diff --git a/crates/hir/src/lib.rs b/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
index d9fea934b5..e32b075944 100644
--- a/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
@@ -1842,7 +1842,10 @@ impl Local {
 
     pub fn is_ref(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         let body = db.body(self.parent);
-        matches!(&body[self.pat_id], Pat::Bind { mode: BindingAnnotation::Ref | BindingAnnotation::RefMut, .. })
+        matches!(
+            &body[self.pat_id],
+            Pat::Bind { mode: BindingAnnotation::Ref | BindingAnnotation::RefMut, .. }
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn parent(self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> DefWithBody {
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
index 53cc3759a4..60fb38e182 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/highlight.rs
@@ -460,8 +460,6 @@ fn highlight_def(db: &RootDatabase, krate: Option<hir::Crate>, def: Definition)
                 if s.is_mut(db) {
                     h |= HlMod::Mutable;
                     h |= HlMod::Unsafe;
-                } else {
-                    h |= HlMod::Reference;
                 }
 
                 h
@@ -489,7 +487,7 @@ fn highlight_def(db: &RootDatabase, krate: Option<hir::Crate>, def: Definition)
             let ty = local.ty(db);
             if local.is_mut(db) || ty.is_mutable_reference() {
                 h |= HlMod::Mutable;
-            } 
+            }
             if local.is_ref(db) || ty.is_reference() {
                 h |= HlMod::Reference;
             }
@@ -555,7 +553,10 @@ fn highlight_method_call(
     if let Some(self_param) = func.self_param(sema.db) {
         match self_param.access(sema.db) {
             hir::Access::Shared => h |= HlMod::Reference,
-            hir::Access::Exclusive => h | HlMod::Mutable | HlMod::Reference,
+            hir::Access::Exclusive => {
+                h |= HlMod::Mutable;
+                h |= HlMod::Reference;
+            }
             hir::Access::Owned => {
                 if let Some(receiver_ty) =
                     method_call.receiver().and_then(|it| sema.type_of_expr(&it))
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlighting.html b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlighting.html
index c566acca64..88a348115b 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlighting.html
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
         <span class="value_param">f</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated consuming">baz</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="self_keyword consuming mutable">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span>
     <span class="brace">}</span>
 
-    <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function associated declaration mutable">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="self_keyword declaration mutable">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
-        <span class="self_keyword mutable">self</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="field public">x</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function associated declaration mutable reference">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="self_keyword declaration mutable reference">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
+        <span class="self_keyword mutable reference">self</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="field public">x</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="brace">}</span>
 
     <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function associated declaration reference">quop</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="self_keyword declaration reference">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="operator">-&gt;</span> <span class="builtin_type">i32</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
         <span class="value_param">f</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated">baz</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="self_keyword">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span>
     <span class="brace">}</span>
 
-    <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function associated declaration mutable">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="self_keyword declaration mutable">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
-        <span class="self_keyword mutable">self</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="field">x</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function associated declaration mutable reference">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="self_keyword declaration mutable reference">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
+        <span class="self_keyword mutable reference">self</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="field">x</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="brace">}</span>
 
     <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function associated declaration reference">quop</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="self_keyword declaration reference">self</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="operator">-&gt;</span> <span class="builtin_type">u32</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable">x</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">42</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="variable mutable">x</span> <span class="arithmetic mutable">+=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">1</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
-    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable">y</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable mutable">x</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
-    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration reference">z</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="operator">&</span><span class="variable mutable">y</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable reference">y</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable mutable">x</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration reference">z</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="operator">&</span><span class="variable mutable reference">y</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="struct">Foo</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field public">x</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="variable declaration">z</span><span class="comma">,</span> <span class="field">y</span> <span class="brace">}</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="struct">Foo</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field public">x</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="variable reference">z</span><span class="comma">,</span> <span class="field">y</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable">foo</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="struct">Foo</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field">x</span><span class="comma">,</span> <span class="field public">y</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="variable mutable">x</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">foo2</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="struct">Foo</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field">x</span><span class="comma">,</span> <span class="field public">y</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="variable mutable">x</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="variable mutable">foo</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated reference">quop</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
-    <span class="variable mutable">foo</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated mutable">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="variable mutable">foo</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated mutable reference">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="variable mutable">foo</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated consuming">baz</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="variable consuming">foo2</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable">copy</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="struct">FooCopy</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field">x</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="variable mutable">copy</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated reference">quop</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
-    <span class="variable mutable">copy</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated mutable">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="variable mutable">copy</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated mutable reference">qux</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
     <span class="variable mutable">copy</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="function associated">baz</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="variable mutable">copy</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable callable declaration">a</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="punctuation">|</span><span class="value_param declaration">x</span><span class="punctuation">|</span> <span class="value_param">x</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/rainbow_highlighting.html b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/rainbow_highlighting.html
index 7107991055..f0c96412f1 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/rainbow_highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/rainbow_highlighting.html
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 <span class="brace">}</span>
 
 <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration">bar</span><span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">{</span>
-    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable" data-binding-hash="8121853618659664005" style="color: hsl(273,88%,88%);">hello</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="string_literal">"hello"</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable declaration mutable reference" data-binding-hash="8121853618659664005" style="color: hsl(273,88%,88%);">hello</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="string_literal">"hello"</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 <span class="brace">}</span></code></pre>
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