diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index 00e6830f..32441f1c 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
 
   public activate(terminal: Terminal): void {
     this._terminal = terminal;
-    // TODO: should this be using on buffer changed instead?
     this._terminal.onData(() => this._dataChanged = true);
   }
 
@@ -578,8 +577,9 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
         // decoration's clientWidth = actualCellWidth
         e.style.left = `${e.clientWidth * result.col}px`;
         e.style.width = `${e.clientWidth * result.term.length}px`;
-      }
-    });
+        e.style.backgroundColor = color;
+        e.style.color = color;
+      }});
     return findResultDecoration;
   }
 }
diff --git a/css/xterm.css b/css/xterm.css
index f8f85f9e..aa58915c 100644
--- a/css/xterm.css
+++ b/css/xterm.css
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@
 }
 
 .xterm-find-result-decoration {
-   background-color: grey;
    opacity: 60%;
 }
+
 .xterm-decoration-overview-ruler {
     z-index: 7;
     position: absolute;