diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp.rs b/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp.rs
index f624c0e930..44ccb36e63 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/cpp.rs
@@ -30,4 +30,80 @@ impl super::LspAdapter for CppLspAdapter {
     fn cached_server_binary(&self, container_dir: PathBuf) -> BoxFuture<'static, Option<PathBuf>> {
         super::c::CLspAdapter.cached_server_binary(container_dir)
     }
+
+    fn label_for_completion(
+        &self,
+        completion: &lsp::CompletionItem,
+        language: &Language,
+    ) -> Option<CodeLabel> {
+        let label = completion
+            .label
+            .strip_prefix("•")
+            .unwrap_or(&completion.label)
+            .trim();
+
+        match completion.kind {
+            Some(lsp::CompletionItemKind::FIELD) if completion.detail.is_some() => {
+                let detail = completion.detail.as_ref().unwrap();
+                let text = format!("{} {}", detail, label);
+                let source = Rope::from(format!("struct S {{ {} }}", text).as_str());
+                let runs = language.highlight_text(&source, 11..11 + text.len());
+                return Some(CodeLabel {
+                    filter_range: detail.len() + 1..text.len(),
+                    text,
+                    runs,
+                });
+            }
+            Some(lsp::CompletionItemKind::CONSTANT | lsp::CompletionItemKind::VARIABLE)
+                if completion.detail.is_some() =>
+            {
+                let detail = completion.detail.as_ref().unwrap();
+                let text = format!("{} {}", detail, label);
+                let runs = language.highlight_text(&Rope::from(text.as_str()), 0..text.len());
+                return Some(CodeLabel {
+                    filter_range: detail.len() + 1..text.len(),
+                    text,
+                    runs,
+                });
+            }
+            Some(lsp::CompletionItemKind::FUNCTION | lsp::CompletionItemKind::METHOD)
+                if completion.detail.is_some() =>
+            {
+                let detail = completion.detail.as_ref().unwrap();
+                let text = format!("{} {}", detail, label);
+                let runs = language.highlight_text(&Rope::from(text.as_str()), 0..text.len());
+                return Some(CodeLabel {
+                    filter_range: detail.len() + 1..text.rfind('(').unwrap_or(text.len()),
+                    text,
+                    runs,
+                });
+            }
+            Some(kind) => {
+                let highlight_name = match kind {
+                    lsp::CompletionItemKind::STRUCT
+                    | lsp::CompletionItemKind::INTERFACE
+                    | lsp::CompletionItemKind::ENUM => Some("type"),
+                    lsp::CompletionItemKind::ENUM_MEMBER => Some("variant"),
+                    lsp::CompletionItemKind::KEYWORD => Some("keyword"),
+                    lsp::CompletionItemKind::VALUE | lsp::CompletionItemKind::CONSTANT => {
+                        Some("constant")
+                    }
+                    _ => None,
+                };
+                if let Some(highlight_id) = language
+                    .grammar()
+                    .and_then(|g| g.highlight_id_for_name(highlight_name?))
+                {
+                    let mut label = CodeLabel::plain(label.to_string(), None);
+                    label.runs.push((
+                        0..label.text.rfind('(').unwrap_or(label.text.len()),
+                        highlight_id,
+                    ));
+                    return Some(label);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        Some(CodeLabel::plain(label.to_string(), None))
+    }
 }