diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57a1210..e1bc066 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2020-08-05 - Added the grid, dynamic options and numbers patches
+2020-08-05 - Added the grid, highlight, dynamic options and numbers patches
 
 2020-06-13 - Added the pango patch
 
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
       - allows dmenu's entries to be rendered in a grid by adding a new `-g` flag to specify the number of grid columns
       - the `-g` and `-l` options can be used together to create a G columns * L lines grid
 
+   - [highlight](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/highlight/)
+      - this patch highlights the individual characters of matched text for each dmenu list entry
+
    - [incremental](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/incremental/)
       - this patch causes dmenu to print out the current text each time a key is pressed
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index e736035..2ad816f 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ static const char *colors[][2] =
 	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
 	[SchemeSel]  = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
 	[SchemeOut]  = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
-	#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+	#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	[SchemeSelHighlight]  = { "#ffc978", "#005577" },
 	[SchemeNormHighlight] = { "#ffc978", "#222222" },
-	#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+	#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH | FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 };
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 4be2bef..d8998ec 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ enum {
 	SchemeNorm,
 	SchemeSel,
 	SchemeOut,
-	#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+	#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	SchemeNormHighlight,
 	SchemeSelHighlight,
-	#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+	#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	SchemeLast,
 }; /* color schemes */
 
@@ -214,9 +214,7 @@ cistrstr(const char *s, const char *sub)
 static int
 drawitem(struct item *item, int x, int y, int w)
 {
-	#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	int r;
-	#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	if (item == sel)
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeSel]);
 	else if (item->out)
@@ -224,19 +222,15 @@ drawitem(struct item *item, int x, int y, int w)
 	else
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 
-	#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	#if PANGO_PATCH
 	r = drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0, True);
 	#else
 	r = drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0);
 	#endif // PANGO_PATCH
+	#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	drawhighlights(item, x, y, w);
+	#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH | FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	return r;
-	#elif PANGO_PATCH
-	return drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0, True);
-	#else
-	return drw_text(drw, x, y, w, bh, lrpad / 2, item->text, 0);
-	#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1308,9 +1302,9 @@ usage(void)
 		#if XYW_PATCH
 		" [-X xoffset] [-Y yoffset] [-W width]" // (arguments made upper case due to conflicts)
 		#endif // XYW_PATCH
-		#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+		#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 		"\n [-nhb color] [-nhf color] [-shb color] [-shf color]" // highlight colors
-		#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+		#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH | FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 		"\n", stderr);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -1428,7 +1422,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sf"))  /* selected foreground color */
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
-		#if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+		#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nhb")) /* normal hi background color */
 			colors[SchemeNormHighlight][ColBg] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nhf")) /* normal hi foreground color */
@@ -1437,7 +1431,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			colors[SchemeSelHighlight][ColBg] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-shf")) /* selected hi foreground color */
 			colors[SchemeSelHighlight][ColFg] = argv[++i];
-		#endif // FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+		#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH | FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
 			embed = argv[++i];
 		#if DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
diff --git a/patch/highlight.c b/patch/highlight.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39eb21e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/highlight.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+static void
+drawhighlights(struct item *item, int x, int y, int maxw)
+{
+	char restorechar, tokens[sizeof text], *highlight,  *token;
+	int indentx, highlightlen;
+
+	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[item == sel ? SchemeSelHighlight : SchemeNormHighlight]);
+	strcpy(tokens, text);
+	for (token = strtok(tokens, " "); token; token = strtok(NULL, " ")) {
+		highlight = fstrstr(item->text, token);
+		while (highlight) {
+			// Move item str end, calc width for highlight indent, & restore
+			highlightlen = highlight - item->text;
+			restorechar = *highlight;
+			item->text[highlightlen] = '\0';
+			indentx = TEXTW(item->text);
+			item->text[highlightlen] = restorechar;
+
+			// Move highlight str end, draw highlight, & restore
+			restorechar = highlight[strlen(token)];
+			highlight[strlen(token)] = '\0';
+			if (indentx - (lrpad / 2) - 1 < maxw)
+				drw_text(
+					drw,
+					x + indentx - (lrpad / 2) - 1,
+					y,
+					MIN(maxw - indentx, TEXTW(highlight) - lrpad),
+					bh, 0, highlight, 0
+				);
+			highlight[strlen(token)] = restorechar;
+
+			if (strlen(highlight) - strlen(token) < strlen(token))
+				break;
+			highlight = fstrstr(highlight + strlen(token), token);
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index b6b054d..1b38790 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #if CENTER_PATCH
 #include "center.c"
 #endif
+#if DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
+#include "dynamicoptions.c"
+#endif
 #if FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 #include "fuzzyhighlight.c"
+#elif HIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+#include "highlight.c"
 #endif
 #if FUZZYMATCH_PATCH
 #include "fuzzymatch.c"
 #endif
-#if DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
-#include "dynamicoptions.c"
-#endif
 #if MOUSE_SUPPORT_PATCH
 #include "mousesupport.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index b70ff79..75448e2 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
  */
 #define GRID_PATCH 0
 
+/* This patch highlights the individual characters of matched text for each dmenu list entry.
+ * The fuzzy highlight patch takes precedence over this patch.
+ * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/highlight/
+ */
+#define HIGHLIGHT_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch causes dmenu to print out the current text each time a key is pressed.
  * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/incremental/
  */