diff --git a/internal/ast/ast.go b/internal/ast/ast.go
index 4c15abd4fe..2971ef562d 100644
--- a/internal/ast/ast.go
+++ b/internal/ast/ast.go
@@ -2353,6 +2353,9 @@ func IsArrayLiteralOrObjectLiteralDestructuringPattern(node *Node) bool {
 
 func accessKind(node *Node) AccessKind {
 	parent := node.Parent
+	if parent == nil {
+		return AccessKindRead
+	}
 	switch parent.Kind {
 	case KindParenthesizedExpression:
 		return accessKind(parent)
@@ -2404,8 +2407,9 @@ func accessKind(node *Node) AccessKind {
 			return AccessKindWrite
 		}
 		return AccessKindRead
+	default:
+		return AccessKindRead
 	}
-	return AccessKindRead
 }
 
 func reverseAccessKind(a AccessKind) AccessKind {
diff --git a/internal/fourslash/tests/documentHighlightReferenceDirective_test.go b/internal/fourslash/tests/documentHighlightReferenceDirective_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6ac898aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/fourslash/tests/documentHighlightReferenceDirective_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package fourslash_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/microsoft/typescript-go/internal/fourslash"
+	"github.com/microsoft/typescript-go/internal/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestDocumentHighlightReferenceDirective(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	defer testutil.RecoverAndFail(t, "Panic on fourslash test")
+	const content = `// @Filename: /a.ts
+/// <reference path="[|./b.ts|]" />
+
+const x = 1;
+
+// @filename: b.ts
+export type Foo = number;
+`
+	f := fourslash.NewFourslash(t, nil /*capabilities*/, content)
+	f.VerifyBaselineDocumentHighlights(t, nil /*preferences*/, f.Ranges()[0])
+}
diff --git a/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go b/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go
index bab0f63b61..65d7039666 100644
--- a/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go
+++ b/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@ func (l *LanguageService) getSemanticDocumentHighlights(ctx context.Context, pos
 	if referenceEntries == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	var highlights []*lsproto.DocumentHighlight
 	for _, entry := range referenceEntries {
 		for _, ref := range entry.references {
-			if ref.node != nil {
-				fileName, highlight := l.toDocumentHighlight(ref)
-				if fileName == sourceFile.FileName() {
-					highlights = append(highlights, highlight)
-				}
+			fileName, highlight := l.toDocumentHighlight(ref)
+			if fileName == sourceFile.FileName() {
+				highlights = append(highlights, highlight)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ls/findallreferences.go b/internal/ls/findallreferences.go
index 4b937d094e..e5df1d9d9d 100644
--- a/internal/ls/findallreferences.go
+++ b/internal/ls/findallreferences.go
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (l *LanguageService) getReferencedSymbolsForNode(ctx context.Context, posit
 		}
 
 		if moduleSymbol := checker.GetMergedSymbol(resolvedRef.file.Symbol); moduleSymbol != nil {
-			return getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx, program, moduleSymbol /*excludeImportTypeOfExportEquals*/, false, sourceFiles, sourceFilesSet)
+			return l.getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx, program, moduleSymbol /*excludeImportTypeOfExportEquals*/, false, sourceFiles, sourceFilesSet)
 		}
 
 		// !!! not implemented
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ func (l *LanguageService) getReferencedSymbolsForNode(ctx context.Context, posit
 	}
 
 	if symbol.Name == ast.InternalSymbolNameExportEquals {
-		return getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx, program, symbol.Parent, false /*excludeImportTypeOfExportEquals*/, sourceFiles, sourceFilesSet)
+		return l.getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx, program, symbol.Parent, false /*excludeImportTypeOfExportEquals*/, sourceFiles, sourceFilesSet)
 	}
 
 	moduleReferences := l.getReferencedSymbolsForModuleIfDeclaredBySourceFile(ctx, symbol, program, sourceFiles, checker, options, sourceFilesSet) // !!! cancellationToken
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func (l *LanguageService) getReferencedSymbolsForModuleIfDeclaredBySourceFile(ct
 	}
 	exportEquals := symbol.Exports[ast.InternalSymbolNameExportEquals]
 	// If exportEquals != nil, we're about to add references to `import("mod")` anyway, so don't double-count them.
-	moduleReferences := getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx, program, symbol, exportEquals != nil, sourceFiles, sourceFilesSet)
+	moduleReferences := l.getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx, program, symbol, exportEquals != nil, sourceFiles, sourceFilesSet)
 	if exportEquals == nil || !sourceFilesSet.Has(moduleSourceFileName) {
 		return moduleReferences
 	}
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ func getMergedAliasedSymbolOfNamespaceExportDeclaration(node *ast.Node, symbol *
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx context.Context, program *compiler.Program, symbol *ast.Symbol, excludeImportTypeOfExportEquals bool, sourceFiles []*ast.SourceFile, sourceFilesSet *collections.Set[string]) []*SymbolAndEntries {
+func (l *LanguageService) getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx context.Context, program *compiler.Program, symbol *ast.Symbol, excludeImportTypeOfExportEquals bool, sourceFiles []*ast.SourceFile, sourceFilesSet *collections.Set[string]) []*SymbolAndEntries {
 	debug.Assert(symbol.ValueDeclaration != nil)
 
 	checker, done := program.GetTypeChecker(ctx)
@@ -1062,10 +1062,11 @@ func getReferencedSymbolsForModule(ctx context.Context, program *compiler.Progra
 			}
 			return newNodeEntry(rangeNode)
 		case ModuleReferenceKindReference:
-			// <reference path> or <reference types>
-			// We can't easily create a proper range entry here without access to LanguageService,
-			// but we can create a node-based entry pointing to the source file which will be resolved later
-			return newNodeEntry(reference.referencingFile.AsNode())
+			return &referenceEntry{
+				kind:      entryKindRange,
+				fileName:  reference.referencingFile.FileName(),
+				textRange: l.createLspRangeFromBounds(reference.ref.Pos(), reference.ref.End(), reference.referencingFile),
+			}
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/testdata/baselines/reference/fourslash/documentHighlights/documentHighlightReferenceDirective.baseline.jsonc b/testdata/baselines/reference/fourslash/documentHighlights/documentHighlightReferenceDirective.baseline.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..affad0dae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/baselines/reference/fourslash/documentHighlights/documentHighlightReferenceDirective.baseline.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// === documentHighlights ===
+// === /a.ts ===
+// /// <reference path="/*HIGHLIGHTS*/[|./b.ts|]" />
+// 
+// const x = 1;
+// 
\ No newline at end of file