diff --git a/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm b/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm
index 4fde36d9e..6c5063c5f 100644
--- a/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 ((element
   (start_tag
     (tag_name) @_tag)
-  (text) @string.special.url)
+  (text) @markup.link.label)
   (#eq? @_tag "a"))
 
 ((attribute