diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index 06921534..b19fde6a 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ language-server = { command = "solc", args = ["--lsp"] }
 
 [[grammar]]
 name = "solidity"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/slinlee/tree-sitter-solidity", rev = "f3a002274744e859bf64cf3524985f8c31ea84fd" }
+source = { git = "https://github.com/JoranHonig/tree-sitter-solidity", rev = "9004b86531cb424bd379424cf7266a4585f2af7d" }
 
 [[language]]
 name = "gleam"
diff --git a/runtime/queries/solidity/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/solidity/highlights.scm
index 544cf3d9..08178c36 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/solidity/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/solidity/highlights.scm
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-(comment) @comment
+; identifiers
+; -----------
+(identifier) @variable
+(yul_identifier) @variable
 
 ; Pragma
 (pragma_directive) @tag
-(solidity_version_comparison_operator ">=" @tag)
-(solidity_version_comparison_operator "<=" @tag)
-(solidity_version_comparison_operator "=" @tag)
-(solidity_version_comparison_operator "~" @tag)
-(solidity_version_comparison_operator "^" @tag)
+(solidity_version_comparison_operator _ @tag)
 
 
 ; Literals
+; --------
+
 [
  (string)
  (hex_string_literal)
@@ -26,26 +27,38 @@
  (false)
 ] @constant.builtin
 
+(comment) @comment
+
+
+; Definitions and references
+; -----------
 
-; Type
 (type_name) @type
 (primitive_type) @type
-(struct_declaration struct_name: (identifier) @type)
-(enum_declaration enum_type_name: (identifier) @type)
+(user_defined_type (identifier) @type)
+
 ; Color payable in payable address conversion as type and not as keyword
 (payable_conversion_expression "payable" @type)
-(emit_statement . (identifier) @type)
-; Handles ContractA, ContractB in function foo() override(ContractA, contractB) {}
-(override_specifier (identifier) @type)
 ; Ensures that delimiters in mapping( ... => .. ) are not colored like types
 (type_name "(" @punctuation.bracket "=>" @punctuation.delimiter ")" @punctuation.bracket)
 
-
-
-; Functions and parameters
+; Definitions
+(struct_declaration 
+  name: (identifier) @type)
+(enum_declaration 
+  name: (identifier) @type)
+(contract_declaration
+  name: (identifier) @type) 
+(library_declaration
+  name: (identifier) @type) 
+(interface_declaration
+  name: (identifier) @type)
+(event_definition 
+  name: (identifier) @type) 
 
 (function_definition
-  function_name:  (identifier) @function)
+  name:  (identifier) @function)
+
 (modifier_definition
   name:  (identifier) @function)
 (yul_evm_builtin) @function.builtin
@@ -55,37 +68,38 @@
 (fallback_receive_definition "receive" @constructor)
 (fallback_receive_definition "fallback" @constructor)
 
+(struct_member name: (identifier) @variable.other.member)
+(enum_value) @constant
+
+; Invocations
+(emit_statement . (identifier) @type)
 (modifier_invocation (identifier) @function)
 
-; Handles expressions like structVariable.g();
-(call_expression . (member_expression (property_identifier) @function.method))
-
-; Handles expressions like g();
+(call_expression . (member_expression property: (identifier) @function.method))
 (call_expression . (identifier) @function)
 
 ; Function parameters
-(event_paramater name: (identifier) @variable.parameter) ; TODO fix spelling once fixed upstream
-(function_definition
-  function_name:  (identifier) @variable.parameter)
+(call_struct_argument name: (identifier) @field)
+(event_paramater name: (identifier) @variable.parameter)
+(parameter name: (identifier) @variable.parameter)
 
 ; Yul functions
 (yul_function_call function: (yul_identifier) @function)
-
-; Yul function parameters
 (yul_function_definition . (yul_identifier) @function (yul_identifier) @variable.parameter)
 
-(meta_type_expression "type" @keyword)
 
-(member_expression (property_identifier) @variable.other.member)
-(property_identifier) @variable.other.member
-(struct_expression ((identifier) @variable.other.member . ":"))
-(enum_value) @variable.other.member
+; Structs and members
+(member_expression property: (identifier) @variable.other.member)
+(struct_expression type: ((identifier) @type .))
+(struct_field_assignment name: (identifier) @variable.other.member)
 
+; Tokens
+; -------
 
 ; Keywords
+(meta_type_expression "type" @keyword)
 [
  "pragma"
- "import"
  "contract"
  "interface"
  "library"
@@ -95,19 +109,6 @@
  "event"
  "using"
  "assembly"
- "switch"
- "case"
- "default"
- "break"
- "continue"
- "if"
- "else"
- "for"
- "while"
- "do"
- "try"
- "catch"
- "return"
  "emit"
  "public"
  "internal"
@@ -117,20 +118,47 @@
  "view"
  "payable"
  "modifier"
- "returns"
  "memory"
  "storage"
  "calldata"
- "function"
  "var"
- (constant)
+ "constant"
  (virtual)
  (override_specifier)
  (yul_leave)
 ] @keyword
 
-(import_directive "as" @keyword)
-(import_directive "from" @keyword)
+[
+ "for"
+ "while"
+ "do"
+] @keyword.control.repeat
+
+[
+ "break"
+ "continue"
+ "if"
+ "else"
+ "switch"
+ "case"
+ "default"
+] @keyword.control.conditional
+
+[
+ "try"
+ "catch"
+] @keyword.control.exception
+
+[
+ "return"
+ "returns"
+] @keyword.control.return
+
+"function" @keyword.function
+
+"import" @keyword.control.import
+(import_directive "as" @keyword.control.import)
+(import_directive "from" @keyword.control.import)
 (event_paramater "indexed" @keyword) ; TODO fix spelling once fixed upstream
 
 ; Punctuation
@@ -142,7 +170,7 @@
   "]"
   "{"
   "}"
-]  @punctuation.bracket
+] @punctuation.bracket
 
 
 [
@@ -185,5 +213,7 @@
   "--"
 ] @operator
 
-(identifier) @variable
-(yul_identifier) @variable
+[
+  "delete"
+  "new"
+] @keyword.operator
diff --git a/runtime/queries/solidity/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/solidity/locals.scm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29bdc02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/queries/solidity/locals.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(function_definition) @local.scope
+(block_statement) @local.scope
+
+(function_definition (parameter name: (identifier) @local.definition))
+
+; still have to support tuple assignments
+(assignment_expression left: (identifier) @local.definition)
+
+(identifier) @local.reference
\ No newline at end of file