diff --git a/queries/latex/highlights.scm b/queries/latex/highlights.scm
index 956c753f7..9b36634e6 100644
--- a/queries/latex/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/latex/highlights.scm
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 
 (delimiter) @punctuation.delimiter
 
+(math_delimiter
+  left_command: _ @punctuation.delimiter
+  left_delimiter: _ @punctuation.delimiter
+  right_command: _ @punctuation.delimiter
+  right_delimiter: _ @punctuation.delimiter)
+
 [
   "["
   "]"