diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html
index 326744361c6..41cddd0ff26 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"</span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="variable">argument</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">"</span>, argument = <span class="string_literal">"test"</span>);   <span class="comment">// =&gt; "test"</span>
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"</span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="variable">name</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal"> </span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">"</span>, <span class="numeric_literal">1</span>, name = <span class="numeric_literal">2</span>);          <span class="comment">// =&gt; "2 1"</span>
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"</span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="variable">a</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal"> </span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="variable">c</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal"> </span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="variable">b</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">"</span>, a=<span class="string_literal">"a"</span>, b=<span class="char_literal">'b'</span>, c=<span class="numeric_literal">3</span>);  <span class="comment">// =&gt; "a 3 b"</span>
+    <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"{{</span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">}}"</span>, <span class="numeric_literal">2</span>);                       <span class="comment">// =&gt; "{2}"</span>
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"Hello </span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="format_specifier">:</span><span class="numeric_literal">5</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">!"</span>, <span class="string_literal">"x"</span>);
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"Hello </span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="format_specifier">:</span><span class="numeric_literal">1</span><span class="format_specifier">$</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">!"</span>, <span class="string_literal">"x"</span>, <span class="numeric_literal">5</span>);
     <span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string_literal">"Hello </span><span class="format_specifier">{</span><span class="numeric_literal">1</span><span class="format_specifier">:</span><span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="format_specifier">$</span><span class="format_specifier">}</span><span class="string_literal">!"</span>, <span class="numeric_literal">5</span>, <span class="string_literal">"x"</span>);
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index eb43a23da68..7dc229cab73 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ fn main() {
     println!("{argument}", argument = "test");   // => "test"
     println!("{name} {}", 1, name = 2);          // => "2 1"
     println!("{a} {c} {b}", a="a", b='b', c=3);  // => "a 3 b"
+    println!("{{{}}}", 2);                       // => "{2}"
     println!("Hello {:5}!", "x");
     println!("Hello {:1$}!", "x", 5);
     println!("Hello {1:0$}!", 5, "x");