diff --git a/src/syntaxes/hugo.tmLanguage.json b/src/syntaxes/hugo.tmLanguage.json
index 3c82746..a867c5f 100644
--- a/src/syntaxes/hugo.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/src/syntaxes/hugo.tmLanguage.json
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
           "begin": "\"",
           "end": "\"",
           "name": "string.quoted.single.hugo"
+        },
+        {
+          "begin": "`",
+          "end": "`",
+          "name": "string.quoted.single.hugo"
         }
       ]
     }