diff --git a/colors/wombat_lush.vim b/colors/wombat_lush.vim
index 5adea5b..1cb17c0 100644
--- a/colors/wombat_lush.vim
+++ b/colors/wombat_lush.vim
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ lua package.loaded['lush_theme.lush_template'] = nil
 
 " include our theme file and pass it to lush to apply
 lua require('lush')(require('lush_theme.wombat_lush'))
+
+" Workaround for not being able to link from semantic groups to highlight groups in lush
+lua vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "@variable", { link = "TSVariable" })