diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index c935db05e..01d86468b 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@ impl LanguageConfiguration {
         // always highlight syntax errors
         // highlights_query += "\n(ERROR) @error";
 
+        let rainbows_query = read_query(&self.language_id, "rainbows.scm");
+
         let injections_query = read_query(&self.language_id, "injections.scm");
         let locals_query = read_query(&self.language_id, "locals.scm");
 
@@ -765,6 +767,7 @@ impl LanguageConfiguration {
             let config = HighlightConfiguration::new(
                 language,
                 &highlights_query,
+                &rainbows_query,
                 &injections_query,
                 &locals_query,
             )
@@ -1778,7 +1781,8 @@ pub enum HighlightEvent {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct HighlightConfiguration {
     pub language: Grammar,
-    pub query: Query,
+    query: Query,
+    rainbow_query: Query,
     injections_query: Query,
     combined_injections_patterns: Vec<usize>,
     highlights_pattern_index: usize,
@@ -1876,6 +1880,7 @@ impl HighlightConfiguration {
     pub fn new(
         language: Grammar,
         highlights_query: &str,
+        rainbow_query: &str,
         injection_query: &str,
         locals_query: &str,
     ) -> Result<Self, QueryError> {
@@ -1895,6 +1900,7 @@ impl HighlightConfiguration {
                 highlights_pattern_index += 1;
             }
         }
+        let rainbow_query = Query::new(&language, rainbow_query)?;
 
         let injections_query = Query::new(&language, injection_query)?;
         let combined_injections_patterns = (0..injections_query.pattern_count())
@@ -1952,6 +1958,7 @@ impl HighlightConfiguration {
         Ok(Self {
             language,
             query,
+            rainbow_query,
             injections_query,
             combined_injections_patterns,
             highlights_pattern_index,
@@ -2756,7 +2763,7 @@ mod test {
         let textobject = TextObjectQuery { query };
         let mut cursor = QueryCursor::new();
 
-        let config = HighlightConfiguration::new(language, "", "", "").unwrap();
+        let config = HighlightConfiguration::new(language, "", "", "", "").unwrap();
         let syntax = Syntax::new(
             source.slice(..),
             Arc::new(config),
@@ -2824,6 +2831,7 @@ mod test {
             language,
             &std::fs::read_to_string("../runtime/grammars/sources/rust/queries/highlights.scm")
                 .unwrap(),
+            "", // rainbows.scm
             &std::fs::read_to_string("../runtime/grammars/sources/rust/queries/injections.scm")
                 .unwrap(),
             "", // locals.scm
@@ -2932,7 +2940,7 @@ mod test {
         .unwrap();
         let language = get_language(language_name).unwrap();
 
-        let config = HighlightConfiguration::new(language, "", "", "").unwrap();
+        let config = HighlightConfiguration::new(language, "", "", "", "").unwrap();
         let syntax = Syntax::new(
             source.slice(..),
             Arc::new(config),