diff --git a/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.cpp b/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.cpp
index a62e40913..0f26aa979 100644
--- a/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.cpp
+++ b/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ GEditor::GEditor(QWidget *parent)
 	flashed = false;
 	painting = false;
 	_showStringIgnoreCase = false;
+	_showRow = -1;
+	_showCol = 0;
+	_showLen = 0;
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < GLine::NUM_STATE; i++)
 	{
@@ -502,6 +505,13 @@ void GEditor::paintShowString(QPainter &p, GLine *l, int x, int y, int xmin, int
 		p.fillRect(ps, 0, nx - ps, h, bg);
 		pos += _showString.length();
 	}
+
+if (row == _showRow && _showLen > 0 && _showCol >= 0 && _showCol < (int)l->s.length())
+	{
+		ps = lineWidth(row, _showCol);
+		nx = lineWidth(row, QMAX((int)l->s.length(), _showCol + _showLen));
+		p.fillRect(ps, 0, nx - ps, h, bg);
+	}
 }
 
 static void make_blend(QPixmap &pix, QColor start, QColor end, int height) //, bool loop = false)
@@ -660,8 +670,8 @@ void GEditor::paintCell(QPainter * painter, int row, int)
 
 	p.translate(-ur.left(), 0);
 
-	// Search
-	if (highlight && _showString.length())
+	// Show string
+	if (highlight && (_showRow == realRow || _showString.length()))
 		paintShowString(p, l, margin, fm.ascent() + 1, xmin, lmax, cellHeight(), realRow);
 	
 	// Selection background
@@ -2127,3 +2137,11 @@ void GEditor::showString(GString s, bool ignoreCase)
 	_showStringIgnoreCase = ignoreCase;
 	updateContents();
 }
+
+void GEditor::showWord(int y, int x, int len)
+{
+	_showRow = y;
+	_showCol = x;
+	_showLen = len;
+	updateLine(y);
+}
diff --git a/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.h b/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.h
index 971a56be5..4b374ec8c 100644
--- a/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.h
+++ b/gb.qt4/src/ext/gview.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ private:
 	bool painting;
 	GString _showString;
 	bool _showStringIgnoreCase;
+	int _showRow, _showCol, _showLen;
 	
 	int lastx;
 	bool left;
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ public:
 	void checkMatching();
 	void flash();
 	void showString(GString s, bool ignoreCase);
+	void showWord(int y, int x, int len);
 	
 	void foldClear() { fold.clear(); }
 	void foldLine(int row, bool no_refresh = false);