diff --git a/src/theme/SearchBar/styles.css b/src/theme/SearchBar/styles.css
index 54818151b..cecad2947 100644
--- a/src/theme/SearchBar/styles.css
+++ b/src/theme/SearchBar/styles.css
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 :root {
   --docsearch-primary-color: none !important;
   --docsearch-text-color: var(--ifm-font-color-base);
+  --docsearch-hit-active-color: inherit;
 }
 
 .DocSearch-Button {