diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
index aa85f8d33f7..39965d3120b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
                     matchOffset = 0;
                 }
                 filterEntry.highlightInfo = highlightInfo(match);
-                if (matchOffset > 0) {
+                if (matchInParameterList && filterEntry.highlightInfo.starts.isEmpty()) {
+                    match = regexp.match(filterEntry.extraInfo);
+                    filterEntry.highlightInfo = highlightInfo(match);
+                    filterEntry.highlightInfo.dataType =
+                            Core::LocatorFilterEntry::HighlightInfo::ExtraInfo;
+                } else if (matchOffset > 0) {
                     for (int &start : filterEntry.highlightInfo.starts)
                         start -= matchOffset;
                 }