diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
index e3256696f..776a87594 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function ReaderBookmark:onShowBookmark()
                     {
                         text = _("Remove this bookmark"),
                         callback = function()
-                            bookmark:removeBookmark(item)
+                            bookmark:removeHightligit(item)
                             bm_menu:switchItemTable(nil, bookmark.bookmarks, -1)
                             UIManager:close(self.remove_bookmark_dialog)
                         end,
@@ -315,6 +315,14 @@ function ReaderBookmark:isBookmarkAdded(item)
     return false
 end
 
+function ReaderBookmark:removeHightligit(item)
+    if item.pos0 then
+        self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("Unhighlight", item))
+    else
+        self:removeBookmark(item)
+    end
+end
+
 -- binary search to remove bookmark
 function ReaderBookmark:removeBookmark(item)
     local _middle
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
index a1c1a6b39..24ae424fc 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
+local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
+local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local Device = require("device")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
+local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
-local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local logger = require("logger")
 local _ = require("gettext")
-local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 
 local ReaderHighlight = InputContainer:new{}
 
@@ -402,6 +402,34 @@ function ReaderHighlight:onHighlight()
     self:saveHighlight()
 end
 
+function ReaderHighlight:onUnhighlight(item)
+    local page
+    local sel_text
+    local sel_pos0
+    local idx
+    if item then
+        local bookmark_text = item.text
+        local words = {}
+        for word in bookmark_text:gmatch("%S+") do table.insert(words, word) end
+        page = tonumber(words[2])
+        sel_text = item.notes
+        sel_pos0 = item.pos0
+    else
+        page = self.hold_pos.page
+        sel_text = self.selected_text.text
+        sel_pos0 = self.selected_text.pos0
+    end
+    for index = 1, #self.view.highlight.saved[page] do
+        if self.view.highlight.saved[page][index].text == sel_text and
+            self.view.highlight.saved[page][index].pos0 == sel_pos0 then
+            idx = index
+            break
+        end
+    end
+    self:deleteHighlight(page, idx)
+    return true
+end
+
 function ReaderHighlight:getHighlightBookmarkItem()
     if self.hold_pos and not self.selected_text then
         self:highlightFromHoldPos()
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/dictquicklookup.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/dictquicklookup.lua
index e53d60047..e8bcf34f1 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/dictquicklookup.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/dictquicklookup.lua
@@ -329,9 +329,13 @@ function DictQuickLookup:update()
                 },
                 {
                     text = self:getHighlightText(),
-                    enabled = select(2, self:getHighlightText()),
+                    enabled = true,
                     callback = function()
-                        self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("Highlight"))
+                        if self:getHighlightText() == "Highlight" then
+                            self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("Highlight"))
+                        else
+                            self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("Unhighlight"))
+                        end
                         self:update()
                     end,
                 },