diff --git a/doc/configuration/options.rst b/doc/configuration/options.rst
index 2f99d13..a0d297b 100644
--- a/doc/configuration/options.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration/options.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ General settings
    :type: String
    :default: #9FBC00
 
+.. describe:: highlight-fg
+
+  Defines the color that is for text when highlighting parts of the document
+  (e.g.: numbers for links)
+
+   :type: String
+   :default: #FFFFFF
+
 .. describe:: highlight-active-color
 
   Defines the color that is used to show the current selected highlighted
diff --git a/zathura/config.c b/zathura/config.c
index 567d3d8..285fca0 100644
--- a/zathura/config.c
+++ b/zathura/config.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ cb_color_change(girara_session_t* session, const char* name,
   const char* string_value = (const char*) value;
   if (g_strcmp0(name, "highlight-color") == 0) {
     parse_color(&zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color, string_value);
+  } else if (g_strcmp0(name, "highlight-fg") == 0) {
+    parse_color(&zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color_fg, string_value);
   } else if (g_strcmp0(name, "highlight-active-color") == 0) {
     parse_color(&zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color_active, string_value);
   } else if (g_strcmp0(name, "recolor-darkcolor") == 0) {
@@ -209,15 +211,17 @@ config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura)
   int_value = 2000;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "jumplist-size",         &int_value,   INT,    false, _("Number of positions to remember in the jumplist"), cb_jumplist_change, NULL);
 
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "recolor-darkcolor",      "#FFFFFF", STRING, false, _("Recoloring (dark color)"),         cb_color_change, NULL);
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "recolor-lightcolor",     "#000000", STRING, false, _("Recoloring (light color)"),        cb_color_change, NULL);
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-color",        NULL,      STRING, false, _("Color for highlighting"),          cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "recolor-darkcolor",      "#FFFFFF", STRING, false, _("Recoloring (dark color)"),            cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "recolor-lightcolor",     "#000000", STRING, false, _("Recoloring (light color)"),           cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-color",        NULL,      STRING, false, _("Color for highlighting"),             cb_color_change, NULL);
   girara_setting_set(gsession, "highlight-color",        "#9FBC00");
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-active-color", NULL,      STRING, false, _("Color for highlighting (active)"), cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-fg",           NULL,      STRING, false, _("Foreground color for highlighting"),  cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_set(gsession, "highlight-fg",           "#000000");
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-active-color", NULL,      STRING, false, _("Color for highlighting (active)"),    cb_color_change, NULL);
   girara_setting_set(gsession, "highlight-active-color", "#00BC00");
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "render-loading-bg",      NULL,      STRING, false, _("'Loading ...' background color"),  cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "render-loading-bg",      NULL,      STRING, false, _("'Loading ...' background color"),     cb_color_change, NULL);
   girara_setting_set(gsession, "render-loading-bg",      "#FFFFFF");
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "render-loading-fg",      NULL,      STRING, false, _("'Loading ...' foreground color"),  cb_color_change, NULL);
+  girara_setting_add(gsession, "render-loading-fg",      NULL,      STRING, false, _("'Loading ...' foreground color"),     cb_color_change, NULL);
   girara_setting_set(gsession, "render-loading-fg",      "#000000");
 
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "index-fg",        "#DDDDDD", STRING, true, _("Index mode foreground color"), NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/zathura/page-widget.c b/zathura/page-widget.c
index 373afeb..f38249a 100644
--- a/zathura/page-widget.c
+++ b/zathura/page-widget.c
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ zathura_page_widget_draw(GtkWidget* widget, cairo_t* cairo)
           cairo_fill(cairo);
 
           /* draw text */
-          cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+          const GdkRGBA color_fg = priv->zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color_fg;
+          cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, color_fg.red, color_fg.green, color_fg.blue, transparency);
           cairo_move_to(cairo, rectangle.x1 + 1, rectangle.y2 - 1);
           char* link_number = g_strdup_printf("%i", priv->links.offset + ++link_counter);
           cairo_show_text(cairo, link_number);
diff --git a/zathura/zathura.h b/zathura/zathura.h
index c2165a7..ea0f038 100644
--- a/zathura/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura/zathura.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct zathura_s
     struct
     {
       GdkRGBA highlight_color; /**< Color for highlighting */
+      GdkRGBA highlight_color_fg; /**< Color for highlighting (foreground) */
       GdkRGBA highlight_color_active; /** Color for highlighting */
       GdkRGBA render_loading_bg; /**< Background color for render "Loading..." */
       GdkRGBA render_loading_fg; /**< Foreground color for render "Loading..." */