diff --git a/crates/languages/src/regex/highlights.scm b/crates/languages/src/regex/highlights.scm
index 2504dab79e..3829c3834b 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/regex/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/regex/highlights.scm
@@ -4,24 +4,22 @@
   "(?"
   "(?:"
   "(?<"
+  "(?P="
+  "<"
   ">"
   "["
   "]"
   "{"
   "}"
-] @string
+] @punctuation.bracket.regex
 
-(group_name) @property
+(group_name) @label.regex
 
 [
   (identity_escape)
   (control_letter_escape)
   (character_class_escape)
   (control_escape)
-  (start_assertion)
-  (end_assertion)
-  (boundary_assertion)
-  (non_boundary_assertion)
 ] @string.escape
 
 [
@@ -31,17 +29,25 @@
   "|"
   "="
   "!"
+  (start_assertion)
+  (end_assertion)
   (any_character)
-] @operator
+] @operator.regex
+
+[
+  (boundary_assertion)
+  (non_boundary_assertion)
+  (backreference_escape)
+] @keyword.operator.regex
 
 (count_quantifier
   [
     (decimal_digits) @number
-    "," @punctuation.delimiter
+    "," @punctuation.delimiter.regex
   ])
 
 (character_class
   [
-    "^" @operator
-    (class_range "-" @operator)
+    "^" @operator.regex
+    (class_range "-" @operator.regex)
   ])