  (text) @type) ; consistency with toml
+  (text) @markup.heading)
 
 (comment) @comment @spell