diff --git a/Rust/Rust.sublime-syntax b/Rust/Rust.sublime-syntax
index fefbd2747b..dcb41ea29d 100644
--- a/Rust/Rust.sublime-syntax
+++ b/Rust/Rust.sublime-syntax
@@ -176,20 +176,20 @@ contexts:
 
     - match: '\b(const)\s+({{identifier}})'
       captures:
-        1: keyword.declaration.rust
+        1: keyword.declaration.variable.constant.rust
         2: entity.name.constant.rust
       push: declaration-after-identifier
 
     - match: '\b(static)\s+(?:(mut)\s+)?({{identifier}})'
       captures:
-        1: keyword.declaration.rust
+        1: keyword.declaration.variable.static.rust
         2: storage.modifier.rust
         3: entity.name.constant.rust
       push: declaration-after-identifier
 
     - match: \b(let)\s+(?:(mut)\s+)?
       captures:
-        1: keyword.declaration.rust
+        1: keyword.declaration.variable.rust
         2: storage.modifier.rust
       push: declaration-identifier
 
@@ -1739,15 +1739,20 @@ contexts:
       scope: storage.modifier.rust
 
   keywords:
-    # All keywords.  Note in `statements` some of these are superseded by more
+    # All keywords.  Note in `statements` most of these are superseded by more
     # specific rules.
     - include: bool
 
-    - match: \b(let|static)\b
-      scope: keyword.declaration.rust
+    - match: \blet\b
+      scope: keyword.declaration.variable.rust
+
+    - match: \bstatic\b
+      scope: keyword.declaration.variable.static.rust
 
     - match: \bconst\b
-      scope: storage.type.rust
+      # The storage keyword seems more likely to not have been matched earlier.
+      scope: storage.modifier.rust
+      # scope: keyword.declaration.variable.constant.rust
 
     - match: \bfn\b
       scope: keyword.declaration.function.rust
diff --git a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_control_flow.rs b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_control_flow.rs
index efda0f27c5..72f66a1323 100644
--- a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_control_flow.rs
+++ b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_control_flow.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if n < 0 {
 // <- meta.block punctuation.section.block.end
 
 if let BasicStruct(i) = j {
-// ^^^ keyword.declaration
+// ^^^ keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //                    ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //                        ^ meta.block punctuation.section.block.begin
     println!("Basic value: {}", i);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if let BasicStruct(i) = j {
 
 while let BasicStruct(k) = j {
 //^^^ keyword.control
-//    ^^^ keyword.declaration
+//    ^^^ keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //                       ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //                           ^ meta.block punctuation.section.block.begin
     println!("Constructed example: {}", j)
diff --git a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_expr.rs b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_expr.rs
index f491a102d9..a807ca0369 100644
--- a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_expr.rs
+++ b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_expr.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 // specific categories.
 
 let big_n =
-// <- keyword.declaration
- // <- keyword.declaration
-//^ keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
+ // <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
+//^ keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //        ^ keyword.operator.assignment
     if n < 10 && n > -10 {
 //       ^ keyword.operator.comparison
diff --git a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_literals.rs b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_literals.rs
index 98e8b1b055..1358726791 100644
--- a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_literals.rs
+++ b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_literals.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // SYNTAX TEST "Packages/Rust/Rust.sublime-syntax"
 
 let c = 'c';
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //    ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //      ^^^ string.quoted.single
 let b = b'c';
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //    ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //      ^ storage.type
 //       ^^^ string.quoted.single
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let ch = '∞';
 //       ^^^ string.quoted.single
 
 let s = "This is a string \x01_\u{007F}_\"_\'_\\_\r_\n_\t_\0";
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //    ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ string.quoted.double
 //                        ^^^^ constant.character.escape
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let s = "This is a string \x01_\u{007F}_\"_\'_\\_\r_\n_\t_\0";
 //                                                     ^^ constant.character.escape
 //                                                        ^^ constant.character.escape
 let r = r##"This is a raw string, no escapes! \x00 \0 \n"##;
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //    ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //      ^ storage.type
 //       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ string.quoted.double.raw - constant.character.escape
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ println!("Continuation in format \
 ");
 
 let bytes = b"This won't escape unicode \u{0123}, but will do \x01_\"_\'_\\_\r_\n_\t_\0";
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //        ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //          ^ storage.type
 //           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ string.quoted.double
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ let bytes = b"This won't escape unicode \u{0123}, but will do \x01_\"_\'_\\_\r_\
 //                                                                                   ^^ constant.character.escape
 
 let raw_bytes = br#"This won't escape anything either \x01 \""#;
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //            ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //              ^^ storage.type
 //                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ string.quoted.double - constant.character.escape
diff --git a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_types.rs b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_types.rs
index edb6e4a7a9..3585651036 100644
--- a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_types.rs
+++ b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_types.rs
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ type GenFnPointer2 = Bar<extern "C" fn()>;
 //                                       ^ - meta.generic
 
 const ZERO: u64 = 0;
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.constant.rust
 //    ^^^^ entity.name.constant
 //        ^ punctuation.separator
 //          ^^^ storage.type
 //              ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //                ^ constant.numeric.integer.decimal
 static NAME: &'static str = "John";
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.static.rust
 //     ^^^^ entity.name.constant
 //           ^ keyword.operator
 //            ^^^^^^^ storage.modifier.lifetime
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static NAME: &'static str = "John";
 //                        ^ keyword.operator.assignment
 //                          ^^^^^^ string.quoted.double
 static mut BRAVO: u32 = 0;
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.static.rust
 //     ^^^ storage.modifier
 //         ^^^^^ entity.name.constant
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn factory() -> Box<Fn(i32) -> i32> {
 }
 
 let x: __m128i = __m128i::from_bits(f32x4::from_bits(m32x4::new(true, true, true, true)));
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //     ^^^^^^^ storage.type
 //               ^^^^^^^ storage.type
 //                                  ^^^^^ meta.group storage.type
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ type Pair<'a> = (i32, &'a str);
 //                            ^ punctuation.terminator
 
 let p: Pair<'static> = (10, "ten");
-// <- keyword.declaration
+// <- keyword.declaration.variable.rust
 //   ^ punctuation.separator
 //         ^^^^^^^^^ meta.generic
 //         ^ punctuation.definition.generic.begin
diff --git a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_visibility.rs b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_visibility.rs
index de481e4b14..d19fae86b1 100644
--- a/Rust/tests/syntax_test_visibility.rs
+++ b/Rust/tests/syntax_test_visibility.rs
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ pub ( in self ) enum E {A,B}
 pub ( in super ) const CONST: i32 = 1;
 //    ^^ keyword.other
 //       ^^^^^ keyword.other
-//               ^^^^^ keyword.declaration
+//               ^^^^^ keyword.declaration.variable.constant.rust
 pub ( in super::super ) static STATIC: i32 = 1;
 //    ^^ keyword.other
 //       ^^^^^ keyword.other
 //            ^^ meta.path
 //              ^^^^^ keyword.other
-//                      ^^^^^^ keyword.declaration
+//                      ^^^^^^ keyword.declaration.variable.static.rust
 
 struct S {
     pub f1: i32,