diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4d2aeafd0..34020c283 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Misc:
  - GBA Cheats: Implement "never" type codes (closes mgba.io/i/915)
  - GBA DMA: Enhanced logging (closes mgba.io/i/2454)
  - GBA Video: Implement layer placement for OpenGL renderer (fixes mgba.io/i/1962)
+ - GBA Video: Fix highlighting for sprites with mid-frame palette changes
  - mGUI: Add margin to right-aligned menu text (fixes mgba.io/i/871)
  - mGUI: Autosave less frequently when fast-forwarding
  - Qt: Rearrange menus some
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
index 7c78d2173..35737a9e3 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
@@ -437,6 +437,14 @@ static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWritePalette(struct GBAVideoRenderer* render
 	} else if (softwareRenderer->blendEffect == BLEND_DARKEN) {
 		softwareRenderer->variantPalette[address >> 1] = _darken(color, softwareRenderer->bldy);
 	}
+	int highlightAmount = renderer->highlightAmount >> 4;
+	if (highlightAmount) {
+		softwareRenderer->highlightPalette[address >> 1] = mColorMix5Bit(0x10 - highlightAmount, softwareRenderer->normalPalette[address >> 1], highlightAmount, renderer->highlightColor);
+		softwareRenderer->highlightVariantPalette[address >> 1] = mColorMix5Bit(0x10 - highlightAmount, softwareRenderer->variantPalette[address >> 1], highlightAmount, renderer->highlightColor);
+	} else {
+		softwareRenderer->highlightPalette[address >> 1] = softwareRenderer->normalPalette[address >> 1];
+		softwareRenderer->highlightVariantPalette[address >> 1] = softwareRenderer->variantPalette[address >> 1];
+	}
 	if (renderer->cache) {
 		mCacheSetWritePalette(renderer->cache, address >> 1, color);
 	}