diff --git a/queries/lua/highlights.scm b/queries/lua/highlights.scm
index 2585047b3..e1ac271ae 100644
--- a/queries/lua/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/lua/highlights.scm
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@
 "#"
  ] @operator
 
+;; Brackets
+[
+ "("
+ ")"
+ "["
+ "]"
+ "{"
+ "}"
+] @punctuation.bracket
 
 ;; Constants
 [
diff --git a/queries/lua/textobjects.scm b/queries/lua/textobjects.scm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a3042372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/queries/lua/textobjects.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(function) @function.outer
+
+(local_function) @function.outer