diff --git a/packages/language-shellscript/grammars/tree-sitter/highlights.scm b/packages/language-shellscript/grammars/tree-sitter/highlights.scm
index 2f914eac3c..505d178c86 100644
--- a/packages/language-shellscript/grammars/tree-sitter/highlights.scm
+++ b/packages/language-shellscript/grammars/tree-sitter/highlights.scm
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@
 (string "\"" @punctuation.definition.string.end.shell
   (#is? test.last true))
 (raw_string) @string.quoted.single.shell
+((raw_string) @punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell
+  (#match? @punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell "^.")
+  (#set! adjust.startAndEndAroundFirstMatchOf "^."))
+((raw_string) @punctuation.definition.string.end.shell
+  (#match? @punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell ".$")
+  (#set! adjust.startAndEndAroundFirstMatchOf ".$"))
+(ansi_c_string) @string.quoted.single.dollar.shell
+((ansi_c_string) @punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell
+  (#match? @punctuation.definition.string.begin.shell "^..")
+  (#set! adjust.startAndEndAroundFirstMatchOf "^.."))
+((ansi_c_string) @punctuation.definition.string.end.shell
+  (#match? @punctuation.definition.string.end.shell ".$")
+  (#set! adjust.startAndEndAroundFirstMatchOf ".$"))
 
 (string
   (command_substitution) @meta.embedded.line.subshell.shell)