diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index 8ce92bf2..d8b5a17e 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ interface ISearchDecorationOptions {
   matchBackground?: string;
   matchBorder?: string;
   matchOverviewRuler: string;
-  selectedBackground?: string;
-  selectedBorder?: string;
-  selectedColorOverviewRuler: string;
+  activeMatchBackground?: string;
+  activeMatchBorder?: string;
+  activeMatchColorOverviewRuler: string;
 }
 
 export interface ISearchPosition {
@@ -605,16 +605,16 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
       return false;
     }
     terminal.select(result.col, result.row, result.size);
-    if (decorations?.selectedColorOverviewRuler) {
+    if (decorations?.activeMatchColorOverviewRuler) {
       const marker = terminal.registerMarker(-terminal.buffer.active.baseY - terminal.buffer.active.cursorY + result.row);
       if (marker) {
         this._selectedDecoration = terminal.registerDecoration({
           marker,
           overviewRulerOptions: {
-            color: decorations.selectedColorOverviewRuler
+            color: decorations.activeMatchColorOverviewRuler
           }
         });
-        this._selectedDecoration?.onRender((e) => this._applyStyles(e, decorations.selectedBackground, decorations.selectedBorder, result));
+        this._selectedDecoration?.onRender((e) => this._applyStyles(e, decorations.activeMatchBackground, decorations.activeMatchBorder, result));
         this._selectedDecoration?.onDispose(() => marker.dispose());
       }
     }
diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts
index ab5e9321..aedb6af9 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ declare module 'xterm-addon-search' {
     matchOverviewRuler: string;
 
     /**
-     * The background color for the currently selected match.
+     * The background color for the currently active match.
      */
-    selectedBackground?: string;
+    activeMatchBackground?: string;
 
     /**
-     * The border color of the currently selected match.
+     * The border color of the currently active match.
      */
-    selectedBorder?: string;
+    activeMatchBorder?: string;
 
     /**
-     * The overview ruler color of the currently selected match.
+     * The overview ruler color of the currently active match.
      */
-    selectedColorOverviewRuler: string;
+    activeMatchColorOverviewRuler: string;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/demo/client.ts b/demo/client.ts
index 5c669db3..55ff8d62 100644
--- a/demo/client.ts
+++ b/demo/client.ts
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ function getSearchOptions(e: KeyboardEvent): ISearchOptions {
       matchBackground: '#55575380',
       matchBorder: '#555753',
       matchOverviewRuler: '#555753',
-      selectedBackground: '#ef292980',
-      selectedBorder: '#ef2929',
-      selectedColorOverviewRuler: '#ef2929'
+      activeMatchBackground: '#ef292980',
+      activeMatchBorder: '#ef2929',
+      activeMatchColorOverviewRuler: '#ef2929'
     } : undefined
   };
 }