diff --git a/queries/highlights.scm b/queries/highlights.scm
index e9e8536..f8969cd 100644
--- a/queries/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/highlights.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+; Built-ins {{{
+((function_call
+  function: (identifier) @function.builtin)
+  (#match? @function.builtin "^(chr|concat|exit|flush|getchar|not|ord|print|print_err|print_int|size|strcmp|streq|substring)$")
+  (#is-not? local))
+; }}}
+
 ; Keywords {{{
 [
  "function"
diff --git a/test/highlight/built-ins.tig b/test/highlight/built-ins.tig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d30cb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/highlight/built-ins.tig
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+let
+  var a := exit(0)
+  /*       ^ function.builtin */
+
+  primitive exit(ret: int) /* Shadowing the prelude-included built-in */
+
+  var b := exit(0)
+  /*       ^ function */
+
+in
+  exit(1);
+  /* <- function */
+
+  print("shadowing is fun");
+  /* <- function.builtin */
+
+  b := print
+  /*   ^ variable */
+end