2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index bfe6143ca..f71b804fe 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ fn highlight_name(db: &RootDatabase, def: Definition, possibly_unsafe: bool) ->
                 let mut h = Highlight::new(HighlightTag::Static);
                 if s.is_mut(db) {
                     h |= HighlightModifier::Mutable;
+                    h |= HighlightModifier::Unsafe;
                 }
                 return h;
             }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index a09422da3..730efff0d 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ impl HasUnsafeFn {
     unsafe fn unsafe_method(&self) {}
 }
 
+struct TypeForStaticMut {
+    a: u8
+}
+
+static mut global_mut: TypeForStaticMut = TypeForStaticMut { a: 0 };
+
 fn main() {
     let x = &5 as *const usize;
     let u = Union { b: 0 };
@@ -299,6 +305,7 @@ fn main() {
         HasUnsafeFn.unsafe_method();
         let y = *(x);
         let z = -x;
+        let a = global_mut.a;
     }
 }
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