diff --git a/docs/highlighters/main.md b/docs/highlighters/main.md
index af7815e..188da07 100644
--- a/docs/highlighters/main.md
+++ b/docs/highlighters/main.md
@@ -33,11 +33,14 @@ This highlighter defines the following styles:
 * `globbing` - globbing expressions (`*.txt`)
 * `history-expansion` - history expansion expressions (`!foo` and `^foo^bar`)
 * `command-substitution` - command substitutions (`$(echo foo)`)
+* `command-substitution-delimiter` - command substitution delimiters (`$(` and `)`)
 * `process-substitution` - process substitutions (`<(echo foo)`)
+* `process-substitution-delimiter` - process substitution delimiters (`<(` and `)`)
 * `single-hyphen-option` - single-hyphen options (`-o`)
 * `double-hyphen-option` - double-hyphen options (`--option`)
 * `back-quoted-argument` - backtick command substitution (`` `foo` ``)
 * `back-quoted-argument-unclosed` - unclosed backtick command substitution (`` `foo ``)
+* `back-quoted-argument-delimiter` - backtick command substitution delimiters (`` ` ``)
 * `single-quoted-argument` - single-quoted arguments (`` 'foo' ``)
 * `single-quoted-argument-unclosed` - unclosed single-quoted arguments (`` 'foo ``)
 * `double-quoted-argument` - double-quoted arguments (`` "foo" ``)
diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index cce0317..5f23357 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path_prefix_pathseparator]:=}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[globbing]:=fg=blue}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[history-expansion]:=fg=blue}
-: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command-substitution]:=fg=magenta}
-: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[process-substitution]:=fg=magenta}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command-substitution]:=none}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command-substitution-delimiter]:=fg=magenta}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[process-substitution]:=none}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[process-substitution-delimiter]:=fg=magenta}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[single-hyphen-option]:=none}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[double-hyphen-option]:=none}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-quoted-argument]:=none}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-quoted-argument-delimiter]:=fg=magenta}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[single-quoted-argument]:=fg=yellow}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[double-quoted-argument]:=fg=yellow}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[dollar-quoted-argument]:=fg=yellow}
@@ -103,6 +106,10 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_calculate_fallback() {
       double-quoted-argument{-unclosed,}
       dollar-quoted-argument{-unclosed,}
       back-quoted-argument{-unclosed,}
+
+      command-substitution{-delimiter,}
+      process-substitution{-delimiter,}
+      back-quoted-argument{-delimiter,}
   )
   local needle=$1 value
   reply=($1)
@@ -853,7 +860,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_check_path()
 # This command will at least highlight $1 to end_pos with the default style
 _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_argument()
 {
-  local base_style=default i=$1 path_eligible=1 start style
+  local base_style=default i=$1 path_eligible=1 ret start style
   local -a highlights
 
   local -a match mbegin mend
@@ -872,8 +879,16 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_argument()
       if [[ $arg[i+1] == $'\x28' ]]; then
         (( i += 2 ))
         _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list $(( start_pos + i - 1 )) S $has_end $arg[i,end_pos]
+        ret=$?
         (( i += REPLY ))
-        highlights+=($(( start_pos + $1 - 1 )) $(( start_pos + i )) process-substitution $reply)
+        highlights+=(
+          $(( start_pos + $1 - 1 )) $(( start_pos + i )) process-substitution
+          $(( start_pos + $1 - 1 )) $(( start_pos + $1 + 1 )) process-substitution-delimiter
+          $reply
+        )
+        if (( ret == 0 )); then
+          highlights+=($(( start_pos + i - 1 )) $(( start_pos + i )) process-substitution-delimiter)
+        fi
       fi
   esac
 
@@ -907,8 +922,16 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_argument()
           start=$i
           (( i += 2 ))
           _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list $(( start_pos + i - 1 )) S $has_end $arg[i,end_pos]
+          ret=$?
           (( i += REPLY ))
-          highlights+=($(( start_pos + start - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) command-substitution $reply)
+          highlights+=(
+            $(( start_pos + start - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) command-substitution
+            $(( start_pos + start - 1)) $(( start_pos + start + 1)) command-substitution-delimiter
+            $reply
+          )
+          if (( ret == 0 )); then
+            highlights+=($(( start_pos + i - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) command-substitution-delimiter)
+          fi
           continue
         fi
         while [[ $arg[i+1] == [\^=~#+] ]]; do
@@ -922,8 +945,16 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_argument()
           start=$i
           (( i += 2 ))
           _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list $(( start_pos + i - 1 )) S $has_end $arg[i,end_pos]
+          ret=$?
           (( i += REPLY ))
-          highlights+=($(( start_pos + start - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) process-substitution $reply)
+          highlights+=(
+            $(( start_pos + start - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) process-substitution
+            $(( start_pos + start - 1)) $(( start_pos + start + 1 )) process-substitution-delimiter
+            $reply
+          )
+          if (( ret == 0 )); then
+            highlights+=($(( start_pos + i - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) process-substitution-delimiter)
+          fi
           continue
         fi
         ;|
@@ -988,7 +1019,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_double_quote()
 {
   local -a match mbegin mend saved_reply
   local MATCH; integer MBEGIN MEND
-  local i j k style
+  local i j k ret style
   reply=()
 
   for (( i = $1 + 1 ; i <= end_pos - start_pos ; i += 1 )) ; do
@@ -1022,8 +1053,17 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_double_quote()
               (( i += 2 ))
               saved_reply=($reply)
               _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_list $(( start_pos + i - 1 )) S $has_end $arg[i,end_pos]
+              ret=$?
               (( i += REPLY ))
-              reply=($saved_reply $j $(( start_pos + i )) command-substitution $reply)
+              reply=(
+                $saved_reply
+                $j $(( start_pos + i )) command-substitution
+                $j $(( j + 2 )) command-substitution-delimiter
+                $reply
+              )
+              if (( ret == 0 )); then
+                reply+=($(( start_pos + i - 1 )) $(( start_pos + i )) command-substitution-delimiter)
+              fi
               continue
             else
               continue
@@ -1124,11 +1164,9 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_backtick()
   # offset is a count of consumed \ (the delta between buf and arg).
   # offsets is an array indexed by buf offset of when the delta between buf and arg changes.
   #     It is sparse, so search backwards to the last value
-  # unclosed is an array of one highlight to append to reply if this back-quoted-argument
-  #     is closed and there is an unclosed back-quoted-argument in buf.
-  local buf highlight style=back-quoted-argument-unclosed
+  local buf highlight style=back-quoted-argument-unclosed style_end
   local -i arg1=$1 end_ i=$1 last offset=0 start subshell_has_end=0
-  local -a highlight_zone highlights offsets unclosed
+  local -a highlight_zone highlights offsets
   reply=()
 
   last=$(( arg1 + 1 ))
@@ -1155,6 +1193,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_backtick()
       fi
     else # it's an unquoted ` and this is the end
       style=back-quoted-argument
+      style_end=back-quoted-argument-delimiter
       buf=$buf$arg[last,i-1]
       offsets[i-arg1-offset]='' # So we never index past the end
       break
@@ -1171,11 +1210,18 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_highlight_backtick()
     highlights+=($start $end_ $highlight)
     if [[ $highlight == back-quoted-argument-unclosed && $style == back-quoted-argument ]]; then
       # An inner backtick command substitution is unclosed, but this level is closed
-      unclosed=($(( start_pos + i - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) unknown-token)
+      style_end=unknown-token
     fi
   done
 
-  reply=($(( start_pos + arg1 - 1 )) $(( start_pos + i )) $style $highlights $unclosed)
+  reply=(
+    $(( start_pos + arg1 - 1 )) $(( start_pos + i )) $style
+    $(( start_pos + arg1 - 1 )) $(( start_pos + arg1 )) back-quoted-argument-delimiter
+    $highlights
+  )
+  if (( $#style_end )); then
+    reply+=($(( start_pos + i - 1)) $(( start_pos + i )) $style_end)
+  fi
   REPLY=$i
 }
 
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/back-quoted-argument.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/back-quoted-argument.zsh
index 8b13729..d504a2c 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/back-quoted-argument.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/back-quoted-argument.zsh
@@ -33,17 +33,24 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 4 builtin" # echo
   "6 18 default" # `echo \`42\``
   "6 18 back-quoted-argument" # `echo \`42\``
+  "6 6 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # `
   "7 10 builtin" # echo
   "12 17 default" # \`42\`
   "12 17 back-quoted-argument" # \`42\`
+  "12 13 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # \`
   "14 15 unknown-token" # 42
+  "16 17 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # \`
+  "18 18 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # `
   "20 39 default" # "is `echo equal` to"
   "20 39 double-quoted-argument" # "is `echo equal` to"
   "24 35 back-quoted-argument" # `echo equal`
+  "24 24 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # `
   "25 28 builtin" # echo
   "30 34 default" # equal
+  "35 35 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # `
   "41 55 default" # `echo 6 times 9
   "41 55 back-quoted-argument-unclosed" # `echo 6 times 9
+  "41 41 back-quoted-argument-delimiter" # `
   "42 45 builtin" # echo
   "47 47 default" # 6
   "49 53 default" # times
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-in-assignment.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-in-assignment.zsh
index db82b7c..010df7f 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-in-assignment.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-in-assignment.zsh
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 15 assign' # foo=$(echo bar)
   '5 15 default' # $(echo bar)
   '5 15 command-substitution' # $(echo bar)
+  '5 6 command-substitution-delimiter' # $(
   '7 10 builtin' # echo
   '12 14 default' # bar
+  '15 15 command-substitution-delimiter' # )
   '17 17 builtin' # :
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-unclosed.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-unclosed.zsh
index 198e710..570471b 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-unclosed.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/command-substitution-unclosed.zsh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 1 builtin' # :
   '3 15 default' # foo$(echo bar
   '6 15 command-substitution' # $(echo bar
+  '6 7 command-substitution-delimiter' # $(
   '8 11 builtin' # echo
   '13 15 default' # bar
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/cthulhu.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/cthulhu.zsh
index 0350640..7a1b7f1 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/cthulhu.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/cthulhu.zsh
@@ -36,27 +36,35 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 4 builtin' # echo
   '6 113 default' # Ph\'ng`echo lui "mg"\`echo lw\'nafh \\\`echo Cthu"lhu\\\` R\\'ly$(echo eh wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l' fht)agn`
   '12 113 back-quoted-argument' # `echo lui "mg"\`echo lw\'nafh \\\`echo Cthu"lhu\\\` R\\'ly$(echo eh wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l' fht)agn`
+  '12 12 back-quoted-argument-delimiter' # `
   '13 16 builtin' # echo
   '18 20 default' # lui
   '22 112 default' # "mg"\`echo lw\'nafh \\\`echo Cthu"lhu\\\` R\\'ly$(echo eh wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l' fht)agn
   '22 25 double-quoted-argument' # "mg"
   '26 112 back-quoted-argument-unclosed' # \`echo lw\'nafh \\\`echo Cthu"lhu\\\` R\\'ly$(echo eh wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l' fht)agn
+  '26 27 back-quoted-argument-delimiter' # \`
   '28 31 builtin' # echo
   '33 40 default' # lw\'nafh
   '42 62 default' # \\\`echo Cthu"lhu\\\`
   '42 62 back-quoted-argument' # \\\`echo Cthu"lhu\\\`
+  '42 45 back-quoted-argument-delimiter' # \\\`
   '46 49 builtin' # echo
   '51 58 default' # Cthu"lhu
   '55 58 double-quoted-argument-unclosed' # "lhu
+  '59 62 back-quoted-argument-delimiter' # \\\`
   '64 112 default' # R\\'ly$(echo eh wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l' fht)agn
   '70 109 command-substitution' # $(echo eh wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l' fht)
+  '70 71 command-substitution-delimiter' # $(
   '72 75 builtin' # echo
   '77 78 default' # eh
   '80 104 default' # wag\\\`echo h\'nag\\\`'l'
   '83 101 back-quoted-argument' # \\\`echo h\'nag\\\`
+  '83 86 back-quoted-argument-delimiter' # \\\`
   '87 90 builtin' # echo
   '92 97 default' # h\'nag
+  '98 101 back-quoted-argument-delimiter' # \\\`
   '102 104 single-quoted-argument' # 'l'
   '106 108 default' # fht
+  '109 109 command-substitution-delimiter' # )
   '113 113 unknown-token' # `
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/dollar-paren.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/dollar-paren.zsh
index c64a764..f051e4a 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/dollar-paren.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/dollar-paren.zsh
@@ -35,5 +35,7 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '3 8 default' # "$(:)"
   '3 8 double-quoted-argument' # "$(:)"
   '4 7 command-substitution' # $(:)
+  '4 5 command-substitution-delimiter' # $(
   '6 6 builtin' # :
+  '7 7 command-substitution-delimiter' # )
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution-redirection-isnt-globbing.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution-redirection-isnt-globbing.zsh
index d5de3fd..f8dbd6b 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution-redirection-isnt-globbing.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution-redirection-isnt-globbing.zsh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 1 builtin' # :
   '3 9 default' # =(<foo)
   '3 9 process-substitution' # =(<foo)
+  '3 4 process-substitution-delimiter' # =(
   '5 5 redirection' # <foo
   '6 8 default' # foo
+  '9 9 process-substitution-delimiter' # )
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution.zsh
index d4bb378..2660034 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution.zsh
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 1 builtin' # :
   '3 19 double-hyphen-option' # --foo=<(echo bar)
   '9 19 process-substitution' # <(echo bar)
+  '9 10 process-substitution-delimiter' # <(
   '11 14 builtin' # echo
   '16 18 default' # bar
+  '19 19 process-substitution-delimiter' # )
   '21 26 default' # "<(:)"
   '21 26 double-quoted-argument' # "<(:)"
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution2.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution2.zsh
index dff3108..c8c9ffe 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution2.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/process-substitution2.zsh
@@ -34,14 +34,17 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 4 builtin' # echo
   '6 9 default' # =(:)
   '6 9 process-substitution' # =(:)
+  '6 7 process-substitution-delimiter' # =(
   '8 8 builtin' # :
+  '9 9 process-substitution-delimiter' # )
   '11 15 default' # a=(:)
   '17 26 default' # =(echo foo
   '17 26 process-substitution' # =(echo foo
+  '17 18 process-substitution-delimiter' # =(
   '19 22 builtin' # echo
   '24 26 default' # foo
 )
 
 if [[ ${(z):-'$('} == '$( ' ]]; then # ignore zsh 5.0.8 bug
-  expected_region_highlight[6]='17 27 default' # =(echo foo
+  expected_region_highlight[8]='17 27 default' # =(echo foo
 fi
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection-in-cmdsubst.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection-in-cmdsubst.zsh
index d5020f0..65c7fbf 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection-in-cmdsubst.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection-in-cmdsubst.zsh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 1 builtin' # :
   '3 9 default' # $(<foo)
   '3 9 command-substitution' # $(<foo)
+  '3 4 command-substitution-delimiter' # $(
   '5 5 redirection' # <
   '6 8 default' # foo
+  '9 9 command-substitution-delimiter' # )
 )
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection2.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection2.zsh
index 7a8c6e1..d44c8e7 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection2.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/redirection2.zsh
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ expected_region_highlight=(
   "1 2 command" # ls
   "4 8 default" # >(wc)
   "4 8 process-substitution" # >(wc)
+  "4 5 process-substitution-delimiter" # >(
   "6 7 command" # wc
+  "8 8 process-substitution-delimiter" # )
   "10 10 commandseparator" # |
   "12 13 command" # nl
 )