diff --git a/e2e/playwright/search/src/tests/search-highlighting.e2e.ts b/e2e/playwright/search/src/tests/search-highlighting.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d8bee2628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/playwright/search/src/tests/search-highlighting.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright © 2005-2024 Hyland Software, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Alfresco Example Content Application
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco Example Content Application.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail. Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * from Hyland Software. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { ApiClientFactory, Utils, test, NodesApi, TrashcanApi, TEST_FILES, FileActionsApi } from '@alfresco/aca-playwright-shared';
+
+test.describe('Search Highlighting', () => {
+  let nodesApi: NodesApi;
+  let trashcanApi: TrashcanApi;
+  let fileActionsApi: FileActionsApi;
+  const randomId = Utils.random();
+  const username = `user-${randomId}`;
+  const fileNameHighlight = `${randomId}-file-name.jpg`;
+  const fileDescriptionHighlight = `${randomId}-file-description.jpg`;
+  const fileDescription = `highlight`;
+  const fileContentHighlight = `${randomId}-file-content.pdf`;
+  const fileContent = 'TEXT:Virtual';
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ loginPage }) => {
+    await Utils.tryLoginUser(loginPage, username, username, 'beforeEach failed');
+  });
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    try {
+      const apiClientFactory = new ApiClientFactory();
+      await apiClientFactory.setUpAcaBackend('admin');
+      await apiClientFactory.createUser({ username });
+      nodesApi = await NodesApi.initialize(username, username);
+      trashcanApi = await TrashcanApi.initialize(username, username);
+      fileActionsApi = await FileActionsApi.initialize(username, username);
+      await nodesApi.createFile(fileNameHighlight, '-my-');
+      await nodesApi.createFile(fileDescriptionHighlight, '-my-', null, fileDescription);
+      await fileActionsApi.uploadFileWithRename(TEST_FILES.PDF.path, fileContentHighlight);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`beforeAll failed: ${error}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await Utils.deleteNodesSitesEmptyTrashcan(nodesApi, trashcanApi, 'afterAll failed');
+  });
+
+  test('[XAT-17119] Matching phrases should be highlighted in the file name for search results', async ({ searchPage }) => {
+    await searchPage.searchWithin(fileNameHighlight, 'files');
+    expect(await searchPage.dataTable.hasHighlightedText('name')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test('[XAT-17120] Matching phrases should be highlighted in the file description for search results', async ({ searchPage }) => {
+    await searchPage.searchWithin(fileDescription, 'files');
+    expect(await searchPage.dataTable.hasHighlightedText('description')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await searchPage.dataTable.hasHighlightedText('name')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  test('[XAT-17121] Matching phrases should be highlighted in the file content for search results', async ({ searchPage }) => {
+    await searchPage.searchWithin(fileContent, 'files');
+    expect(await searchPage.dataTable.hasHighlightedText('content')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await searchPage.dataTable.hasHighlightedText('name')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/page-objects/components/dataTable/data-table.component.ts b/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/page-objects/components/dataTable/data-table.component.ts
index d14ddbf6ad..05aa1d7b32 100644
--- a/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/page-objects/components/dataTable/data-table.component.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-playwright-shared/src/page-objects/components/dataTable/data-table.component.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export class DataTableComponent extends BaseComponent {
   lockOwner = this.page.locator('.aca-locked-by--name');
   uncheckedCheckbox = this.page.locator('.mat-mdc-checkbox');
   checkedCheckbox = this.page.locator('.mat-mdc-checkbox-checked');
+  highlightedText = '.aca-highlight';
+  searchFileName = '.search-file-name';
+  searchFileDescription = '[data-automation-id="search-results-entry-description"]';
+  searchFileContent = '.aca-result-content';
 
   /** Locator for row (or rows) */
   getRowLocator = this.page.getByRole('rowgroup').nth(1).locator('adf-datatable-row');
@@ -379,4 +383,15 @@ export class DataTableComponent extends BaseComponent {
     const row = this.getRowByName(itemName);
     return row.locator(this.lockOwner).innerText();
   }
+
+  async hasHighlightedText(location: 'name' | 'description' | 'content'): Promise<boolean> {
+    switch (location) {
+      case 'name':
+        return this.page.locator(this.searchFileName).locator(this.highlightedText).isVisible();
+      case 'description':
+        return this.page.locator(this.searchFileDescription).locator(this.highlightedText).isVisible();
+      case 'content':
+        return this.page.locator(this.searchFileContent).locator(this.highlightedText).isVisible();
+    }
+  }
 }