diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/LinguaFrancaSynthesis.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/LinguaFrancaSynthesis.java
index 9e4facbfc7..0764bee94c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/LinguaFrancaSynthesis.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/LinguaFrancaSynthesis.java
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ public List<SynthesisOption> getDisplayedSynthesisOptions() {
         ModeDiagrams.INITIALLY_COLLAPSE_MODES,
         SHOW_USER_LABELS,
         SHOW_HYPERLINKS,
+        LinguaFrancaStyleExtensions.SELECTION_HIGHLIGHTING_COLOR,
         // LinguaFrancaSynthesisInterfaceDependencies.SHOW_INTERFACE_DEPENDENCIES,
         REACTIONS_USE_HYPEREDGES,
         USE_ALTERNATIVE_DASH_PATTERN,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/styles/LinguaFrancaStyleExtensions.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/styles/LinguaFrancaStyleExtensions.java
index cdc2109fc5..2fb497a8d6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/styles/LinguaFrancaStyleExtensions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/diagram/synthesis/styles/LinguaFrancaStyleExtensions.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import static de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.krendering.extensions.PositionReferenceY.*;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.SynthesisOption;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.internal.util.KlighdInternalProperties;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.kgraph.KEdge;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.kgraph.KLabel;
@@ -51,12 +52,15 @@
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.krendering.extensions.KRenderingExtensions;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.labels.decoration.IDecoratorRenderingProvider;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.labels.decoration.LabelDecorationConfigurator;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.eclipse.elk.core.math.ElkPadding;
 import org.eclipse.elk.graph.properties.Property;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.lib.Extension;
 import org.lflang.diagram.synthesis.AbstractSynthesisExtensions;
+import org.lflang.diagram.synthesis.LinguaFrancaSynthesis;
 
 /**
  * Extension class that provides styles and coloring for the Lingua Franca diagram synthesis.
@@ -76,6 +80,14 @@ public class LinguaFrancaStyleExtensions extends AbstractSynthesisExtensions {
   @Inject @Extension private KPolylineExtensions _kPolylineExtensions;
   @Extension private KRenderingFactory _kRenderingFactory = KRenderingFactory.eINSTANCE;
 
+  public static final String SELECTION_HIGHLIGHTING_COLOR_LABEL = "Selection Coloring";
+
+  public static final SynthesisOption SELECTION_HIGHLIGHTING_COLOR =
+      SynthesisOption.createCheckOption(
+              SELECTION_HIGHLIGHTING_COLOR_LABEL,
+              false)
+          .setCategory(LinguaFrancaSynthesis.APPEARANCE);
+
   public KRendering noSelectionStyle(KRendering r) {
     return _kRenderingExtensions.setSelectionTextStrikeout(r, false);
   }
@@ -87,7 +99,10 @@ public KRendering underlineSelectionStyle(KRendering r) {
   public KRendering boldLineSelectionStyle(KRendering r) {
     float lineWidthValue = _kRenderingExtensions.getLineWidthValue(r);
     // Improve this with content from https://github.com/lf-lang/rfcs/pull/3
-    _kRenderingExtensions.setSelectionForeground(r, Colors.ORANGE_1);
+    boolean selectionColor = getBooleanValue(SELECTION_HIGHLIGHTING_COLOR);
+    if (selectionColor) {
+      _kRenderingExtensions.setSelectionForeground(r, Colors.ORANGE_1);
+    }
     return _kRenderingExtensions.setSelectionLineWidth(r, lineWidthValue * 2);
   }