diff --git a/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf b/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf
index 28c40b6a..7c5acff3 100644
--- a/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/IDEApp.bf
@@ -6906,8 +6906,8 @@ namespace IDE
 
 			var editWidgetContent = (SourceEditWidgetContent)editWidget.Content;
 			//mEditWidget.mVertScrollbar.mScrollIncrement = editWidgetContent.mFont.GetLineSpacing();
-			editWidgetContent.mHiliteColor = 0xFF384858;
-			editWidgetContent.mUnfocusedHiliteColor = 0x80384858;
+			editWidgetContent.mHiliteColor = mSettings.mUISettings.mColors.mCodeHighlight;
+			editWidgetContent.mUnfocusedHiliteColor = mSettings.mUISettings.mColors.mCodeHighlightUnfocused;
 			editWidgetContent.mHiliteCurrentLine = mSettings.mEditorSettings.mHiliteCurrentLine;
 
 			return editWidget;
diff --git a/IDE/src/Settings.bf b/IDE/src/Settings.bf
index 3d539d98..6f512a68 100644
--- a/IDE/src/Settings.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/Settings.bf
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ namespace IDE
 			public Color mCurrentLineHilite = 0xFF4C4C54;
 			public Color mCurrentLineNumberHilite = 0x18FFFFFF;
 			public Color mCharPairHilite = 0x1DFFFFFF;
+			public Color mCodeHighlight = 0xFF384858;
+			public Color mCodeHighlightUnfocused = 0x80384858;
 
 			public void Deserialize(StructuredData sd)
 			{
@@ -418,6 +420,8 @@ namespace IDE
 				GetColor("CurrentLineHilite", ref mCurrentLineHilite);
 				GetColor("CurrentLineNumberHilite", ref mCurrentLineNumberHilite);
 				GetColor("CharPairHilite", ref mCharPairHilite);
+				GetColor("CodeHighlight", ref mCodeHighlight);
+				GetColor("CodeHighlightUnfocused", ref mCodeHighlightUnfocused);
 			}
 
 			public void Apply()