diff --git a/runtime/queries/verilog/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/verilog/highlights.scm
index 9cec88be1..5a1dd9ebd 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/verilog/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/verilog/highlights.scm
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
 (port_identifier
  (simple_identifier) @variable)
 
+(variable_port_header ("var") @type.builtin)
+(data_declaration ("var") @type.builtin)
+(tf_port_item1 ("var") @type.builtin)
 [
   (net_type)
   (integer_vector_type)