diff --git a/packages/knip/src/index.ts b/packages/knip/src/index.ts
index e5dda3a36..8378492ee 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/index.ts
@@ -582,7 +582,14 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
           for (const specifier of file.imports.external) {
             const packageName = getPackageNameFromModuleSpecifier(specifier);
             const isHandled = packageName && deputy.maybeAddReferencedExternalDependency(ws, packageName);
-            if (!isHandled) collector.addIssue({ type: 'unlisted', filePath, workspace: ws.name, symbol: specifier });
+            if (!isHandled)
+              collector.addIssue({
+                type: 'unlisted',
+                filePath,
+                workspace: ws.name,
+                symbol: packageName ?? specifier,
+                specifier,
+              });
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts b/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts
index ec47cd062..51b637838 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,30 @@ import type { Issue, ReporterOptions } from '../types/issues.js';
 import { relative, toRelative } from '../util/path.js';
 import { getTitle, identity, logTitle } from './util.js';
 
+const dim = picocolors.gray;
+const bright = picocolors.whiteBright;
+
 const TRUNCATE_WIDTH = 40;
 const truncate = (text: string) => (text.length > TRUNCATE_WIDTH ? `${text.slice(0, TRUNCATE_WIDTH - 3)}...` : text);
 
+const hl = (issue: Issue) => {
+  if (issue.specifier) {
+    const [specifier, highlight] = issue.specifier;
+    if (highlight && specifier.includes(highlight)) {
+      const parts = specifier.split(highlight);
+      const rest = parts.slice(1).join('');
+      return [dim(parts[0]), bright(highlight), dim(rest)].join('');
+    }
+    return specifier;
+  }
+  return issue.symbol;
+};
+
 const logIssueRecord = (issues: Issue[]) => {
   const table = new EasyTable();
   for (const issue of issues) {
-    const print = issue.isFixed || issue.severity === 'warn' ? picocolors.gray : identity;
-    table.cell('symbol', print(issue.symbols ? truncate(issue.symbols.map(s => s.symbol).join(', ')) : issue.symbol));
+    const print = issue.isFixed || issue.severity === 'warn' ? dim : identity;
+    table.cell('symbol', print(issue.symbols ? truncate(issue.symbols.map(s => s.symbol).join(', ')) : hl(issue)));
     issue.parentSymbol && table.cell('parentSymbol', print(issue.parentSymbol));
     issue.symbolType && table.cell('symbolType', print(issue.symbolType));
     const pos = issue.line === undefined ? '' : `:${issue.line}${issue.col === undefined ? '' : `:${issue.col}`}`;
@@ -41,8 +57,8 @@ export default ({ report, issues, tagHints, configurationHints, noConfigHints, i
           title && logTitle(title, issuesForType.length);
           for (const issue of issuesForType) {
             const relPath = toRelative(issue.filePath);
-            if (issue.isFixed) console.log(picocolors.gray(`${relPath} (removed)`));
-            else if (issue.severity === 'warn') console.log(picocolors.gray(relPath));
+            if (issue.isFixed) console.log(dim(`${relPath} (removed)`));
+            else if (issue.severity === 'warn') console.log(dim(relPath));
             else console.log(relPath);
           }
           totalIssues = totalIssues + issuesForType.length;
@@ -66,7 +82,7 @@ export default ({ report, issues, tagHints, configurationHints, noConfigHints, i
         const message = `Unused item in ${type}`;
         const workspace =
           workspaceName && workspaceName !== ROOT_WORKSPACE_NAME ? ` (workspace: ${workspaceName})` : '';
-        console.warn(picocolors.gray(`${message}${workspace}:`), identifier);
+        console.warn(dim(`${message}${workspace}:`), identifier);
       }
     }
     if (tagHints.size > 0) {
@@ -74,7 +90,7 @@ export default ({ report, issues, tagHints, configurationHints, noConfigHints, i
       for (const hint of tagHints) {
         const { filePath, identifier, tagName } = hint;
         const message = `Unused tag in ${toRelative(filePath)}:`;
-        console.warn(picocolors.gray(message), `${identifier} → ${tagName}`);
+        console.warn(dim(message), `${identifier} → ${tagName}`);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/types/issues.ts b/packages/knip/src/types/issues.ts
index 215035995..ef1d42cc6 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/types/issues.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/types/issues.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type Issue = {
   symbols?: IssueSymbol[];
   symbolType?: SymbolType;
   parentSymbol?: string;
+  specifier?: string;
   severity?: IssueSeverity;
   pos?: number;
   line?: number;
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/util/get-referenced-inputs.ts b/packages/knip/src/util/get-referenced-inputs.ts
index fdad84476..66609a273 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/util/get-referenced-inputs.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/util/get-referenced-inputs.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const getReferencedInputsHandler =
         filePath: containingFilePath,
         workspace: workspace.name,
         symbol: binaryName,
+        specifier,
       });
       return;
     }
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ export const getReferencedInputsHandler =
                 type: 'unlisted',
                 filePath: containingFilePath,
                 workspace: specifierWorkspace.name,
-                symbol: specifier,
+                symbol: packageName ?? specifier,
+                specifier,
               });
             }
             return;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ export const getReferencedInputsHandler =
         filePath: containingFilePath,
         workspace: workspace.name,
         symbol: packageName ?? specifier,
+        specifier,
       });
     } else if (!isGitIgnored(filePath)) {
       // Let's start out conservatively
@@ -106,7 +109,8 @@ export const getReferencedInputsHandler =
           type: 'unresolved',
           filePath: containingFilePath,
           workspace: workspace.name,
-          symbol: specifier,
+          symbol: packageName ?? specifier,
+          specifier,
         });
       } else {
         debugLog(workspace.name, `Unable to resolve ${toDebugString(input)}`);