diff --git a/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp b/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp
--- a/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp
+++ b/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp
@@ -720,16 +720,16 @@
         attr->setBackground(replaceColor);
 
         if (activeView) {
-            attr->setForeground(activeView->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->foreground().color());
+            attr->setForeground(activeView->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->selectedForeground().color());
         }
     }
     else {
         QColor searchColor(Qt::yellow);
         if (ciface) searchColor = ciface->configValue(QStringLiteral("search-highlight-color")).value<QColor>();
         attr->setBackground(searchColor);
 
         if (activeView) {
-            attr->setForeground(activeView->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->foreground().color());
+            attr->setForeground(activeView->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->selectedForeground().color());
         }
     }
     // calculate end line in case of multi-line match