diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index aa794ad63ce..bc9a2b2f7f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ int TextEditorWidgetPrivate::visualIndent(const QTextBlock &block) const
 void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateAutoCompleteHighlight()
 {
     const QTextCharFormat &matchFormat
-            = q->textDocument()->fontSettings().toTextCharFormat(C_PARENTHESES);
+            = q->textDocument()->fontSettings().toTextCharFormat(C_AUTOCOMPLETE);
 
     QList<QTextEdit::ExtraSelection> extraSelections;
     for (QTextCursor cursor : Utils::asConst(m_autoCompleteHighlightPos)) {