diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
index 33548d43cc..5c2ff6ab5a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
     }
 }
 
+<span class="macro">macro_rules!</span> <span class="macro declaration">noop</span> {
+    ($expr:expr) =&gt; {
+        $expr
+    }
+}
+
 <span class="comment">// comment</span>
 <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration">main</span>() {
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"Hello, {}!"</span>, <span class="numeric_literal">92</span>);
@@ -80,6 +86,8 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
         <span class="comment">// Do nothing</span>
     }
 
+    <span class="macro">noop!</span>(<span class="macro">noop</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="numeric_literal">1</span>));
+
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable">x</span> = <span class="numeric_literal">42</span>;
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable">y</span> = &<span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable mutable">x</span>;
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">z</span> = &<span class="variable mutable">y</span>;
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index ab45c364a8..bbcd52a1c1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -160,23 +160,25 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(
             // Check if macro takes a format string and remember it for highlighting later.
             // The macros that accept a format string expand to a compiler builtin macros
             // `format_args` and `format_args_nl`.
-            if let Some(fmt_macro_call) = parent.parent().and_then(ast::MacroCall::cast) {
-                if let Some(name) =
-                    fmt_macro_call.path().and_then(|p| p.segment()).and_then(|s| s.name_ref())
-                {
-                    match name.text().as_str() {
-                        "format_args" | "format_args_nl" => {
-                            format_string = parent
-                                .children_with_tokens()
-                                .filter(|t| t.kind() != WHITESPACE)
-                                .nth(1)
-                                .filter(|e| {
-                                    ast::String::can_cast(e.kind())
-                                        || ast::RawString::can_cast(e.kind())
-                                })
-                        }
-                        _ => {}
+            if let Some(name) = parent
+                .parent()
+                .and_then(ast::MacroCall::cast)
+                .and_then(|mc| mc.path())
+                .and_then(|p| p.segment())
+                .and_then(|s| s.name_ref())
+            {
+                match name.text().as_str() {
+                    "format_args" | "format_args_nl" => {
+                        format_string = parent
+                            .children_with_tokens()
+                            .filter(|t| t.kind() != WHITESPACE)
+                            .nth(1)
+                            .filter(|e| {
+                                ast::String::can_cast(e.kind())
+                                    || ast::RawString::can_cast(e.kind())
+                            })
                     }
+                    _ => {}
                 }
             }
 
@@ -493,6 +495,9 @@ fn highlight_element(
             h |= HighlightModifier::Unsafe;
             h
         }
+        T![!] if element.parent().and_then(ast::MacroCall::cast).is_some() => {
+            Highlight::new(HighlightTag::Macro)
+        }
 
         k if k.is_keyword() => {
             let h = Highlight::new(HighlightTag::Keyword);
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index 949bf59a0d..070b24f455 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ def_fn! {
     }
 }
 
+macro_rules! noop {
+    ($expr:expr) => {
+        $expr
+    }
+}
+
 // comment
 fn main() {
     println!("Hello, {}!", 92);
@@ -61,6 +67,8 @@ fn main() {
         // Do nothing
     }
 
+    noop!(noop!(1));
+
     let mut x = 42;
     let y = &mut x;
     let z = &y;