diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
index 2ceb2ca30fe..6909c4d35a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
@@ -1651,11 +1651,13 @@ void FakeVimPlugin::editorOpened(IEditor *editor)
             keepOnlyWindow();
         else if (key == "P" || key == "<C-P>")
             triggerAction(Core::Constants::GOTO_PREV_SPLIT);
-        else if (key == "S" || key == "<C-S>")
+        else if (key == "S" || key == "<C-S>") {
             triggerAction(Core::Constants::SPLIT);
-        else if (key == "V" || key == "<C-V>")
+            updateAllHightLights();
+        } else if (key == "V" || key == "<C-V>") {
             triggerAction(Core::Constants::SPLIT_SIDE_BY_SIDE);
-        else if (key == "W" || key == "<C-W>")
+            updateAllHightLights();
+        } else if (key == "W" || key == "<C-W>")
             triggerAction(Core::Constants::GOTO_NEXT_SPLIT);
         else if (key.contains("RIGHT") || key == "L" || key == "<S-L>" || key == "<C-L>")
             moveSomewhere(handler, &moveRightWeight, key == "<S-L>" ? -1 : count);