diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt
index 8b38b8f127..080d865b05 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-detail.tt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         function highlightOn() {
             var x;
             for (x in q_array) {
+                q_array[x] = q_array[x].replace(/\w*:([\w])/, "$1");
                 $(".title").highlight(q_array[x]);
                 $(".author").highlight(q_array[x]);
                 $(".results_summary").highlight(q_array[x]);
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results-grouped.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results-grouped.tt
index 44fd575d09..430985b1bb 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results-grouped.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results-grouped.tt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function highlightOff() {
 function highlightOn() {
     var x;
     for (x in q_array) {
+        q_array[x] = q_array[x].replace(/\w*:([\w])/, "$1");
         $("td").highlight(q_array[x]);
     }
     $(".highlight_toggle").toggle();
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tt
index 75df15d58d..78a465e5ae 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-results.tt
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function highlightOff() {
 function highlightOn() {
     var x;
     for (x in q_array) {
+        q_array[x] = q_array[x].replace(/\w*:([\w])/, "$1");
         if ( q_array[x].length > 0 ) {
             $(".title").highlight(q_array[x]);
             $(".author").highlight(q_array[x]);