diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index 62dc92feb1..83082496d5 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ fn filter_by_config(highlight: &mut Highlight, config: HighlightConfig) -> bool
                 *tag = HlTag::Punctuation(HlPunct::Other);
             }
         }
-        HlTag::Punctuation(_) if !config.punctuation => return false,
+        HlTag::Punctuation(_) if !config.punctuation && highlight.mods.is_empty() => return false,
         tag @ HlTag::Punctuation(_) if !config.specialize_punctuation => {
             *tag = HlTag::Punctuation(HlPunct::Other);
         }
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html
index 44905831e3..828b8f762c 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html
@@ -101,10 +101,9 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
         <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field">field</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="punctuation">_</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
         <span class="comment">// but not these</span>
         <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field unsafe">field</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
-        <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field unsafe">field</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="bool_literal">true</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
         <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field unsafe">field</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="variable declaration">field</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
         <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field unsafe">field</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="keyword">ref</span> <span class="variable declaration reference">field</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
-        <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field unsafe">field</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="keyword">ref</span> <span class="variable declaration reference">field</span> <span class="punctuation">|</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
+        <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="union">Union</span> <span class="brace">{</span> <span class="field unsafe">field</span><span class="colon">:</span> <span class="parenthesis">(</span><span class="punctuation">_</span> <span class="punctuation">|</span> <span class="keyword">ref</span> <span class="variable declaration reference">field</span><span class="parenthesis">)</span> <span class="brace">}</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
 
         <span class="comment">// unsafe deref</span>
         <span class="operator unsafe">*</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="keyword">raw</span> <span class="keyword const">const</span><span class="operator">*</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="operator unsafe">*</span><span class="variable">x</span><span class="semicolon">;</span>
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index 504a1c970e..8f69bb8230 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -651,10 +651,9 @@ fn main() {
         let Union { field: _ };
         // but not these
         let Union { field };
-        let Union { field: true };
         let Union { field: field };
         let Union { field: ref field };
-        let Union { field: (ref field | 0) };
+        let Union { field: (_ | ref field) };
 
         // unsafe deref
         *&raw const*&*x;
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ fn main() {
 
         core::arch::asm!(
             "push {base}",
-            base$0 = const 0
+            base = const 0
         );
     }
 }