diff --git a/src/syntax/build.zig b/src/syntax/build.zig
index 12e9078..7406283 100644
--- a/src/syntax/build.zig
+++ b/src/syntax/build.zig
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-openscad/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-org/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-php/queries/highlights.scm");
+    ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-proto/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-python/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-purescript/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-regex/queries/highlights.scm");
diff --git a/src/syntax/src/file_types.zig b/src/syntax/src/file_types.zig
index 8627614..f8b7f20 100644
--- a/src/syntax/src/file_types.zig
+++ b/src/syntax/src/file_types.zig
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ pub const php = .{
     .language_server = .{ "intelephense", "--stdio" },
 };
 
+pub const proto = .{
+    .description = "protobuf (proto)",
+    .extensions = .{"proto"},
+    .comment = "//",
+};
+
 pub const purescript = .{
     .description = "PureScript",
     .color = 0x14161a,