diff --git a/RustEnhanced.sublime-syntax b/RustEnhanced.sublime-syntax
index 4ded3af5..b1b40155 100644
--- a/RustEnhanced.sublime-syntax
+++ b/RustEnhanced.sublime-syntax
@@ -292,6 +292,74 @@ contexts:
         - match: '(?=\S)'
           pop: true
 
+  pattern-param:
+    - include: comments
+    - match: '&'
+      scope: keyword.operator.rust
+    - match: \b(mut|ref)\b
+      scope: storage.modifier.rust
+    - match: '@'
+      scope: keyword.operator.rust
+    - match: '\b{{identifier}}\b(?!\s*(?:::|\{|\[|\())'
+      scope: variable.parameter.rust
+
+    - match: '\{'
+      # Struct pattern.
+      scope: punctuation.section.block.begin.rust
+      push:
+        - meta_scope: meta.block.rust
+        - match: '\}'
+          scope: punctuation.section.block.end.rust
+          pop: true
+        - match: '(\d+)\s*(:)'
+          # Tuple struct field specifier.
+          captures:
+            1: constant.numeric.integer.decimal.rust
+            2: punctuation.separator.rust
+        - match: '{{identifier}}\s*(:)'
+          # Struct field specifier.
+          captures:
+            1: punctuation.separator.rust
+        - match: '\.\.'
+          scope: keyword.operator.rust
+        - include: pattern-param
+
+    - match: '\('
+      # Tuple or tuple struct pattern.
+      scope: punctuation.section.group.begin.rust
+      push:
+        - meta_scope: meta.group.rust
+        - match: '\)'
+          scope: punctuation.section.group.end.rust
+          pop: true
+        - match: '\.\.'
+          scope: keyword.operator.rust
+        - include: pattern-param
+
+    - match: '\['
+      # Slice pattern.
+      scope: punctuation.section.brackets.begin.rust
+      push:
+        - meta_scope: meta.brackets.rust
+        - match: '\]'
+          scope: punctuation.section.brackets.end.rust
+          pop: true
+        - include: pattern-param
+
+    # Path for struct patterns.
+    - match: '\bself\b|\bsuper\b'
+      scope: keyword.other.rust
+    - match: '\b{{identifier}}\b'
+    - match: '::'
+
+    - match: ':(?!:)'
+      # Type
+      scope: punctuation.separator.rust
+      push:
+        - match: '(?=,|\)|\]|\}|\|)'
+          pop: true
+        - include: type-any-identifier
+
   closure:
     - meta_content_scope: meta.function.closure.rust
     - match: '\|'
@@ -300,33 +368,16 @@ contexts:
 
   closure-parameters:
     - meta_scope: meta.function.parameters.rust
+    - match: '\|'
+      scope: punctuation.definition.parameters.end.rust
+      pop: true
+    - include: pattern-param
     # If the user has just typed a |, exit the params
     # scope as soon as we hit something that it not a
     # valid part so the whole rest of the document isn't
     # highlighted using the params scope
-    - include: comments
-    - match: '(?=\()'
-      push: group
-    - match: '(?=[};)\]])'
-      pop: true
-    - match: '\|'
-      scope: punctuation.definition.parameters.end.rust
+    - match: '(?=[=};)\]])'
       pop: true
-    - match: \bself\b
-      scope: variable.parameter.rust
-    - match: '({{identifier}})\s*(?:(:(?!:))|(?=\||,))'
-      captures:
-        1: variable.parameter.rust
-        2: punctuation.separator.rust
-      push:
-        - match: (?=,|\|)
-          pop: true
-        - include: type-any-identifier
-    - match: '&'
-      scope: keyword.operator.rust
-    - match: \b(mut|ref)\b
-      scope: storage.modifier.rust
-    - include: lifetime
 
   closure-return:
     - meta_content_scope: meta.function.closure.rust
@@ -414,7 +465,7 @@ contexts:
       scope: keyword.operator.rust
     - match: \b(mut|ref|const|unsafe)\b
       scope: storage.modifier.rust
-    - match: \b(fn)\b(\()
+    - match: \b(fn)\b\s*(\()
       captures:
         1: storage.type.function.rust
         2: meta.group.rust punctuation.definition.group.begin.rust
@@ -921,13 +972,7 @@ contexts:
         - include: comments
         - match: '(?=\))'
           pop: true
-        - match: \bself\b
-          scope: variable.parameter.rust
-        - match: '({{identifier}})\s*(:(?!:))'
-          captures:
-            1: variable.parameter.rust
-            2: punctuation.separator.rust
-        - include: type-any-identifier
+        - include: pattern-param
 
   fn-return:
     - meta_scope: meta.function.rust
diff --git a/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_closures.rs b/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_closures.rs
index 2c16dad5..74fca101 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_closures.rs
+++ b/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_closures.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ call_func(|c| 1 + 2 + c);
 //        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure
 //        ^^^ meta.function.parameters
 
-// TODO: x and y should be parameters!
-// Looks like tuples use meta.group so we'll use that for tuple arguments too
-// fixes https://github.com/rust-lang/sublime-rust/issues/164
-let f = |(x, y)| { x + y };
-//      ^ punctuation.definition.parameters.begin
-//       ^^^^^^ meta.group
-
 fn lambdas() {
     let c = |foo,
 //          ^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters punctuation.definition.parameters.begin
@@ -53,3 +46,136 @@ fn lambdas() {
 //           ^^^ meta.function.parameters variable.parameter
 //              ^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters punctuation.definition.parameters.end
 }
+
+
+let x = |self, _, _foo, foo: 'static str| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^^^^ variable.parameter
+//                ^^^^ variable.parameter
+//                      ^^^ variable.parameter
+//                         ^ punctuation.separator
+//                           ^^^^^^^ storage.modifier.lifetime
+//                                   ^^^ storage.type
+let x = |&a, &mut b, ref c, mut d, ref mut e| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^ keyword.operator
+//        ^ variable.parameter
+//           ^ keyword.operator
+//            ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                ^ variable.parameter
+//                   ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                       ^ variable.parameter
+//                          ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                              ^ variable.parameter
+//                                 ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                                     ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                                         ^ variable.parameter
+let x = |foo @ Some{}| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^^^ variable.parameter
+//           ^ keyword.operator
+//                 ^ meta.block punctuation.section.block.begin
+//                  ^ meta.block punctuation.section.block.end
+let x = |path :: to :: Struct{a, b, ..},
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//                           ^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//                           ^ punctuation.section.block.begin
+//                            ^ variable.parameter
+//                               ^ variable.parameter
+//                                  ^^ keyword.operator
+//                                    ^ punctuation.section.block.end
+    self::Struct{c}, super::Struct{d}| {};
+//  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//  ^^^^ keyword.other
+//              ^^^ meta.block
+//               ^ variable.parameter
+//                   ^^^^^ keyword.other
+//                                ^^^ meta.block
+//                                 ^ variable.parameter
+let x = |Struct{ref mut a}| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//             ^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//              ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                  ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                      ^ variable.parameter
+let x = |Struct{0: (x, y), 1: z}| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//              ^ constant.numeric.integer.decimal
+//               ^ punctuation.separator
+//                 ^^^^^^ meta.group
+//                 ^ punctuation.section.group.begin
+//                  ^ variable.parameter
+//                     ^ variable.parameter
+//                      ^ punctuation.section.group.end
+//                         ^ constant.numeric.integer.decimal
+//                          ^ punctuation.separator
+//                            ^ variable.parameter
+let x = |Struct{field: (x, y), field2: z}| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//                     ^^^^^^ meta.group
+//                      ^ variable.parameter
+//                         ^ variable.parameter
+//                                     ^ variable.parameter
+let x = |path::to::TupleStruct(x, (y, z), ..)| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.group
+//                             ^ variable.parameter
+//                                ^^^^^^ meta.group meta.group
+//                                 ^ variable.parameter
+//                                    ^ variable.parameter
+//                                        ^^ keyword.operator
+let x = |(x, (y, z)), (Foo{&mut i, ..}, foo @ Some{})| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.group
+//        ^ variable.parameter
+//           ^^^^^^ meta.group meta.group
+//            ^ variable.parameter
+//               ^ meta.group variable.parameter
+//                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.group
+//                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//                         ^ keyword.operator
+//                          ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                              ^ variable.parameter
+//                                 ^^ keyword.operator
+//                                      ^^^ variable.parameter
+//                                          ^ keyword.operator
+let x = |[ref mut a, (x, y)]| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.brackets
+//       ^ punctuation.section.brackets.begin
+//        ^^^ storage.modifier
+//            ^^^ storage.modifier
+//                ^ variable.parameter
+//                   ^^^^^^ meta.group
+//                    ^ variable.parameter
+//                       ^ variable.parameter
+let x = |a: i32, b: Foo, c: Option<i32>, d: extern "C" fn (), e: *const u8| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^ variable.parameter
+//          ^^^ storage.type
+//               ^ variable.parameter
+//                       ^ variable.parameter
+//                          ^^^^^^ meta.generic support.type
+//                                 ^^^ meta.generic storage.type
+//                                       ^ variable.parameter
+//                                          ^^^^^^ keyword.other
+//                                                 ^^^ string.quoted.double
+//                                                     ^^ storage.type.function
+//                                                        ^^ meta.group
+//                                                            ^ variable.parameter
+//                                                               ^^^^^^ storage.modifier
+//                                                                      ^^ storage.type
+let x = |/*comment*/(/*c*/a, [b/*c*/], S{/*c*/f: c})| {};
+//      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.closure meta.function.parameters
+//       ^^^^^^^^^^^ comment.block
+//                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.group
+//                   ^^^^^ comment.block
+//                        ^ variable.parameter
+//                           ^^^^^^^^ meta.brackets
+//                            ^ variable.parameter
+//                             ^^^^^ comment.block
+//                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//                                       ^^^^^ comment.block
+//                                               ^ variable.parameter
diff --git a/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_functions.rs b/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_functions.rs
index aaff0f5b..9a943cf3 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_functions.rs
+++ b/tests/syntax-rust/syntax_test_functions.rs
@@ -73,3 +73,36 @@ fn f(a: *const u8, b: *mut i8) {}
 //  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.parameters
 //       ^^^^^ storage.modifier
 //                     ^^^ storage.modifier
+
+// Test irrefutable patterns in params.  Most of these tests are in `syntax_test_closure.rs`.
+fn f(self,
+//  ^^^^^^^ meta.function meta.function.parameters
+//   ^^^^ variable.parameter
+     (a, b): Tuple,
+//   ^^^^^^ meta.group
+//   ^ punctuation.section.group.begin
+//    ^ variable.parameter
+//       ^ variable.parameter
+//        ^ punctuation.section.group.end
+//         ^ punctuation.separator
+     Struct{field: c}: Struct,
+//         ^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block
+//         ^ punctuation.section.block.begin
+//                 ^ variable.parameter
+//                  ^ punctuation.section.block.end
+//                   ^ punctuation.separator
+     TupleStruct{0: d}: TupleStruct,
+//              ^^^^^^ meta.block
+//              ^ punctuation.section.block.begin
+//               ^ constant.numeric.integer.decimal
+//                  ^ variable.parameter
+//                   ^ punctuation.section.block.end
+//                    ^ punctuation.separator
+     [e, f]: Slice)
+//   ^^^^^^ meta.brackets
+//   ^ punctuation.section.brackets.begin
+//    ^ variable.parameter
+//       ^ variable.parameter
+//        ^ punctuation.section.brackets.end
+//         ^ punctuation.separator
+{}