diff --git a/runtime/queries/nix/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/nix/injections.scm
index 82d79cc76..a1a0ebb88 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/nix/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/nix/injections.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+((comment) @injection.content
+ (#set! injection.language "comment"))
+
 ; mark arbitary languages with a comment
 ((((comment) @injection.language) .
   (indented_string_expression (string_fragment) @injection.content))