diff --git a/pandora/config.padma.jsonc b/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
index fa9e14319..42f5dba37 100644
--- a/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "clipLayers": ["transcripts", "keywords", "places", "events", "descriptions"],
     /*
     "documentKeys" defines the metadata associated with each document. Required keys
-    are "*", "id" and "title". 
+    are "*", "id" and "title".
     A documentKey must have the following properties:
         "id": The unique id of the key (as used by the server)
         "title": The title of the key (as displayed by the client)
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@
     */
     "media": {
         "importPosters": false,
-        "importFrames": false 
+        "importFrames": false
     },
     /*
     "menuExtras" can be used to add extra functionality to the main menu bar.
@@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@
         "level": "guest",
         "ui": {
             "annotationsCalendarSize": 128,
+            "annotationsHighlight": false,
             "annotationsMapSize": 128,
             "annotationsRange": "position",
             "annotationsSize": 256,
diff --git a/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc b/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc
index fcde8ab9d..b050cd960 100644
--- a/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.pandora.jsonc
@@ -1095,6 +1095,7 @@ examples (config.SITENAME.jsonc) that are part of this pan.do/ra distribution.
         "level": "guest",
         "ui": {
             "annotationsCalendarSize": 128,
+            "annotationsHighlight": false,
             "annotationsMapSize": 128,
             "annotationsRange": "all",
             "annotationsSize": 256,
diff --git a/static/js/editor.js b/static/js/editor.js
index 00dddae83..4e4f9ad52 100644
--- a/static/js/editor.js
+++ b/static/js/editor.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pandora.ui.editor = function(data) {
 
         that = Ox.VideoAnnotationPanel({
             annotationsCalendarSize: ui.annotationsCalendarSize,
+            annotationsHighlight: ui.annotationsHighlight,
             annotationsMapSize: ui.annotationsMapSize,
             annotationsRange: ui.annotationsRange,
             annotationsSeparator: pandora.site.annotations.separator,
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ pandora.ui.editor = function(data) {
                     Ox.Request.clearCache();
                 });
             },
+            annotationshighlight: function(data) {
+                pandora.UI.set({annotationsHighlight: data});
+            },
             annotationsrange: function(data) {
                 pandora.UI.set({annotationsRange: data.range});
             },