diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs
index 09ecf2cd6826..61e408acd2f5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/find.rs
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ impl Command for Find {
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Search for a term in a string",
+                description: "Search and highlight text for a term in a string",
                 example: r#"'Cargo.toml' | find toml"#,
-                result: Some(Value::test_string("Cargo.toml".to_owned())),
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("\u{1b}[37mCargo.\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37mtoml\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m".to_owned())),
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Search a number or a file size in a list of numbers",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl Command for Find {
                 description: "Search a char in a list of string",
                 example: r#"[moe larry curly] | find l"#,
                 result: Some(Value::list(
-                    vec![Value::test_string("larry"), Value::test_string("curly")],
+                    vec![Value::test_string("\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37ml\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37marry\u{1b}[0m"), Value::test_string("\u{1b}[37mcur\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37ml\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37my\u{1b}[0m")],
                     Span::test_data(),
                 )),
             },
@@ -281,6 +281,31 @@ where
     })
 }
 
+fn highlight_terms_in_string(
+    val: &Value,
+    span: Span,
+    config: &Config,
+    terms: &[Value],
+    string_style: Style,
+    highlight_style: Style,
+) -> Value {
+    let val_str = val.into_string("", config);
+
+    if let Some(term) = terms
+        .iter()
+        .find(|term| contains_ignore_case(&val_str, &term.into_string("", config)))
+    {
+        let term_str = term.into_string("", config);
+        let highlighted_str =
+            highlight_search_string(&val_str, &term_str, &string_style, &highlight_style)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| string_style.paint(&term_str).to_string());
+
+        return Value::string(highlighted_str, span);
+    }
+
+    val.clone()
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn highlight_terms_in_record_with_search_columns(
     search_cols: &[String],
@@ -374,6 +399,14 @@ fn find_with_rest_and_highlight(
                             string_style,
                             highlight_style,
                         ),
+                        Value::String { .. } => highlight_terms_in_string(
+                            &x,
+                            span,
+                            &config,
+                            &terms,
+                            string_style,
+                            highlight_style,
+                        ),
                         _ => x,
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/find.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/find.rs
index 139244496bba..a1c4a208a872 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/find.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/find.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ use nu_test_support::nu;
 fn find_with_list_search_with_string() {
     let actual = nu!("[moe larry curly] | find moe | get 0");
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, "moe");
+    assert_eq!(
+        actual.out,
+        "\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37mmoe\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn find_with_list_search_with_char() {
     let actual = nu!("[moe larry curly] | find l | to json -r");
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"["larry","curly"]"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[\"\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37ml\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37marry\u{1b}[0m\",\"\u{1b}[37mcur\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37ml\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37my\u{1b}[0m\"]");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -25,7 +28,10 @@ fn find_with_list_search_with_number() {
 fn find_with_string_search_with_string() {
     let actual = nu!("echo Cargo.toml | find toml");
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, "Cargo.toml");
+    assert_eq!(
+        actual.out,
+        "\u{1b}[37mCargo.\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37mtoml\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -40,7 +46,10 @@ fn find_with_filepath_search_with_string() {
     let actual =
         nu!(r#"["amigos.txt","arepas.clu","los.txt","tres.txt"] | find arep | to json -r"#);
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"["arepas.clu"]"#);
+    assert_eq!(
+        actual.out,
+        "[\"\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37marep\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37mas.clu\u{1b}[0m\"]"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ fn find_with_filepath_search_with_multiple_patterns() {
     let actual =
         nu!(r#"["amigos.txt","arepas.clu","los.txt","tres.txt"] | find arep ami | to json -r"#);
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"["amigos.txt","arepas.clu"]"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[\"\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37mami\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37mgos.txt\u{1b}[0m\",\"\u{1b}[37m\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[41;37marep\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[37mas.clu\u{1b}[0m\"]");
 }
 
 #[test]