diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/overrides.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/overrides.scm
index 5e43c4a94ad69e6b7d6c3afab091235b789c6e1d..8b43fdcfc558e5b86232618206b64227f426251e 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/overrides.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/overrides.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 (comment) @comment
-(string) @string
+
+[
+  (string)
+  (template_string)
+] @string
 
 [
   (jsx_element)
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/overrides.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/overrides.scm
index 03066371b110eb728126a49043dd03b9fd7a5a2d..8b43fdcfc558e5b86232618206b64227f426251e 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/overrides.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/overrides.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 (comment) @comment
-(string) @string
+
+[
+  (string)
+  (template_string)
+] @string
+
 [
   (jsx_element)
   (jsx_fragment)