diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/python/highlights.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/python/highlights.scm
index 71ab963d82664db4dd9a66b9e9ac0e85449caf57..0d85c8b6a9354a00ee8574ad5e76b659e22639cd 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/python/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/python/highlights.scm
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@
   "{" @punctuation.special
   "}" @punctuation.special) @embedded
 
+; Docstrings.
+(function_definition
+  "async"?
+  "def"
+  name: (_)
+  (parameters)?
+  body: (block (expression_statement (string) @string.doc)))
+
 [
   "-"
   "-="
@@ -122,4 +130,4 @@
   "yield"
   "match"
   "case"
-] @keyword
\ No newline at end of file
+] @keyword