1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/StatefulBodyXmlReader.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/StatefulBodyXmlReader.java
index eaaa36c..6fc0c67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/StatefulBodyXmlReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/StatefulBodyXmlReader.java
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class StatefulBodyXmlReader {
                 }
 
                 return new Run(
+                    readHighlight(properties),
                     isBold(properties),
                     isItalic(properties),
                     isUnderline(properties),
@@ -201,6 +202,10 @@ class StatefulBodyXmlReader {
         return tryGetLast(lazyFilter(this.complexFieldStack, HyperlinkComplexField.class));
     }
 
+    private Optional<String> readHighlight(XmlElementLike properties) {
+        return readVal(properties, "w:highlight");
+    }
+
     private boolean isBold(XmlElementLike properties) {
         return readBooleanElement(properties, "w:b");
     }