diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 040f7dd..03c59fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 zsh-syntax-highlighting
 =======================
 
-Syntax highlighting for [Zsh](http://www.zsh.org).**
+Enhanced highlighting of the [Zsh](http://www.zsh.org) command-line, including syntax, paths, files, selected regions, searched patterns and much more.
 
 ![](misc/screenshot.png)
 
diff --git a/highlighters/main/README.md b/highlighters/main/README.md
index 7052fdb..ebb8e8f 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/README.md
+++ b/highlighters/main/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ This highlighter defines the following styles:
 * `dollar-double-quoted-argument` -  dollar double quoted arguments
 * `back-double-quoted-argument` -  back double quoted arguments
 * `assign` - variable assignments
+* `isearch` - matched string in history-incremental-search* widgets
+* `region` - selected region (between the point and the mark)
+* `special` - unprintable characters
+* `suffix` - suffix characters used in the completion system
 * `default` - parts of the buffer that do not match anything
 
 To override one of those styles, change its entry in `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES`, for example in `~/.zshrc`:
diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index 3f2cde1..1ebcd4f 100755
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[dollar-double-quoted-argument]:=fg=cyan}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-double-quoted-argument]:=fg=cyan}
 : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[assign]:=none}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[isearch]:=fg=yellow,bg=red,bold}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[region]:=bg=blue}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[special]:=none}
+: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[suffix]:=none}
 
 # Whether the highlighter should be called or not.
 _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_predicate()
diff --git a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
index 1532f21..09edcd3 100644
--- a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+++ b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ _zsh_highlight()
 	    
 	done
 	
+	# Set zle_highlight according to user definition on this package level
+	zle_highlight=(default:$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[default] isearch:$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[isearch] region:$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[region] special:$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[special] suffix:$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[suffix])
+
 	# Bring back region higlighting from zle_highlight array (was overwriten by region_highlight)
 	((REGION_ACTIVE)) && region_highlight+=("$((CURSOR < MARK ? CURSOR : MARK)) $((CURSOR > MARK ? CURSOR : MARK)) ${${(M)zle_highlight[@]:#region*}#region:}")