diff --git a/crates/grammars/src/python/highlights.scm b/crates/grammars/src/python/highlights.scm
index 00daf43fbc..7641cef117 100644
--- a/crates/grammars/src/python/highlights.scm
+++ b/crates/grammars/src/python/highlights.scm
@@ -338,6 +338,16 @@
   (identifier) @attribute.builtin
   (#any-of? @attribute.builtin "classmethod" "staticmethod" "property"))
 
+(attribute
+  attribute: (identifier) @attribute.special
+  (#any-of? @attribute.special
+    "__all__" "__annotations__" "__bases__" "__builtins__" "__class__" "__closure__" "__code__"
+    "__debug__" "__defaults__" "__dict__" "__doc__" "__file__" "__func__" "__globals__"
+    "__kwdefaults__" "__match_args__" "__members__" "__metaclass__" "__methods__" "__module__"
+    "__mro__" "__mro_entries__" "__name__" "__qualname__" "__post_init__" "__self__" "__signature__"
+    "__slots__" "__subclasses__" "__version__" "__weakref__" "__wrapped__" "__classcell__"
+    "__spec__" "__path__" "__package__" "__future__" "__traceback__"))
+
 ; Builtin types as identifiers
 [
   (call