diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 3be28b2..8606441 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -14,6 +14,26 @@
 #include <girara/commands.h>
 #include <girara/gtk2-compat.h>
 
+static void
+cb_color_change(girara_session_t* session, const char* name, girara_setting_type_t UNUSED(type), void* value, void* UNUSED(data))
+{
+  g_return_if_fail(value != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail(session != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail(session->global.data != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail(name != NULL);
+  zathura_t* zathura = session->global.data;
+
+  char* string_value = (char*) value;
+  if (g_strcmp0(name, "highlight-color") == 0) {
+    gdk_color_parse(string_value, &(zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color));
+  } else if (g_strcmp0(name, "highlight-active-active") == 0) {
+    gdk_color_parse(string_value, &(zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color_active));
+  }
+
+  /* TODO: cause a redraw here? */
+}
+
+
 void
 config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura)
 {
@@ -59,8 +79,11 @@ config_load_default(zathura_t* zathura)
   string_value = "#000000";
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "recolor-lightcolor", string_value, STRING, false, "Recoloring (light color)", NULL, NULL);
 
-  string_value = "#9FBC00";
-  girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-color",        string_value, STRING,  false, "Color for highlighting",        NULL, 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_set(gsession, "highlight-active-color", "#00BC00");
+
   float_value = 0.5;
   girara_setting_add(gsession, "highlight-transparency", &float_value, FLOAT,   false, "Transparency for highlighting", NULL, NULL);
   bool_value = true;
diff --git a/page_widget.c b/page_widget.c
index e3ee81b..40cdd0b 100644
--- a/page_widget.c
+++ b/page_widget.c
@@ -325,10 +325,11 @@ zathura_page_widget_draw(GtkWidget* widget, cairo_t* cairo)
         zathura_rectangle_t rectangle = recalc_rectangle(priv->page, *rect);
 
         /* draw position */
-        GdkColor color = priv->zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color;
         if (idx == priv->search_current) {
-          cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, 0, color.green, color.blue, transparency);
+          GdkColor color = priv->zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color_active;
+          cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, color.red, color.green, color.blue, transparency);
         } else {
+          GdkColor color = priv->zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color;
           cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo, color.red, color.green, color.blue, transparency);
         }
         cairo_rectangle(cairo, rectangle.x1, rectangle.y1,
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index d195fca..dadc00d 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -244,13 +244,6 @@ zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[])
     g_free(string_value);
   }
 
-  string_value = NULL;
-  girara_setting_get(zathura->ui.session, "highlight-color", &string_value);
-  if (string_value != NULL) {
-    gdk_color_parse(string_value, &(zathura->ui.colors.highlight_color));
-    g_free(string_value);
-  }
-
   /* database */
   zathura->database = zathura_db_init(zathura->config.data_dir);
   if (zathura->database == NULL) {
diff --git a/zathura.h b/zathura.h
index c769474..2c27467 100644
--- a/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct zathura_s
       GdkColor recolor_dark_color; /**< Dark color for recoloring */
       GdkColor recolor_light_color; /**< Light color for recoloring */
       GdkColor highlight_color; /**< Color for highlighting */
+      GdkColor highlight_color_active; /** Color for highlighting */
     } colors;
 
     GtkWidget *page_widget_alignment;