diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
index 5c44ca0bbcc..91ad2adcbd7 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
@@ -248,11 +248,12 @@
 			}
 		},
 		{
-			"name": "JavaScript string interpolation ${}",
+			"name": "String interpolation",
 			"scope": [
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
-				"punctuation.section.embedded"
+				"punctuation.section.embedded",
+				"constant.character.format.placeholder"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#569cd6"
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json
index be310e8addd..cd54a7bd6d2 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json
@@ -237,11 +237,12 @@
 			}
 		},
 		{
-			"name": "JavaScript string interpolation ${}",
+			"name": "String interpolation",
 			"scope": [
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
-				"punctuation.section.embedded"
+				"punctuation.section.embedded",
+				"constant.character.format.placeholder"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#569cd6"
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
index 9627e324264..42fc12c88bd 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
@@ -244,11 +244,12 @@
 			}
 		},
 		{
-			"name": "JavaScript string interpolation ${}",
+			"name": "String interpolation",
 			"scope": [
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
-				"punctuation.section.embedded"
+				"punctuation.section.embedded",
+				"constant.character.format.placeholder"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#0000ff"
diff --git a/extensions/theme-red/themes/Red-color-theme.json b/extensions/theme-red/themes/Red-color-theme.json
index b7db36b8fe4..7b14c4d558d 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-red/themes/Red-color-theme.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-red/themes/Red-color-theme.json
@@ -387,11 +387,12 @@
 			}
 		},
 		{
-			"name": "String interpolation ${}",
+			"name": "String interpolation",
 			"scope": [
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
 				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
-				"punctuation.section.embedded"
+				"punctuation.section.embedded",
+				"constant.character.format.placeholder"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#ec0d1e"