diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/glossaries.vim b/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/glossaries.vim
index ca44f84c54..c797302ef1 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/glossaries.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/syntax/p/glossaries.vim
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 scriptencoding utf-8
 
 function! vimtex#syntax#p#glossaries#load(cfg) abort " {{{1
-  syntax match texCmd nextgroup=texGlsArg skipwhite skipnl "\\gls\>"
+  syntax match texCmdGls "\v\c\\gls%(desc|link)?>"
+        \ nextgroup=texGlsArg skipwhite skipnl
   call vimtex#syntax#core#new_arg('texGlsArg', {'contains': '@NoSpell'})
 
   " \newacronym -> opt -> arg1 -> arg2 -> arg3
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ function! vimtex#syntax#p#glossaries#load(cfg) abort " {{{1
         \ nextgroup=texAcrArgLabel skipwhite skipnl
   call vimtex#syntax#core#new_arg('texAcrArgLabel', {'contains': '@NoSpell'})
 
+  highlight def link texCmdGls         texCmd
+  highlight def link texGlsArg         texRefArg
   highlight def link texCmdAcr         texCmd
   highlight def link texCmdNewAcr      texCmdNew
   highlight def link texNewAcrOpt      texOpt
diff --git a/test/test-syntax/test-glossaries.tex b/test/test-syntax/test-glossaries.tex
index 252e7a3a17..8faf7ab6dd 100644
--- a/test/test-syntax/test-glossaries.tex
+++ b/test/test-syntax/test-glossaries.tex
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@
 \Acrfull{rl} is a fun subfield of \acrlong{ml}. \acrshort{ml} is fun.
 \printnoidxglossary[type=acronym]
 
+\gls{sym.electron_charge}
+\Gls{sym.electron_charge}
+\glsdesc{sym.electron_charge}
+\glslink{sym.electron_charge}
+
 \end{document}