diff --git a/runtime/queries/astro/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/astro/highlights.scm
index 3d0792b84..780ed3304 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/astro/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/astro/highlights.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,48 @@
-; inherits: html
+(tag_name) @tag
+(erroneous_end_tag_name) @error
+(doctype) @constant
+(attribute_name) @attribute
+(comment) @comment
+
+((attribute
+  (attribute_name) @attribute
+  (quoted_attribute_value (attribute_value) @markup.link.url))
+ (#any-of? @attribute "href" "src"))
+
+((element
+  (start_tag
+    (tag_name) @tag)
+  (text) @markup.link.label)
+  (#eq? @tag "a"))
+
+(attribute [(attribute_value) (quoted_attribute_value)] @string)
+
+((element
+  (start_tag
+    (tag_name) @tag)
+  (text) @markup.bold)
+  (#any-of? @tag "strong" "b"))
+
+((element
+  (start_tag
+    (tag_name) @tag)
+  (text) @markup.italic)
+  (#any-of? @tag "em" "i"))
+
+((element
+  (start_tag
+    (tag_name) @tag)
+  (text) @markup.strikethrough)
+  (#any-of? @tag "s" "del"))
+
+[
+  "<"
+  ">"
+  "</"
+  "/>"
+  "<!"
+] @punctuation.bracket
+
+"=" @punctuation.delimiter
 
 ["---"] @punctuation.delimiter