diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/creator-dark.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/creator-dark.xml
index d5bd74a7fb9..45c372494ef 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/creator-dark.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/creator-dark.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
   <style name="Selection" foreground="#bec0c2" background="#1d545c"/>
   <style name="LineNumber" foreground="#bec0c2" background="#404244"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" background="#8a7f2c"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" background="#8a402c"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" foreground="#ffaaaa" background="#553636"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" background="#8a602c"/>
   <style name="Parentheses" foreground="#bec0c2" background="#1d545c"/>
   <style name="ParenthesesMismatch" background="#ff6aad"/>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/dark.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/dark.xml
index 86aedfa4335..a10e0f54b6e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/dark.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/dark.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   <style name="AutoComplete" foreground="#a0a0ff" background="#333333"/>
   <style name="Preprocessor" foreground="#5555ff"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" background="#555500"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" background="#363636"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" foreground="#ffaaaa" background="#553636"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" background="#222200"/>
   <style name="Selection" foreground="#000000" background="#aaaaaa"/>
   <style name="Static" foreground="#55ff55" italic="true"/>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/default_classic.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/default_classic.xml
index 04939c70329..bcc297f55c5 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/default_classic.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/default_classic.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
   <style name="Selection" foreground="#ffffff" background="#308cc6"/>
   <style name="LineNumber" foreground="#9f9d9a" background="#efebe7"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" background="#ffef0b"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" background="#b4b4b4"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" background="#ff6464"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" background="#f5fafd"/>
   <style name="Parentheses" foreground="#ff0000" background="#b4eeb4"/>
   <style name="ParenthesesMismatch" background="#ff00ff"/>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/inkpot.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/inkpot.xml
index 252052bb1d3..8ebad736e43 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/inkpot.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/inkpot.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
   <style name="Preprocessor" foreground="#409090"/>
   <style name="RemovedLine" foreground="#ff0000"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" foreground="#000000" background="#ffef0b"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" foreground="#000000" background="#616161"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" foreground="#000000" background="#ff6464"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" foreground="#000000" background="#f8fafc"/>
   <style name="Selection" foreground="#ffffff" background="#4e4e8f"/>
   <style name="Static" foreground="#cb6ecb"/>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/modnokai_night_shift_v2.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/modnokai_night_shift_v2.xml
index f5856583135..d49b6557544 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/modnokai_night_shift_v2.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/modnokai_night_shift_v2.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   <style name="Selection" background="#11404c"/>
   <style name="LineNumber" foreground="#888888" background="#272822"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" background="#555500"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" background="#aa0000"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" foreground="#ffaaaa" background="#553636"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" background="#222200"/>
   <style name="Parentheses" foreground="#ffffff" background="#11404c"/>
   <style name="CurrentLine" background="#373737"/>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-dark.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-dark.xml
index ee51df82bab..15104b61589 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-dark.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-dark.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   <style name="Selection" foreground="#002b36" background="#586e75"/>
   <style name="LineNumber" foreground="#586e75" background="#073642"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" background="#073642"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" background="#586e75"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" background="#073642"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" background="#073642"/>
   <style name="Parentheses" foreground="#dc322f" background="#586e75" bold="true"/>
   <style name="ParenthesesMismatch" foreground="#fdff2c" background="#d33682" bold="true"/>
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-light.xml b/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-light.xml
index cb5b25319d4..4344e94d649 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-light.xml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/styles/solarized-light.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   <style name="Selection" foreground="#eee8d5" background="#93a1a1"/>
   <style name="LineNumber" foreground="#93a1a1" background="#eee8d5"/>
   <style name="SearchResult" background="#eee8d5"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt1" background="#93a1a1"/>
+  <style name="SearchResultAlt2" background="#e0dbcb"/>
   <style name="SearchScope" background="#073642"/>
   <style name="Parentheses" foreground="#dc322f" background="#93a1a1" bold="true"/>
   <style name="ParenthesesMismatch" foreground="#ffff00" background="#ff00ff" bold="true"/>
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultcolor.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultcolor.h
index 51da45b9cab..0291133c0b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultcolor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultcolor.h
@@ -25,18 +25,41 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "../core_global.h"
+
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QHash>
 
 namespace Core {
-namespace Internal {
 
-class SearchResultColor{
+class CORE_EXPORT SearchResultColor {
 public:
+    enum class Style { Default, Alt1, Alt2 };
+
+    SearchResultColor() = default;
+    SearchResultColor(const QColor &textBg, const QColor &textFg,
+                      const QColor &highlightBg, const QColor &highlightFg)
+        : textBackground(textBg), textForeground(textFg),
+          highlightBackground(highlightBg), highlightForeground(highlightFg)
+    {
+        if (!highlightBackground.isValid())
+            highlightBackground = textBackground;
+        if (!highlightForeground.isValid())
+            highlightForeground = textForeground;
+    }
+
     QColor textBackground;
     QColor textForeground;
     QColor highlightBackground;
     QColor highlightForeground;
 };
 
-} // namespace Internal
+
+inline uint qHash(SearchResultColor::Style style)
+{
+    return QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(qHash(int(style)));
+}
+
+using SearchResultColors = QHash<SearchResultColor::Style, SearchResultColor>;
+
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultitem.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultitem.h
index 8717b73b114..ea7ac657e36 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultitem.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "searchresultcolor.h"
+
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 
 #include <QIcon>
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     QVariant userData; // user data for identification of the item
     Search::TextRange mainRange;
     bool useTextEditorFont = false;
+    SearchResultColor::Style style = SearchResultColor::Style::Default;
 };
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.cpp
index 81ba280c0d4..67fee6f98b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ void SearchResultTreeModel::setShowReplaceUI(bool show)
     }
 }
 
-void SearchResultTreeModel::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColor &color)
+void SearchResultTreeModel::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors)
 {
     emit layoutAboutToBeChanged();
     m_textEditorFont = font;
-    m_color = color;
+    m_colors = colors;
     emit layoutChanged();
 }
 
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ QVariant SearchResultTreeModel::data(const SearchResultTreeItem *row, int role)
             result = QVariant();
         break;
     case Qt::ForegroundRole:
-        result = m_color.textForeground;
+        result = m_colors.value(row->item.style).textForeground;
         break;
     case Qt::BackgroundRole:
-        result = m_color.textBackground;
+        result = m_colors.value(row->item.style).textBackground;
         break;
     case ItemDataRoles::ResultLineRole:
     case Qt::DisplayRole:
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ QVariant SearchResultTreeModel::data(const SearchResultTreeItem *row, int role)
         result = row->item.icon;
         break;
     case ItemDataRoles::ResultHighlightBackgroundColor:
-        result = m_color.highlightBackground;
+        result = m_colors.value(row->item.style).highlightBackground;
         break;
     case ItemDataRoles::ResultHighlightForegroundColor:
-        result = m_color.highlightForeground;
+        result = m_colors.value(row->item.style).highlightForeground;
         break;
     case ItemDataRoles::ResultBeginColumnNumberRole:
         result = row->item.mainRange.begin.column;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.h
index a8514e74c3b..09762c51471 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreemodel.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
     ~SearchResultTreeModel() override;
 
     void setShowReplaceUI(bool show);
-    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColor &color);
+    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors);
 
     Qt::ItemFlags flags(const QModelIndex &index) const override;
     QModelIndex index(int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private:
 
     SearchResultTreeItem *m_rootItem;
     SearchResultTreeItem *m_currentParent;
-    SearchResultColor m_color;
+    SearchResultColors m_colors;
     QModelIndex m_currentIndex;
     QStringList m_currentPath; // the path that belongs to the current parent
     QFont m_textEditorFont;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.cpp
index 48d1845053e..44f46b0e2a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.cpp
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ void SearchResultTreeView::setAutoExpandResults(bool expand)
     m_autoExpandResults = expand;
 }
 
-void SearchResultTreeView::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColor &color)
+void SearchResultTreeView::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors)
 {
-    m_model->setTextEditorFont(font, color);
+    m_model->setTextEditorFont(font, colors);
 
     QPalette p;
-    p.setColor(QPalette::Base, color.textBackground);
+    p.setColor(QPalette::Base, colors.value(SearchResultColor::Style::Default).textBackground);
     setPalette(p);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.h
index 4809a6887ba..ff9a3f02180 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresulttreeview.h
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 #include <utils/itemviews.h>
 
 namespace Core {
+class SearchResultColor;
+
 namespace Internal {
 
 class SearchResultTreeModel;
-class SearchResultColor;
 
 class SearchResultTreeView : public Utils::TreeView
 {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     explicit SearchResultTreeView(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
     void setAutoExpandResults(bool expand);
-    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColor &color);
+    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors);
     void setTabWidth(int tabWidth);
 
     SearchResultTreeModel *model() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.cpp
index ce1e079303c..048bef157b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ void SearchResultWidget::setAdditionalReplaceWidget(QWidget *widget)
 void SearchResultWidget::addResult(const QString &fileName,
                                    const QString &rowText,
                                    Search::TextRange mainRange,
-                                   const QVariant &userData)
+                                   const QVariant &userData,
+                                   SearchResultColor::Style style)
 {
     SearchResultItem item;
     item.path = QStringList({QDir::toNativeSeparators(fileName)});
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ void SearchResultWidget::addResult(const QString &fileName,
     item.text = rowText;
     item.useTextEditorFont = true;
     item.userData = userData;
+    item.style = style;
     addResults(QList<SearchResultItem>() << item, SearchResult::AddOrdered);
 }
 
@@ -367,9 +369,9 @@ void SearchResultWidget::notifyVisibilityChanged(bool visible)
     emit visibilityChanged(visible);
 }
 
-void SearchResultWidget::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColor &color)
+void SearchResultWidget::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors)
 {
-    m_searchResultTreeView->setTextEditorFont(font, color);
+    m_searchResultTreeView->setTextEditorFont(font, colors);
 }
 
 void SearchResultWidget::setTabWidth(int tabWidth)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.h
index be563a5bc1b..a22ac982da0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwidget.h
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ class QCheckBox;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Core {
-namespace Internal {
 
+namespace Internal {
 class SearchResultTreeView;
-class SearchResultColor;
 
 class SearchResultWidget : public QWidget
 {
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ public:
     void addResult(const QString &fileName,
                    const QString &lineText,
                    Search::TextRange mainRange,
-                   const QVariant &userData = QVariant());
+                   const QVariant &userData = QVariant(),
+                   SearchResultColor::Style style = SearchResultColor::Style::Default);
     void addResults(const QList<SearchResultItem> &items, SearchResult::AddMode mode);
 
     int count() const;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 
     void notifyVisibilityChanged(bool visible);
 
-    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColor &color);
+    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors);
     void setTabWidth(int tabWidth);
 
     void setAutoExpandResults(bool expand);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.cpp
index ce4e6f3b833..7d67c6dbd45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "searchresultwindow.h"
 #include "searchresultwidget.h"
-#include "searchresultcolor.h"
 #include "textfindconstants.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ namespace Internal {
         QList<SearchResult *> m_searchResults;
         int m_currentIndex;
         QFont m_font;
-        SearchResultColor m_color;
+        SearchResultColors m_colors;
         int m_tabWidth;
 
     };
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ SearchResult *SearchResultWindow::startNewSearch(const QString &label,
             d, &SearchResultWindowPrivate::moveWidgetToTop);
     connect(widget, &SearchResultWidget::requestPopup,
             d, &SearchResultWindowPrivate::popupRequested);
-    widget->setTextEditorFont(d->m_font, d->m_color);
+    widget->setTextEditorFont(d->m_font, d->m_colors);
     widget->setTabWidth(d->m_tabWidth);
     widget->setSupportPreserveCase(preserveCaseMode == PreserveCaseEnabled);
     bool supportsReplace = searchOrSearchAndReplace != SearchOnly;
@@ -574,25 +573,12 @@ void SearchResultWindow::setFocus()
 /*!
     \internal
 */
-void SearchResultWindow::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font,
-                                           const QColor &textForegroundColor,
-                                           const QColor &textBackgroundColor,
-                                           const QColor &highlightForegroundColor,
-                                           const QColor &highlightBackgroundColor)
+void SearchResultWindow::setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors)
 {
     d->m_font = font;
-    Internal::SearchResultColor color;
-    color.textBackground = textBackgroundColor;
-    color.textForeground = textForegroundColor;
-    color.highlightBackground = highlightBackgroundColor.isValid()
-            ? highlightBackgroundColor
-            : textBackgroundColor;
-    color.highlightForeground = highlightForegroundColor.isValid()
-            ? highlightForegroundColor
-            : textForegroundColor;
-    d->m_color = color;
+    d->m_colors = colors;
     foreach (Internal::SearchResultWidget *widget, d->m_searchResultWidgets)
-        widget->setTextEditorFont(font, color);
+        widget->setTextEditorFont(font, colors);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -796,7 +782,8 @@ void SearchResult::setAdditionalReplaceWidget(QWidget *widget)
     \sa addResults()
 */
 void SearchResult::addResult(const QString &fileName, int lineNumber, const QString &lineText,
-                             int searchTermStart, int searchTermLength, const QVariant &userData)
+                             int searchTermStart, int searchTermLength, const QVariant &userData,
+                             SearchResultColor::Style style)
 {
     Search::TextRange mainRange;
     mainRange.begin.line = lineNumber;
@@ -804,7 +791,7 @@ void SearchResult::addResult(const QString &fileName, int lineNumber, const QStr
     mainRange.end.line = mainRange.begin.line;
     mainRange.end.column = mainRange.begin.column + searchTermLength;
 
-    m_widget->addResult(fileName, lineText, mainRange, userData);
+    m_widget->addResult(fileName, lineText, mainRange, userData, style);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -822,9 +809,10 @@ void SearchResult::addResult(const QString &fileName, int lineNumber, const QStr
 void SearchResult::addResult(const QString &fileName,
                              const QString &lineText,
                              Search::TextRange mainRange,
-                             const QVariant &userData)
+                             const QVariant &userData,
+                             SearchResultColor::Style style)
 {
-    m_widget->addResult(fileName, lineText, mainRange, userData);
+    m_widget->addResult(fileName, lineText, mainRange, userData, style);
     emit countChanged(m_widget->count());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h
index 0ca0a55b635..935c85ce972 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "searchresultcolor.h"
 #include "searchresultitem.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/ioutputpane.h>
@@ -68,11 +69,13 @@ public slots:
                    const QString &lineText,
                    int searchTermStart,
                    int searchTermLength,
-                   const QVariant &userData = QVariant());
+                   const QVariant &userData = QVariant(),
+                   SearchResultColor::Style style = SearchResultColor::Style::Default);
     void addResult(const QString &fileName,
                    const QString &lineText,
                    Search::TextRange mainRange,
-                   const QVariant &userData = QVariant());
+                   const QVariant &userData = QVariant(),
+                   SearchResultColor::Style style = SearchResultColor::Style::Default);
     void addResults(const QList<SearchResultItem> &items, AddMode mode);
     void finishSearch(bool canceled);
     void setTextToReplace(const QString &textToReplace);
@@ -137,11 +140,7 @@ public:
     void goToPrev() override;
     bool canNavigate() const override;
 
-    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font,
-                           const QColor &textForegroundColor,
-                           const QColor &textBackgroundColor,
-                           const QColor &highlightForegroundColor,
-                           const QColor &highlightBackgroundColor);
+    void setTextEditorFont(const QFont &font, const SearchResultColors &colors);
     void setTabWidth(int width);
     void openNewSearchPanel();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp
index 1f567bed7ed..00d8c096e14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfindreferences.cpp
@@ -551,13 +551,23 @@ static void displayResults(SearchResult *search, QFutureWatcher<CPlusPlus::Usage
 {
     CppFindReferencesParameters parameters = search->userData().value<CppFindReferencesParameters>();
 
+    static const auto colorStyleForUsageType = [](CPlusPlus::Usage::Type type) {
+        switch (type) {
+        case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Read:
+            return SearchResultColor::Style::Alt1;
+        case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Write:
+        case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::WritableRef:
+            return SearchResultColor::Style::Alt2;
+        case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Declaration:
+        case CPlusPlus::Usage::Type::Other:
+            return SearchResultColor::Style::Default;
+        }
+        return SearchResultColor::Style::Default; // For dumb compilers.
+    };
     for (int index = first; index != last; ++index) {
-        CPlusPlus::Usage result = watcher->future().resultAt(index);
-        search->addResult(result.path.toString(),
-                          result.line,
-                          result.lineText,
-                          result.col,
-                          result.len);
+        const CPlusPlus::Usage result = watcher->future().resultAt(index);
+        search->addResult(result.path.toString(), result.line, result.lineText,
+                          result.col, result.len, {}, colorStyleForUsageType(result.type));
 
         if (parameters.prettySymbolName.isEmpty())
             continue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettings.cpp
index 9e8b39c72d7..d74a13b2cc5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettings.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ static bool isOverlayCategory(TextStyle category)
     return category == C_OCCURRENCES
            || category == C_OCCURRENCES_RENAME
            || category == C_SEARCH_RESULT
+           || category == C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT1
+           || category == C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT2
            || category == C_PARENTHESES_MISMATCH;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettingspage.cpp
index 56ecb8f0238..0e35cade04a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/fontsettingspage.cpp
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ QColor FormatDescription::defaultBackground(TextStyle id)
         return col;
     } else if (id == C_SELECTION) {
         return Utils::Theme::initialPalette().color(QPalette::Highlight);
-    } else if (id == C_OCCURRENCES) {
+    } else if (id == C_OCCURRENCES || id == C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT1) {
         return QColor(180, 180, 180);
-    } else if (id == C_OCCURRENCES_RENAME) {
+    } else if (id == C_OCCURRENCES_RENAME || id == C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT2) {
         return QColor(255, 100, 100);
     } else if (id == C_DISABLED_CODE) {
         return QColor(239, 239, 239);
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.cpp
index 70ad3e6c040..3902c13665c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const char *nameForStyle(TextStyle style)
     case C_SELECTION:           return "Selection";
     case C_LINE_NUMBER:         return "LineNumber";
     case C_SEARCH_RESULT:       return "SearchResult";
+    case C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT1:  return "SearchResultAlt1";
+    case C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT2:  return "SearchResultAlt2";
     case C_SEARCH_SCOPE:        return "SearchScope";
     case C_PARENTHESES:         return "Parentheses";
     case C_PARENTHESES_MISMATCH:return "ParenthesesMismatch";
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
index 740c687d3ee..6a1e8637d30 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorconstants.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ enum TextStyle : quint8 {
     C_SELECTION,
     C_LINE_NUMBER,
     C_SEARCH_RESULT,
+    C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT1,
+    C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT2,
     C_SEARCH_SCOPE,
     C_PARENTHESES,
     C_PARENTHESES_MISMATCH,
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
index 6c614a36b33..2fcad58e376 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
@@ -250,11 +250,20 @@ ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag TextEditorPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
 void TextEditorPluginPrivate::updateSearchResultsFont(const FontSettings &settings)
 {
     if (auto window = SearchResultWindow::instance()) {
+        const Format textFormat = settings.formatFor(C_TEXT);
+        const Format defaultResultFormat = settings.formatFor(C_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        const Format alt1ResultFormat = settings.formatFor(C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT1);
+        const Format alt2ResultFormat = settings.formatFor(C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT2);
         window->setTextEditorFont(QFont(settings.family(), settings.fontSize() * settings.fontZoom() / 100),
-                                  settings.formatFor(C_TEXT).foreground(),
-                                  settings.formatFor(C_TEXT).background(),
-                                  settings.formatFor(C_SEARCH_RESULT).foreground(),
-                                  settings.formatFor(C_SEARCH_RESULT).background());
+            {std::make_pair(SearchResultColor::Style::Default,
+             SearchResultColor(textFormat.background(), textFormat.foreground(),
+             defaultResultFormat.background(), defaultResultFormat.foreground())),
+             std::make_pair(SearchResultColor::Style::Alt1,
+                          SearchResultColor(textFormat.background(), textFormat.foreground(),
+                          alt1ResultFormat.background(), alt1ResultFormat.foreground())),
+             std::make_pair(SearchResultColor::Style::Alt2,
+                          SearchResultColor(textFormat.background(), textFormat.foreground(),
+                          alt2ResultFormat.background(), alt2ResultFormat.foreground()))});
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp
index e9a49cbc8aa..db6127d72d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ FormatDescriptions TextEditorSettingsPrivate::initialFormats()
     formatDescr.emplace_back(C_SEARCH_RESULT, tr("Search Result"),
                              tr("Highlighted search results inside the editor."),
                              FormatDescription::ShowBackgroundControl);
+    formatDescr.emplace_back(C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT1, tr("Search Result (alternative 1)"),
+                             tr("Highlighted search results inside the editor.\n"
+                                "Used to mark read accesses to C++ symbols."),
+                             FormatDescription::ShowBackgroundControl);
+    formatDescr.emplace_back(C_SEARCH_RESULT_ALT2, tr("Search Result (alternative 2)"),
+                             tr("Highlighted search results inside the editor.\n"
+                                "Used to mark write accesses to C++ symbols."),
+                             FormatDescription::ShowBackgroundControl);
     formatDescr.emplace_back(C_SEARCH_SCOPE, tr("Search Scope"),
                              tr("Section where the pattern is searched in."),
                              FormatDescription::ShowBackgroundControl);