diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index a03b13839be7..2158291dc2fc 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
 
-use ra_syntax::{ast, AstNode, TextRange, Direction, SyntaxKind::*, SyntaxElement, T};
+use ra_syntax::{ast, AstNode, TextRange, Direction, SyntaxKind, SyntaxKind::*, SyntaxElement, T};
 use ra_db::SourceDatabase;
 
 use crate::{FileId, db::RootDatabase};
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ pub struct HighlightedRange {
     pub tag: &'static str,
 }
 
+fn is_control_keyword(kind: SyntaxKind) -> bool {
+    match kind {
+        T![for]
+        | T![loop]
+        | T![while]
+        | T![continue]
+        | T![break]
+        | T![if]
+        | T![else]
+        | T![match]
+        | T![return] => true,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRange> {
     let source_file = db.parse(file_id);
 
@@ -29,6 +44,8 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRa
             NAME => "function",
             INT_NUMBER | FLOAT_NUMBER | CHAR | BYTE => "literal",
             LIFETIME => "parameter",
+            T![unsafe] => "keyword.unsafe",
+            k if is_control_keyword(k) => "keyword.control",
             k if k.is_keyword() => "keyword",
             _ => {
                 if let Some(macro_call) = node.as_node().and_then(ast::MacroCall::cast) {
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 015b912b3caf..750c97bb17e2 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -268,6 +268,116 @@
                 },
                 "pattern": "$rustc"
             }
+        ],
+        "colors": [
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.comment",
+                "description": "Color for comments",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#6A9955",
+                    "light": "#008000",
+                    "highContrast": "#7CA668"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.string",
+                "description": "Color for strings",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#CE9178",
+                    "light": "#A31515",
+                    "highContrast": "#CE9178"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.keyword",
+                "description": "Color for keywords",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#569cd6",
+                    "light": "#0000FF",
+                    "highContrast": "#569CD6"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.keyword.control",
+                "description": "Color for control keywords",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#C586C0",
+                    "light": "#AF00DB",
+                    "highContrast": "#C586C0"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.keyword.unsafe",
+                "description": "Color for unsafe",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#FF3030",
+                    "light": "#FF1010",
+                    "highContrast": "#FF1010"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.function",
+                "description": "Color for functions",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#DCDCAA",
+                    "light": "#795E26",
+                    "highContrast": "#DCDCAA"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.parameter",
+                "description": "Color for parameters",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#9CDCFE",
+                    "light": "#001080",
+                    "highContrast": "#9CDCFE"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.builtin",
+                "description": "Color for builtins",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#DD6718",
+                    "light": "#DD6718",
+                    "highContrast": "#DD6718"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.text",
+                "description": "Color for text",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#D4D4D4",
+                    "light": "#000000",
+                    "highContrast": "#FFFFFF"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.attribute",
+                "description": "Color for attributes",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#9FE9BF",
+                    "light": "#1F4B1F",
+                    "highContrast": "#108010"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.literal",
+                "description": "Color for literals",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#BECEA8",
+                    "light": "#09885A",
+                    "highContrast": "#B5CEA8"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "ralsp.macro",
+                "description": "Color for DFAF8F",
+                "defaults": {
+                    "dark": "#BFEBBF",
+                    "light": "#DD6718",
+                    "highContrast": "#ED7718"
+                }
+            }
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/editors/code/src/highlighting.ts b/editors/code/src/highlighting.ts
index 2521dff62215..e1a68544abde 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/highlighting.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/highlighting.ts
@@ -13,23 +13,31 @@ export class Highlighter {
         string,
         vscode.TextEditorDecorationType
     > {
-        const decor = (color: string) =>
-            vscode.window.createTextEditorDecorationType({ color });
+        const colorContrib = (
+            tag: string
+        ): [string, vscode.TextEditorDecorationType] => {
+            const color = new vscode.ThemeColor('ralsp.' + tag);
+            const decor = vscode.window.createTextEditorDecorationType({
+                color
+            });
+            return [tag, decor];
+        };
 
         const decorations: Iterable<
             [string, vscode.TextEditorDecorationType]
         > = [
-            ['background', decor('#3F3F3F')],
-            ['comment', decor('#7F9F7F')],
-            ['string', decor('#CC9393')],
-            ['keyword', decor('#F0DFAF')],
-            ['function', decor('#93E0E3')],
-            ['parameter', decor('#94BFF3')],
-            ['builtin', decor('#DD6718')],
-            ['text', decor('#DCDCCC')],
-            ['attribute', decor('#BFEBBF')],
-            ['literal', decor('#DFAF8F')],
-            ['macro', decor('#DFAF8F')]
+            colorContrib('comment'),
+            colorContrib('string'),
+            colorContrib('keyword'),
+            colorContrib('keyword.control'),
+            colorContrib('keyword.unsafe'),
+            colorContrib('function'),
+            colorContrib('parameter'),
+            colorContrib('builtin'),
+            colorContrib('text'),
+            colorContrib('attribute'),
+            colorContrib('literal'),
+            colorContrib('macro')
         ];
 
         return new Map<string, vscode.TextEditorDecorationType>(decorations);