diff --git a/extensions/javascript/package.json b/extensions/javascript/package.json
index d68096be4ef..f935c25e2ce 100644
--- a/extensions/javascript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/javascript/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
           "meta.embedded.expression.js": "javascriptreact"
         },
         "tokenTypes": {
+          "meta.template.expression": "other",
           "entity.name.type.instance.jsdoc": "other",
           "entity.name.function.tagged-template": "other",
           "meta.import string.quoted": "other",
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
           "meta.embedded.expression.js": "javascript"
         },
         "tokenTypes": {
+          "meta.template.expression": "other",
           "entity.name.type.instance.jsdoc": "other",
           "entity.name.function.tagged-template": "other",
           "meta.import string.quoted": "other",
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-basics/package.json b/extensions/typescript-basics/package.json
index 65a5326dae6..0f493fe3e2e 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-basics/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript-basics/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         "scopeName": "source.ts",
         "path": "./syntaxes/TypeScript.tmLanguage.json",
         "tokenTypes": {
+          "meta.template.expression": "other",
           "entity.name.type.instance.jsdoc": "other",
           "entity.name.function.tagged-template": "other",
           "meta.import string.quoted": "other",
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
           "meta.embedded.expression.tsx": "typescriptreact"
         },
         "tokenTypes": {
+          "meta.template.expression": "other",
           "entity.name.type.instance.jsdoc": "other",
           "entity.name.function.tagged-template": "other",
           "meta.import string.quoted": "other",