diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/nu_highlight.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/nu_highlight.rs
index bd185a8634..c7d2e07c80 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/nu_highlight.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/nu_highlight.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ fn nu_highlight_not_expr() {
     let actual = nu!("'not false' | nu-highlight | ansi strip");
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "not false");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn nu_highlight_where_row_condition() {
+    let actual = nu!("'ls | where a b 12345(' | nu-highlight | ansi strip");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "ls | where a b 12345(");
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/where_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/where_.rs
index b77dd13a9a..467b8530ae 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/where_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/where_.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ Row conditions cannot be stored in a variable. To pass a condition with a variab
             ])
             .required(
                 "condition",
-                SyntaxShape::OneOf(vec![
-                    SyntaxShape::RowCondition,
-                    SyntaxShape::Closure(Some(vec![SyntaxShape::Any])),
-                ]),
+                SyntaxShape::RowCondition,
                 "Filter row condition or closure.",
             )
             .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs
index 44dd4903d3..7f1e2f95b6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/syntax_shape.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ impl Display for SyntaxShape {
             SyntaxShape::Duration => write!(f, "duration"),
             SyntaxShape::DateTime => write!(f, "datetime"),
             SyntaxShape::Operator => write!(f, "operator"),
-            SyntaxShape::RowCondition => write!(f, "condition"),
+            SyntaxShape::RowCondition => write!(
+                f,
+                "oneof<condition, {}>",
+                SyntaxShape::Closure(Some(vec![SyntaxShape::Any]))
+            ),
             SyntaxShape::MathExpression => write!(f, "variable"),
             SyntaxShape::VarWithOptType => write!(f, "vardecl"),
             SyntaxShape::Signature => write!(f, "signature"),