diff --git a/src/widgets.zsh b/src/widgets.zsh
index bf62fb3..ccd0b6d 100644
--- a/src/widgets.zsh
+++ b/src/widgets.zsh
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_accept() {
 	fi
 
 	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
-	_zsh_highlight
+
+	# If zsh-syntax-highlighting is installed, we need to refresh the highlighting here
+	if [ `whence _zsh_highlight` ]; then
+		_zsh_highlight
+	fi
 }
 
 # Accept the entire suggestion and execute it
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index c980732..0f6bb1a 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_accept() {
 	fi
 
 	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
-	_zsh_highlight
+
+	# If zsh-syntax-highlighting is installed, we need to refresh the highlighting here
+	if [ `whence _zsh_highlight` ]; then
+		_zsh_highlight
+	fi
 }
 
 # Accept the entire suggestion and execute it