diff --git a/crates/languages/src/c/injections.scm b/crates/languages/src/c/injections.scm
index 447897340cc735ed77099b20fd6fc8c52ac19ec8..d7df76b118672e77e3e2a6eacb320aade84c05fa 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/c/injections.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/c/injections.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ((comment) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "comment")
-)
+  (#match? @injection.content "^(///|//!|/\\*\\*|/\\*!)(.*)")
+  (#set! injection.language "doxygen")
+  (#set! injection.include-children))
 
 (preproc_def
     value: (preproc_arg) @injection.content
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/cpp/injections.scm b/crates/languages/src/cpp/injections.scm
index 160770f3cc1d69f5cb3d1679c8a48726d8d437ed..a115a3bffdbe4c522b611f3786ffc95dcecc5cff 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/cpp/injections.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/cpp/injections.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ((comment) @injection.content
- (#set! injection.language "comment")
-)
+  (#match? @injection.content "^(///|//!|/\\*\\*|/\\*!)(.*)")
+  (#set! injection.language "doxygen")
+  (#set! injection.include-children))
 
 (preproc_def
     value: (preproc_arg) @injection.content