diff --git a/runtime/themes/vim_dark_high_contrast.toml b/runtime/themes/vim_dark_high_contrast.toml
index 4e2480dbad933..e4d0b5b6fd108 100644
--- a/runtime/themes/vim_dark_high_contrast.toml
+++ b/runtime/themes/vim_dark_high_contrast.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 "ui.background" = { bg = "black" }
+"ui.bufferline" = { bg = "black" }
+"ui.bufferline.active" = { fg = "light-magenta", bg = "dark-magenta" }
 "ui.cursor" = { fg = "green", modifiers = ["reversed"] }
 "ui.cursor.match" = { fg = "light-cyan", bg = "dark-cyan" }
 "ui.cursor.primary" = { fg = "light-green", modifiers = ["reversed"] }