diff --git a/crates/language/src/language.rs b/crates/language/src/language.rs
index c6a850feb8..a3aa65e53f 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/language.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/language.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ pub struct LanguageRegistry {
         >,
     >,
     subscription: RwLock<(watch::Sender<()>, watch::Receiver<()>)>,
+    theme: RwLock<Option<Arc<SyntaxTheme>>>,
 }
 
 impl LanguageRegistry {
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ impl LanguageRegistry {
             login_shell_env_loaded: login_shell_env_loaded.shared(),
             lsp_binary_paths: Default::default(),
             subscription: RwLock::new(watch::channel()),
+            theme: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -341,6 +343,9 @@ impl LanguageRegistry {
     }
 
     pub fn add(&self, language: Arc<Language>) {
+        if let Some(theme) = self.theme.read().clone() {
+            language.set_theme(theme);
+        }
         self.languages.write().push(language.clone());
         *self.subscription.write().0.borrow_mut() = ();
     }
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ impl LanguageRegistry {
     }
 
     pub fn set_theme(&self, theme: Arc<SyntaxTheme>) {
+        *self.theme.write() = Some(theme.clone());
         for language in self.languages.read().iter() {
             language.set_theme(theme.clone());
         }
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 4961504448..58d16e215b 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ fn main() {
         cx.spawn({
             let languages = languages.clone();
             |cx| async move {
-                init_languages.await;
-                dbg!("all languages initialized, starting setting highlighting");
+                // init_languages.await;
+                dbg!("not all languages initialized, but starting setting highlighting");
                 cx.read(|cx| {
                     languages.set_theme(cx.global::<Settings>().theme.editor.syntax.clone())
                 });
diff --git a/test.rs b/test.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0df70d1f2d..0000000000
--- a/test.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const A: usize = 32;