diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
index ebd187a35d76..2a32b32413f2 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ pre        { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padding: 0.4e
 .keyword\.control { color: #DC8CC3; }
 </style>
 <pre><code><span class="attribute">#</span><span class="attribute">[</span><span class="attribute">derive</span><span class="attribute">(</span><span class="attribute">Clone</span><span class="attribute">,</span><span class="attribute"> </span><span class="attribute">Debug</span><span class="attribute">)</span><span class="attribute">]</span>
-<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="function">Foo</span> {
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="type">Foo</span> {
     <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="function">x</span>: <span class="text">i32</span>,
     <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="function">y</span>: <span class="text">i32</span>,
 }
 
-<span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function">foo</span>&lt;<span class="type function">T</span>&gt;() -&gt; <span class="type">T</span> {
+<span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function">foo</span>&lt;<span class="type type">T</span>&gt;() -&gt; <span class="type">T</span> {
     <span class="macro">unimplemented</span><span class="macro">!</span>();
+    <span class="function">foo</span>::&lt;<span class="type text">i32</span>&gt;();
 }
 
 <span class="comment">// comment</span>
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index dcefb051349f..739b898d2cea 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use rustc_hash::{FxHashSet, FxHashMap};
 
-use ra_syntax::{ast, AstNode, TextRange, Direction, SmolStr, SyntaxKind, SyntaxKind::*, SyntaxElement, T};
+use ra_syntax::{
+    ast, AstNode, TextRange, Direction, SmolStr, SyntaxKind, SyntaxKind::*, SyntaxElement, T,
+};
 use ra_db::SourceDatabase;
 use ra_prof::profile;
 
@@ -116,6 +118,19 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRa
                             calc_binding_hash(file_id, &text, *shadow_count)
                         });
                         "variable"
+                    } else if name
+                        .syntax()
+                        .parent()
+                        .map(|x| {
+                            x.kind() == TYPE_PARAM
+                                || x.kind() == STRUCT_DEF
+                                || x.kind() == ENUM_DEF
+                                || x.kind() == TRAIT_DEF
+                                || x.kind() == TYPE_ALIAS_DEF
+                        })
+                        .unwrap_or(false)
+                    {
+                        "type"
                     } else {
                         "function"
                     }
@@ -263,6 +278,7 @@ struct Foo {
 
 fn foo<T>() -> T {
     unimplemented!();
+    foo::<i32>();
 }
 
 // comment