diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index c32dcb0ace3..8f26663f81f 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_default_text_editor_theme() {
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/executing_line_color", Color(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 0.4));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/code_folding_color", Color(0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/search_result_color", Color(0.05, 0.25, 0.05, 1));
-	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/search_result_border_color", Color(0.1, 0.45, 0.1, 1));
+	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/search_result_border_color", Color(0.41, 0.61, 0.91, 0.38));
 }
 
 bool EditorSettings::_save_text_editor_theme(String p_file) {
diff --git a/editor/editor_themes.cpp b/editor/editor_themes.cpp
index f74e913208f..e1addaa532a 100644
--- a/editor/editor_themes.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_themes.cpp
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ Ref<Theme> create_editor_theme(const Ref<Theme> p_theme) {
 	const Color executing_line_color = Color(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 0.4);
 	const Color code_folding_color = alpha3;
 	const Color search_result_color = alpha1;
-	const Color search_result_border_color = alpha3;
+	const Color search_result_border_color = Color(0.41, 0.61, 0.91, 0.38);
 
 	EditorSettings *setting = EditorSettings::get_singleton();
 	String text_editor_color_theme = setting->get("text_editor/theme/color_theme");