diff --git a/src/search/katesearchbar.cpp b/src/search/katesearchbar.cpp
--- a/src/search/katesearchbar.cpp
+++ b/src/search/katesearchbar.cpp
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@
 
 void KateSearchBar::updateHighlightColors()
 {
-    const QColor foregroundColor = m_view->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->foreground().color();
+    const QColor foregroundColor = m_view->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->selectedForeground().color();
     const QColor &searchColor = m_view->renderer()->config()->searchHighlightColor();
     const QColor &replaceColor = m_view->renderer()->config()->replaceHighlightColor();
 
diff --git a/src/view/kateview.cpp b/src/view/kateview.cpp
--- a/src/view/kateview.cpp
+++ b/src/view/kateview.cpp
@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@
     attr->setBackground(Qt::yellow);
 
     // set correct highlight color from Kate's color schema
-    QColor fgColor = defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->foreground().color();
+    QColor fgColor = defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->selectedForeground().color();
     QColor bgColor = renderer()->config()->searchHighlightColor();
     attr->setForeground(fgColor);
     attr->setBackground(bgColor);
diff --git a/src/vimode/emulatedcommandbar/matchhighlighter.cpp b/src/vimode/emulatedcommandbar/matchhighlighter.cpp
--- a/src/vimode/emulatedcommandbar/matchhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/vimode/emulatedcommandbar/matchhighlighter.cpp
@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@
 
 void MatchHighlighter::updateMatchHighlightAttrib()
 {
-    const QColor &matchColour = m_view->renderer()->config()->searchHighlightColor();
+    const QColor &matchBg = m_view->renderer()->config()->searchHighlightColor();
+    const QColor &matchFg = m_view->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->selectedForeground().color();
     if (!m_highlightMatchAttribute) {
         m_highlightMatchAttribute = new KTextEditor::Attribute;
     }
-    m_highlightMatchAttribute->setBackground(matchColour);
+    m_highlightMatchAttribute->setBackground(matchBg);
+    m_highlightMatchAttribute->setForeground(matchFg);
     KTextEditor::Attribute::Ptr mouseInAttribute(new KTextEditor::Attribute());
     m_highlightMatchAttribute->setDynamicAttribute(KTextEditor::Attribute::ActivateMouseIn, mouseInAttribute);
-    m_highlightMatchAttribute->dynamicAttribute(KTextEditor::Attribute::ActivateMouseIn)->setBackground(matchColour);
+    m_highlightMatchAttribute->dynamicAttribute(KTextEditor::Attribute::ActivateMouseIn)->setBackground(matchBg);
+    m_highlightMatchAttribute->dynamicAttribute(KTextEditor::Attribute::ActivateMouseIn)->setForeground(matchFg);
 }