diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
index 479c0b381a4b..c6e11b9cbdf7 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ fn highlight_name_ref_by_syntax(
     };
 
     match parent.kind() {
+        EXTERN_CRATE => HlTag::Symbol(SymbolKind::Module).into(),
         METHOD_CALL_EXPR => ast::MethodCallExpr::cast(parent)
             .and_then(|it| highlight_method_call(sema, krate, &it, edition))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| SymbolKind::Method.into()),
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_doctest.html b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_doctest.html
index 5ff96ae2a74f..2f7bc65d14bb 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_doctest.html
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_doctest.html
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 <span class="comment documentation">//!</span><span class="comment documentation"> </span><span class="keyword injected">fn</span><span class="none injected"> </span><span class="function declaration injected">test</span><span class="parenthesis injected">(</span><span class="parenthesis injected">)</span><span class="none injected"> </span><span class="brace injected">{</span><span class="brace injected">}</span>
 <span class="comment documentation">//! ```</span>
 
+<span class="comment documentation">//! ```rust</span>
+<span class="comment documentation">//!</span><span class="comment documentation"> </span><span class="keyword injected">extern</span><span class="none injected"> </span><span class="keyword injected">crate</span><span class="none injected"> </span><span class="module injected">Krate</span><span class="semicolon injected">;</span>
+<span class="comment documentation">//! ```</span>
 <span class="keyword">mod</span> <span class="module declaration">outline_module</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 
 <span class="comment documentation">/// ```</span>
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index b9520ae2bba2..ad3d47639111 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -722,6 +722,9 @@ fn test_highlight_doc_comment() {
 //! fn test() {}
 //! ```
 
+//! ```rust
+//! extern crate Krate;
+//! ```
 mod outline_module;
 
 /// ```