diff --git a/Zend/zend_highlight.c b/Zend/zend_highlight.c
index dab9595d60b..26c34686a67 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_highlight.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_highlight.c
@@ -104,9 +104,15 @@ ZEND_API void zend_highlight(zend_syntax_highlighter_ini *syntax_highlighter_ini
 				break;
 			case T_OPEN_TAG:
 			case T_OPEN_TAG_WITH_ECHO:
-				next_color = syntax_highlighter_ini->highlight_default;
-				break;
 			case T_CLOSE_TAG:
+			case T_LINE:
+			case T_FILE:
+			case T_DIR:
+			case T_TRAIT_C:
+			case T_METHOD_C:
+			case T_FUNC_C:
+			case T_NS_C:
+			case T_CLASS_C:
 				next_color = syntax_highlighter_ini->highlight_default;
 				break;
 			case '"':