diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
index b0cfdd8b7d..26118929bc 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Computes color for a single element.
 
-use hir::{AsAssocItem, Semantics, VariantDef};
+use hir::{AsAssocItem, AssocItemContainer, Semantics, VariantDef};
 use ide_db::{
     defs::{Definition, NameClass, NameRefClass},
     RootDatabase, SymbolKind,
@@ -275,6 +275,19 @@ fn highlight_def(db: &RootDatabase, def: Definition) -> Highlight {
             hir::ModuleDef::Module(_) => HlTag::Symbol(SymbolKind::Module),
             hir::ModuleDef::Function(func) => {
                 let mut h = Highlight::new(HlTag::Symbol(SymbolKind::Function));
+                if let Some(item) = func.as_assoc_item(db) {
+                    match item.container(db) {
+                        AssocItemContainer::Impl(i) => {
+                            if i.target_trait(db).is_some() {
+                                h |= HlMod::Trait;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        AssocItemContainer::Trait(_t) => {
+                            h |= HlMod::Trait;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if func.as_assoc_item(db).is_some() {
                     h |= HlMod::Associated;
                     if func.self_param(db).is_none() {
@@ -362,6 +375,10 @@ fn highlight_method_call(
     if func.is_unsafe(sema.db) || sema.is_unsafe_method_call(&method_call) {
         h |= HlMod::Unsafe;
     }
+    if let Some(_t) = func.as_assoc_item(sema.db)?.containing_trait(sema.db) {
+        h |= HlMod::Trait
+    }
+
     if let Some(self_param) = func.self_param(sema.db) {
         match self_param.access(sema.db) {
             hir::Access::Shared => (),
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs
index 93db79b895..04540813ce 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ pub enum HlMod {
     Associated,
     /// Used for intra doc links in doc injection.
     IntraDocLink,
+    /// Used for trait items in impls.
+    Trait,
 
     /// Keep this last!
     Unsafe,
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ impl HlMod {
         HlMod::Callable,
         HlMod::Static,
         HlMod::Associated,
+        HlMod::Trait,
         HlMod::Unsafe,
     ];
 
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ impl HlMod {
             HlMod::IntraDocLink => "intra_doc_link",
             HlMod::Mutable => "mutable",
             HlMod::Static => "static",
+            HlMod::Trait => "trait",
             HlMod::Unsafe => "unsafe",
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/semantic_tokens.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/semantic_tokens.rs
index a3c5e9ccf4..2dc8a42f1e 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/semantic_tokens.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/semantic_tokens.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ define_semantic_token_modifiers![
     (CONSUMING, "consuming"),
     (UNSAFE, "unsafe"),
     (ATTRIBUTE_MODIFIER, "attribute"),
+    (TRAIT_MODIFIER, "trait"),
     (CALLABLE, "callable"),
     (INTRA_DOC_LINK, "intraDocLink"),
 ];
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/to_proto.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/to_proto.rs
index e297a72e64..c3820944bc 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/to_proto.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/to_proto.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ fn semantic_token_type_and_modifiers(
             HlMod::Callable => semantic_tokens::CALLABLE,
             HlMod::Static => lsp_types::SemanticTokenModifier::STATIC,
             HlMod::IntraDocLink => semantic_tokens::INTRA_DOC_LINK,
+            HlMod::Trait => semantic_tokens::TRAIT_MODIFIER,
             HlMod::Associated => continue,
         };
         mods |= modifier;