diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/highlights.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/highlights.scm
index 42088f7847..365b95206d 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/javascript/highlights.scm
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
   (template_string)
 ] @string
 
+(escape_sequence) @string.escape
+
 (regex) @string.regex
 (number) @number
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/highlights.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/highlights.scm
index c73284226b..93011b1f10 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/tsx/highlights.scm
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
   (template_string)
 ] @string
 
+(escape_sequence) @string.escape
+
 (regex) @string.regex
 (number) @number
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/typescript/highlights.scm b/crates/zed/src/languages/typescript/highlights.scm
index bf086ea156..9c413f0041 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/typescript/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/typescript/highlights.scm
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
   (template_string)
 ] @string
 
+(escape_sequence) @string.escape
+
 (regex) @string.regex
 (number) @number
 
@@ -218,4 +220,4 @@
   "type"
   "readonly"
   "override"
-] @keyword
\ No newline at end of file
+] @keyword