diff --git a/gopls/internal/golang/semtok.go b/gopls/internal/golang/semtok.go
index e008d8cda..4e24dafc2 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/golang/semtok.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/golang/semtok.go
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func (tv *tokenVisitor) ident(id *ast.Ident) {
 	case *types.Builtin:
 		emit(semtok.TokFunction, "defaultLibrary")
 	case *types.Const:
-		if is[*types.Named](obj.Type()) &&
+		if is[*types.Basic](obj.Type()) &&
 			(id.Name == "iota" || id.Name == "true" || id.Name == "false") {
 			emit(semtok.TokVariable, "readonly", "defaultLibrary")
 		} else {
diff --git a/gopls/internal/test/marker/testdata/token/builtin_constant.txt b/gopls/internal/test/marker/testdata/token/builtin_constant.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f0c021b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gopls/internal/test/marker/testdata/token/builtin_constant.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+This test checks semanticTokens on builtin constants.
+(test for #70219.)
+
+-- settings.json --
+{
+	"semanticTokens": true
+}
+
+-- flags --
+-ignore_extra_diags
+
+-- default_lib_const.go --
+package p
+
+func _() {
+	a, b := false, true //@ token("false", "variable", "readonly defaultLibrary"), token("true", "variable", "readonly defaultLibrary")
+}
+
+const (
+	c = iota //@ token("iota", "variable", "readonly defaultLibrary")
+)