diff --git a/queries/rust/highlights.scm b/queries/rust/highlights.scm
index 72a5b1e14..4febc256c 100644
--- a/queries/rust/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/rust/highlights.scm
@@ -255,4 +255,5 @@
 
 (attribute_item "#" @punctuation.special)
 (inner_attribute_item ["#" "!"] @punctuation.special)
+(macro_invocation "!" @function.macro) ; don't highlight `!` as an operator here