diff --git a/kittens/diff/config.py b/kittens/diff/config.py
index e25e94c82..bef86115a 100644
--- a/kittens/diff/config.py
+++ b/kittens/diff/config.py
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ def set_formats(opts):
     formats['filler'] = '48' + color_as_sgr(opts.filler_bg)
     formats['hunk_margin'] = '38' + color_as_sgr(opts.margin_fg) + ';48' + color_as_sgr(opts.hunk_margin_bg)
     formats['hunk'] = '38' + color_as_sgr(opts.margin_fg) + ';48' + color_as_sgr(opts.hunk_bg)
+    formats['removed_highlight'] = '48' + color_as_sgr(opts.highlight_removed_bg)
+    formats['added_highlight'] = '48' + color_as_sgr(opts.highlight_added_bg)
 
 
 type_map = {}
 
 for name in (
     'foreground background title_fg title_bg margin_bg margin_fg removed_bg removed_margin_bg added_bg added_margin_bg filler_bg hunk_bg hunk_margin_bg'
+    ' highlight_removed_bg highlight_added_bg'
 ).split():
     type_map[name] = to_color
 
diff --git a/kittens/diff/diff.conf b/kittens/diff/diff.conf
index a03d546d3..eb125e097 100644
--- a/kittens/diff/diff.conf
+++ b/kittens/diff/diff.conf
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-foreground        black
-background        white
-title_fg          black
-title_bg          white
-margin_bg         #fafbfc
-margin_fg         #aaaaaa
-removed_bg        #ffeef0
-removed_margin_bg #ffdce0
-added_bg          #e6ffed
-added_margin_bg   #cdffd8
-filler_bg         #fafbfc
-hunk_margin_bg    #dbedff
-hunk_bg           #f1f8ff
+foreground            black
+background            white
+title_fg              black
+title_bg              white
+margin_bg             #fafbfc
+margin_fg             #aaaaaa
+removed_bg            #ffeef0
+highlight_removed_bg  #fdb8c0
+removed_margin_bg     #ffdce0
+added_bg              #e6ffed
+highlight_added_bg    #acf2bd
+added_margin_bg       #cdffd8
+filler_bg             #fafbfc
+hunk_margin_bg        #dbedff
+hunk_bg               #f1f8ff