diff --git a/tools/devtools/src/devtools_app/store/store.js b/tools/devtools/src/devtools_app/store/store.js
index 8ef5aff2..cf6b919e 100644
--- a/tools/devtools/src/devtools_app/store/store.js
+++ b/tools/devtools/src/devtools_app/store/store.js
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ export const store = reactive({
   setSearchIndex(index) {
     this.componentSearch.searchIndex = index;
     this.selectComponent(this.componentSearch.searchResults[index]);
+    this.highlightComponent(this.componentSearch.searchResults[index]);
   },
 
   // Replace the (...) content of a getter with the value returned by the corresponding get method