diff --git a/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json b/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json
index e090cc5f213..3b64b90309f 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-monokai-dimmed/themes/dimmed-monokai-color-theme.json
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 		"button.background": "#565656",
 		"editor.background": "#1e1e1e",
 		"editor.foreground": "#c5c8c6",
-		"editor.selectionBackground": "#373b41",
+		"editor.selectionBackground": "#676b7180",
+		"editor.selectionHighlightBackground": "#575b6180",
 		"editor.lineHighlightBackground": "#303030",
+		"editor.wordHighlightBackground": "#4747a180",
+        "editor.wordHighlightStrongBackground": "#6767ce80",
 		"editorCursor.foreground": "#c07020",
 		"editorWhitespace.foreground": "#505037",
 		"editorIndentGuide.background": "#505037",