diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-plants-vanish.md b/.changeset/lemon-plants-vanish.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0887b10be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-plants-vanish.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"@gitbook/react-openapi": patch
+"gitbook-v2": patch
+"gitbook": patch
+"@gitbook/colors": patch
+---
+
+Fix code highlighting for HTTP
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/CodeBlock/theme.css b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/CodeBlock/theme.css
index 21c0fd579..5e4a73a88 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/CodeBlock/theme.css
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/CodeBlock/theme.css
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     --shiki-token-link: theme("colors.primary.10");
 
     --shiki-token-constant: theme("colors.warning.10");
-    --shiki-token-string: theme("colors.success.10");
+    --shiki-token-string: theme("colors.warning.10");
     --shiki-token-string-expression: theme("colors.success.10");
     --shiki-token-keyword: theme("colors.danger.10");
     --shiki-token-parameter: theme("colors.warning.10");
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         --shiki-token-link: theme("colors.primary.11");
 
         --shiki-token-constant: theme("colors.warning.11");
-        --shiki-token-string: theme("colors.success.11");
+        --shiki-token-string: theme("colors.warning.11");
         --shiki-token-string-expression: theme("colors.success.11");
         --shiki-token-keyword: theme("colors.danger.11");
         --shiki-token-parameter: theme("colors.warning.11");
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ html.dark {
     --shiki-token-comment: theme("colors.neutral.9");
 
     --shiki-token-constant: theme("colors.warning.11");
-    --shiki-token-string: theme("colors.success.11");
+    --shiki-token-string: theme("colors.warning.11");
     --shiki-token-string-expression: theme("colors.success.11");
     --shiki-token-keyword: theme("colors.danger.11");
     --shiki-token-parameter: theme("colors.warning.11");
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts b/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts
index a6c79fd5c..50c6a9204 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const codeSampleGenerators: CodeSampleGenerator[] = [
     {
         id: 'http',
         label: 'HTTP',
-        syntax: 'bash',
+        syntax: 'http',
         generate: ({ method, url, headers = {}, body }: CodeSampleInput) => {
             const { host, path } = parseHostAndPath(url);