diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b8878246..4dd5961f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    doing (2.1.61)
+    doing (2.1.62)
       chronic (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.2)
       deep_merge (~> 1.2, >= 1.2.1)
       gli (~> 2.20, >= 2.20.1)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06150800..2f91bf68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ _If you're one of the rare people like me who find this useful, feel free to
 
 <!--README-->
 
-The current version of `doing` is <!--VER-->2.1.60<!--END VER-->.
+The current version of `doing` is <!--VER-->2.1.61<!--END VER-->.
 
 Find all of the documentation in the [doing wiki][wiki].
 
diff --git a/bin/commands/view.rb b/bin/commands/view.rb
index 9b24565a..30f4e15d 100644
--- a/bin/commands/view.rb
+++ b/bin/commands/view.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   c.switch [:color], negatable: true
 
   c.desc "Highlight search matches in output. Only affects command line output"
-  c.switch %i[h hilite], default_value: false, negatable: true
+  c.switch %i[h hilite], default_value: Doing.settings.dig('search', 'highlight'), negatable: true
 
   c.desc 'Sort tags by (name|time)'
   c.arg_name 'KEY'
diff --git a/lib/doing/colors.rb b/lib/doing/colors.rb
index 2e5ffde7..d382490b 100644
--- a/lib/doing/colors.rb
+++ b/lib/doing/colors.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 module Doing
   # Terminal output color functions.
   module Color
+    ESCAPE_REGEX = /(?<=\[)(?:(?:(?:[349]|10)[0-9]|[0-9])?;?)+(?=m)/.freeze
     # All available color names. Available as methods and string extensions.
     #
     # @example Use a color as a method. Color reset will be added to end of string.
@@ -125,6 +126,58 @@ def validate_color
       def normalize_color
         gsub(/_/, '').sub(/bright/i, 'bold').sub(/bgbold/, 'boldbg')
       end
+
+      # Get the final color setting of the string
+      def last_color_code
+        m = scan(ESCAPE_REGEX)
+
+        em = ['0']
+        fg = nil
+        bg = nil
+        rgbf = nil
+        rgbb = nil
+
+        m.each do |c|
+          case c
+          when '0'
+            em = ['0']
+            fg, bg, rgbf, rgbb = nil
+          when /^[34]8/
+            case c
+            when /^3/
+              fg = nil
+              rgbf = c
+            when /^4/
+              bg = nil
+              rgbb = c
+            end
+          else
+            c.split(/;/).each do |i|
+              x = i.to_i
+              if x <= 9
+                em << x
+              elsif x >= 30 && x <= 39
+                rgbf = nil
+                fg = x
+              elsif x >= 40 && x <= 49
+                rgbb = nil
+                bg = x
+              elsif x >= 90 && x <= 97
+                rgbf = nil
+                fg = x
+              elsif x >= 100 && x <= 107
+                rgbb = nil
+                bg = x
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        escape = "\e[#{em.join(';')}m"
+        escape += "\e[#{rgbb}m" if rgbb
+        escape += "\e[#{rgbf}m" if rgbf
+        escape + "\e[#{[fg, bg].delete_if(&:nil?).join(';')}m"
+      end
     end
 
     class << self
diff --git a/lib/doing/string/highlight.rb b/lib/doing/string/highlight.rb
index 4a5a5f55..3bbff6c1 100644
--- a/lib/doing/string/highlight.rb
+++ b/lib/doing/string/highlight.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,9 @@ def highlight_tags!(color = 'yellow', last_color: nil)
     ##
     def highlight_tags(color = 'yellow', last_color: nil)
       unless last_color
-        escapes = scan(/(\e\[[\d;]+m)[^\e]+@/)
         color = color.split(' ') unless color.is_a?(Array)
         tag_color = color.each_with_object([]) { |c, arr| arr << Doing::Color.send(c) }.join('')
-        last_color = if escapes.good?
-                       (escapes.count > 1 ? escapes[-2..-1] : [escapes[-1]]).map { |v| v[0] }.join('')
-                     else
-                       Doing::Color.default
-                     end
+        last_color = last_color_code
       end
       gsub(/(\s|m)(@[^ ("']+)/, "\\1#{tag_color}\\2#{last_color}")
     end
@@ -54,7 +49,11 @@ def highlight_search(search, distance: nil, negate: false, case_type: nil)
         qs.concat(query[:should]) if query[:should]
         qs.each do |s|
           rx = Regexp.new(s.wildcard_to_rx, ignore_case(s, case_type))
-          out.gsub!(rx) { |m| m.bgyellow.black }
+          out.gsub!(rx) do
+            m = Regexp.last_match
+            last = m.pre_match.last_color_code
+            "#{m[0].bgyellow.black}#{last}"
+          end
         end
       end
       out
diff --git a/lib/doing/version.rb b/lib/doing/version.rb
index dd31b164..30ee951e 100644
--- a/lib/doing/version.rb
+++ b/lib/doing/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Doing
-  VERSION = '2.1.61'
+  VERSION = '2.1.62'
 end