diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9b7225..4a76d81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ let g:limelight_paragraph_span = 1
 "   and each paragraph starts with indentation
 let g:limelight_bop = '^\s'
 let g:limelight_eop = '\ze\n^\s'
+
+" Highlighting priority (default: 10)
+"   Set it to -1 not to overrule hlsearch
+let g:limelight_priority = -1
 ```
 
 Goyo.vim integration
diff --git a/autoload/limelight.vim b/autoload/limelight.vim
index 1bfb1a2..d447950 100644
--- a/autoload/limelight.vim
+++ b/autoload/limelight.vim
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:hl(startline, endline)
   let w:limelight_match_ids = get(w:, 'limelight_match_ids', [])
-  call add(w:limelight_match_ids, matchadd('LimelightDim', '\%<'.a:startline.'l'))
+  let priority = get(g:, 'limelight_priority', 10)
+  call add(w:limelight_match_ids, matchadd('LimelightDim', '\%<'.a:startline.'l', priority))
   if a:endline > 0
-    call add(w:limelight_match_ids, matchadd('LimelightDim', '\%>'.a:endline.'l'))
+    call add(w:limelight_match_ids, matchadd('LimelightDim', '\%>'.a:endline.'l', priority))
   endif
 endfunction