diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/ruby/outline.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/ruby/outline.scm
index 0b36dabadb..544257ac0c 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/ruby/outline.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/ruby/outline.scm
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "class" @context
     name: (_) @name) @item
 
+((identifier) @context
+  (#match? @context "^(private|protected|public)$")) @item
+
 (method
     "def" @context
     name: (_) @name) @item