diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 7fd552837..56a637fe5 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
       quote: {
         'Quote Backlinks': [true, 'Add quote backlinks'],
         'OP Backlinks': [false, 'Add backlinks to the OP'],
+        'Quote Hilighting': [true, 'Highlight the previewed post'],
         'Quote Inline': [true, 'Show quoted post inline on quote click'],
         'Quote Preview': [true, 'Show quote content on hover'],
         'Indicate OP quote': [true, 'Add \'(OP)\' to OP quotes']
@@ -1898,7 +1899,9 @@
       qp = $('#qp');
       if (el = d.getElementById(id)) {
         qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
-        $.addClass(el, 'qphl');
+        if ($.config('Quote Hilighting')) {
+          $.addClass(el, 'qphl');
+        }
         if (this.className === 'backlink') {
           replyID = (_ref = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', this)) != null ? _ref.id.match(/\d+/)[0] : void 0;
           _ref2 = $$('a.quotelink', qp);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index d290d0e6b..0fbbb9ee5 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config =
     quote:
       'Quote Backlinks':   [true,  'Add quote backlinks']
       'OP Backlinks':      [false, 'Add backlinks to the OP']
+      'Quote Hilighting':  [true,  'Highlight the previewed post']
       'Quote Inline':      [true,  'Show quoted post inline on quote click']
       'Quote Preview':     [true,  'Show quote content on hover']
       'Indicate OP quote': [true,  'Add \'(OP)\' to OP quotes']
@@ -1498,7 +1499,7 @@ quotePreview =
     qp = $ '#qp'
     if el = d.getElementById id
       qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML
-      $.addClass el, 'qphl'
+      $.addClass el, 'qphl' if $.config 'Quote Hilighting'
       if @className is 'backlink'
         replyID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', @)?.id.match(/\d+/)[0]
         for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink', qp