diff --git a/nvim/lua/keymaps.lua b/nvim/lua/keymaps.lua
index b518fcd..e212784 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/keymaps.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/keymaps.lua
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@ vim.cmd('autocmd TermOpen term://* lua set_terminal_keymaps()')
 
 -- buffer closing
 nnoremap("<leader>q", ":Bdelete<CR>")
+
+-- toggle search highlighting
+vim.cmd('nnoremap <expr> * v:hlsearch ? ":nohlsearch<cr>" : "*"')