diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8951.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8951.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da724b7d3c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8951.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- SQL syntax highlighting double quotes ([#8951](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/8951))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/osd-monaco/src/xjson/lexer_rules/opensearchsql.ts b/packages/osd-monaco/src/xjson/lexer_rules/opensearchsql.ts
index 0ff29b71c09d..6697b3592c15 100644
--- a/packages/osd-monaco/src/xjson/lexer_rules/opensearchsql.ts
+++ b/packages/osd-monaco/src/xjson/lexer_rules/opensearchsql.ts
@@ -134,18 +134,22 @@ export const lexerRules = {
       [new RegExp(operators.join('|')), 'operator'],
       [/[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?/, 'number'],
       [/'([^'\\]|\\.)*$/, 'string.invalid'], // non-terminated string
-      [/'/, 'string', '@string'],
-      [/"/, 'string', '@string'],
+      [/'/, 'string', '@stringSingle'],
+      [/"/, 'string', '@stringDouble'],
     ],
     whitespace: [
       [/[ \t\r\n]+/, 'white'],
       [/\/\*/, 'comment', '@comment'],
       [/--.*$/, 'comment'],
     ],
-    string: [
+    stringSingle: [
       [/[^'\\]+/, 'string'],
       [/\\./, 'string.escape'],
       [/'/, 'string', '@pop'],
+    ],
+    stringDouble: [
+      [/[^"\\]+/, 'string'],
+      [/\\./, 'string.escape'],
       [/"/, 'string', '@pop'],
     ],
     comment: [