diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.h b/src/TerminalDisplay.h
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.h
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.h
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@
     ScrollState _scrollWheelState;
     IncrementalSearchBar *_searchBar;
 
+    QRect _searchResultRect;
     friend class TerminalDisplayAccessible;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@
     if (!(WindowSystemInfo::HAVE_TRANSPARENCY && (qApp->devicePixelRatio() > 1.0)) && _wallpaper->isNull() && !_searchBar->isVisible()) {
         scrollImage(_screenWindow->scrollCount() ,
                     _screenWindow->scrollRegion());
-        _screenWindow->resetScrollCount();
     }
 
     if (_image == nullptr) {
@@ -1433,6 +1432,16 @@
 
     dirtyRegion |= _inputMethodData.previousPreeditRect;
 
+    if ((_screenWindow->currentResultLine() != -1) && (_screenWindow->scrollCount())) {
+        // De-highlight previous result region
+        dirtyRegion |= _searchResultRect;
+        // Highlight new result region
+        dirtyRegion |= QRect(0, _contentRect.top() + (_screenWindow->currentResultLine() - _screenWindow->currentLine()) * _fontHeight,
+                             _columns * _fontWidth, _fontHeight);
+    }
+    _screenWindow->resetScrollCount();
+
+
     // update the parts of the display which have changed
     update(dirtyRegion);
 
@@ -1883,9 +1892,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    QRect r(0, _contentRect.top() + (_screenWindow->currentResultLine() - _screenWindow->currentLine()) * _fontHeight,
-            _columns * _fontWidth, _fontHeight);
-    painter.fillRect(r, QColor(0, 0, 255, 80));
+    _searchResultRect.setRect(0, _contentRect.top() + (_screenWindow->currentResultLine() - _screenWindow->currentLine()) * _fontHeight,
+                              _columns * _fontWidth, _fontHeight);
+    painter.fillRect(_searchResultRect, QColor(0, 0, 255, 80));
 }
 
 QRect TerminalDisplay::imageToWidget(const QRect& imageArea) const