diff --git a/misc/emacs/nix-mode.el b/misc/emacs/nix-mode.el
index 306d478bd..121a9172b 100644
--- a/misc/emacs/nix-mode.el
+++ b/misc/emacs/nix-mode.el
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ The hook `nix-mode-hook' is run when Nix mode is started.
      . font-lock-constant-face)
     ("\\<\\([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'\.]*\\)[ \t]*="
      (1 font-lock-variable-name-face nil nil))
+    ("<[a-zA-Z0-9._\\+-]+\\(/[a-zA-Z0-9._\\+-]+\\)*>"
+     . font-lock-constant-face)
     ("[a-zA-Z0-9._\\+-]*\\(/[a-zA-Z0-9._\\+-]+\\)+"
      . font-lock-constant-face)
     ))