diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
index 42927baf..f835abf1 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
   - `mini.trailspace`
   - `mini.visits`
 - Add [fzf-lua](https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua) in `vim.fzf-lua`
+- Add options to define highlights under `vim.highlight`
 
 [kaktu5](https://github.com/kaktu5):
 
diff --git a/modules/neovim/init/default.nix b/modules/neovim/init/default.nix
index 11d9cf59..b0c7e0ce 100644
--- a/modules/neovim/init/default.nix
+++ b/modules/neovim/init/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   imports = [
     ./basic.nix
     ./debug.nix
+    ./highlight.nix
     ./spellcheck.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/neovim/init/highlight.nix b/modules/neovim/init/highlight.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d00fe74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/neovim/init/highlight.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib.options) mkOption literalExpression;
+  inherit (lib.types) nullOr attrsOf listOf submodule bool ints str;
+  inherit (lib.strings) hasPrefix concatStringsSep;
+  inherit (lib.attrsets) mapAttrsToList;
+  inherit (lib.nvim.dag) entryAnywhere;
+  inherit (lib.nvim.lua) toLuaObject;
+  inherit (lib.nvim.types) hexColor;
+
+  mkColorOption = target:
+    mkOption {
+      type = nullOr hexColor;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        The ${target} color to use. Written as color name or hex "#RRGGBB".
+      '';
+      example = "#ebdbb2";
+    };
+
+  mkBoolOption = name:
+    mkOption {
+      type = nullOr bool;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''Whether to enable ${name}'';
+      example = false;
+    };
+
+  cfg = config.vim.highlight;
+in {
+  options.vim.highlight = mkOption {
+    type = attrsOf (submodule {
+      # See :h nvim_set_hl
+      options = {
+        bg = mkColorOption "background";
+        fg = mkColorOption "foreground";
+        sp = mkColorOption "special";
+        blend = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr (ints.between 0 100);
+          default = null;
+          description = "Blend as an integer between 0 and 100";
+        };
+        bold = mkBoolOption "bold";
+        standout = mkBoolOption "standout";
+        underline = mkBoolOption "underline";
+        undercurl = mkBoolOption "undercurl";
+        underdouble = mkBoolOption "underdouble";
+        underdotted = mkBoolOption "underdotted";
+        underdashed = mkBoolOption "underdashed";
+        strikethrough = mkBoolOption "strikethrough";
+        italic = mkBoolOption "italic";
+        reverse = mkBoolOption "reverse";
+        nocombine = mkBoolOption "nocombine";
+        link = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr str;
+          default = null;
+          description = "The name of another highlight group to link to";
+        };
+        default = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr bool;
+          default = null;
+          description = "Don't override existing definition";
+        };
+        ctermfg = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr str;
+          default = null;
+          description = "The cterm foreground color to use";
+        };
+        ctermbg = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr str;
+          default = null;
+          description = "The cterm background color to use";
+        };
+        cterm = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr (listOf str);
+          default = null;
+          description = "The cterm arguments to use. See :h highlight-args";
+        };
+        force = mkBoolOption "force update";
+      };
+    });
+    default = {};
+    description = "Custom highlight to apply";
+    example = literalExpression ''
+      {
+        SignColumn = {
+          bg = "#282828";
+        };
+      }
+    '';
+  };
+
+  config = {
+    vim.luaConfigRC.highlight = let
+      highlights =
+        mapAttrsToList (
+          name: value: ''vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, ${toLuaObject name}, ${toLuaObject value})''
+        )
+        cfg;
+    in
+      entryAnywhere (concatStringsSep "\n" highlights);
+  };
+}