diff --git a/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm b/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm
index 680dac8fa51957ce088081fa5eb7be6505cacb04..22b8505a10439ee713d3e9dff6ba66f708a9bf9d 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/cpp/highlights.scm
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
   "volatile"
   "while"
   (primitive_type)
+  (sized_type_specifier)
   (type_qualifier)
 ] @keyword