1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/docx/body-reader.js b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
index 78c732e..28bd2ef 100644
--- a/lib/docx/body-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
                 isStrikethrough: readBooleanElement(element.first("w:strike")),
                 isAllCaps: readBooleanElement(element.first("w:caps")),
                 isSmallCaps: readBooleanElement(element.first("w:smallCaps")),
-                highlight: element.firstOrEmpty("w:highlight").attributes["w:val"]
+                highlight: readHighlightValue(element.firstOrEmpty("w:highlight").attributes["w:val"])
             };
         });
     }
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
         }
     }
 
+    function readHighlightValue(value) {
+        if (!value || value === "none") {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+
     function readParagraphStyle(element) {
         return readStyle(element, "w:pStyle", "Paragraph", styles.findParagraphStyleById);
     }