diff --git a/queries/highlights.scm b/queries/highlights.scm
index 027ea74..32c157a 100644
--- a/queries/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/highlights.scm
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
 (escape_sequence) @string.escape
 ; }}}
 
+; Declarations {{{
+(identifier) @variable
+; }}}
+
 ; vim: sw=2 foldmethod=marker
diff --git a/test/highlight/identifiers.bp b/test/highlight/identifiers.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d855b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/highlight/identifiers.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+foo = bar + "baz"
+// <- variable
+//    ^ variable