diff --git a/packages/language-clojure/lib/main.js b/packages/language-clojure/lib/main.js
index 9adcaef32..48090ef4d 100644
--- a/packages/language-clojure/lib/main.js
+++ b/packages/language-clojure/lib/main.js
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ exports.activate = function() {
   atom.grammars.addInjectionPoint('source.clojure', {
     type: 'quoting_lit',
     language: () => 'source-edn',
-    content: (node) => node,
+    content: (node) => {
+      let parent = node.parent
+      while(parent) {
+        if(parent.type === 'dis_expr') return null
+        parent = parent.parent
+      }
+      return node
+    },
     includeChildren: true,
     languageScope: 'source.edn',
     coverShallowerScopes: true
diff --git a/packages/language-clojure/spec/fixtures/tokens.clj b/packages/language-clojure/spec/fixtures/tokens.clj
index 2c0a5948f..065de51cf 100644
--- a/packages/language-clojure/spec/fixtures/tokens.clj
+++ b/packages/language-clojure/spec/fixtures/tokens.clj
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ error/
 ;  ^ comment.block
 ;           ^ comment.block
 
+#_
+(+ '1 '(:foo))
+;   ^ comment.block
+;   ^ !constant.numeric
+;       ^ comment.block
+;       ^ !constant.keyword
+
 (comment 1 2 3)
 ;  ^ keyword.control
 ;        ^ constant.numeric