diff --git a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go
index 18d0995c2a..69a6b7df36 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@ func (b *Backend) Search(ctx context.Context, sir *searchService.SearchIndexRequ
 		boolQuery,
 		osu.SearchBodyParams{
 			Highlight: &osu.BodyParamHighlight{
-				PreTags:  []string{"<mark>"},
-				PostTags: []string{"</mark>"},
-				Fields: map[string]osu.BodyParamHighlight{
+				HighlightOptions: osu.HighlightOptions{
+					PreTags:  []string{"<mark>"},
+					PostTags: []string{"</mark>"},
+				},
+				Fields: map[string]osu.HighlightOptions{
 					"Content": {
-						Type: "fvh",
+						Type: osu.HighlightTypeFvh,
 					},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request.go b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request.go
index 04e4c3396d..927da7ac54 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request.go
@@ -41,10 +41,39 @@ func (q QueryReqBody[O]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
 type BodyParamHighlight struct {
-	PreTags  []string                      `json:"pre_tags,omitempty"`
-	PostTags []string                      `json:"post_tags,omitempty"`
-	Type     string                        `json:"type,omitempty"`
-	Fields   map[string]BodyParamHighlight `json:"fields,omitempty"`
+	HighlightOptions
+	Fields map[string]HighlightOptions `json:"fields,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type HighlightType string
+
+const (
+	HighlightTypeUnified  HighlightType = "unified"
+	HighlightTypeFvh      HighlightType = "fvh"
+	HighlightTypePlain    HighlightType = "plain"
+	HighlightTypeSemantic HighlightType = "semantic"
+)
+
+type HighlightOptions struct {
+	Type                  HighlightType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	FragmentSize          int           `json:"fragment_size,omitempty"`
+	NumberOfFragments     int           `json:"number_of_fragments,omitempty"`
+	FragmentOffset        int           `json:"fragment_offset,omitempty"`
+	BoundaryChars         string        `json:"boundary_chars,omitempty"`
+	BoundaryMaxScan       int           `json:"boundary_max_scan,omitempty"`
+	BoundaryScanner       string        `json:"boundary_scanner,omitempty"`
+	BoundaryScannerLocale string        `json:"boundary_scanner_locale,omitempty"`
+	Encoder               string        `json:"encoder,omitempty"`
+	ForceSource           bool          `json:"force_source,omitempty"`
+	Fragmenter            string        `json:"fragmenter,omitempty"`
+	HighlightQuery        Builder       `json:"highlight_query,omitempty"`
+	Order                 string        `json:"order,omitempty"`
+	NoMatchSize           int           `json:"no_match_size,omitempty"`
+	RequireFieldMatch     bool          `json:"require_field_match,omitempty"`
+	MatchedFields         []string      `json:"matched_fields,omitempty"`
+	PhraseLimit           int           `json:"phrase_limit,omitempty"`
+	PreTags               []string      `json:"pre_tags,omitempty"`
+	PostTags              []string      `json:"post_tags,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type BodyParamScript struct {
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request_test.go b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request_test.go
index 6a48cd398e..535f05bd82 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request_test.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu/request_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/osu"
-	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/test"
+	opensearchtest "github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/test"
 )
 
 func TestRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ func TestBuildSearchReq(t *testing.T) {
 					osu.NewTermQuery[string]("content").Value("content"),
 					osu.SearchBodyParams{
 						Highlight: &osu.BodyParamHighlight{
-							PreTags:  []string{"<b>"},
-							PostTags: []string{"</b>"},
-							Fields: map[string]osu.BodyParamHighlight{
-								"content": {},
+							HighlightOptions: osu.HighlightOptions{
+								PreTags:  []string{"<b>"},
+								PostTags: []string{"</b>"},
+							},
+							Fields: map[string]osu.HighlightOptions{
+								"content": {
+									PreTags:  []string{"<strong>"},
+									PostTags: []string{"</strong>"},
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -69,7 +74,10 @@ func TestBuildSearchReq(t *testing.T) {
 					"pre_tags":  []string{"<b>"},
 					"post_tags": []string{"</b>"},
 					"fields": map[string]any{
-						"content": map[string]any{},
+						"content": map[string]any{
+							"pre_tags":  []string{"<strong>"},
+							"post_tags": []string{"</strong>"},
+						},
 					},
 				},
 			},