diff --git a/ftdetect/prisma.vim b/ftdetect/prisma.vim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..704717ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftdetect/prisma.vim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.prisma set filetype=prisma
diff --git a/queries/prisma/highlights.scm b/queries/prisma/highlights.scm
index 50e22cb1f..619ec6788 100644
--- a/queries/prisma/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/prisma/highlights.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+(variable) @variable
+
 [
  "datasource"
  "enum"