diff --git a/actions/noticesearch.php b/actions/noticesearch.php
index 721c843eed..db0d6efadc 100644
--- a/actions/noticesearch.php
+++ b/actions/noticesearch.php
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ class NoticesearchAction extends SearchAction {
 		# FIXME: URL, image, video, audio
 		common_element_start('p', array('class' => 'content'));
 		if ($notice->rendered) {
-			common_raw($this->highlight($notice->rendered));
+			common_raw($this->highlight($notice->rendered), $terms);
 		} else {
 			# XXX: may be some uncooked notices in the DB,
 			# we cook them right now. This should probably disappear in future
 			# versions (>> 0.4.x)
-			common_raw($this->highlight(common_render_content($notice->content, $notice)));
+			common_raw($this->highlight(common_render_content($notice->content, $notice), $terms));
 		}
 		common_element_end('p');
 		$noticeurl = common_local_url('shownotice', array('notice' => $notice->id));