diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-pillows-greet.md b/.changeset/smooth-pillows-greet.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d943dde95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-pillows-greet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
+---
+
+Forward all result set properties to item components, like highlights, for example.
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
index 2a9a714abd..6d74c85d49 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -200,14 +200,16 @@ export const SearchPage = createPageExtension({
                 <SearchResults>
                   {({ results }) =>
                     results.map((result, index) => {
+                      const { noTrack } = config;
+                      const { document, ...rest } = result;
                       const SearchResultListItem =
                         getResultItemComponent(result);
                       return (
                         <SearchResultListItem
+                          {...rest}
                           key={index}
-                          rank={result.rank}
-                          result={result.document}
-                          noTrack={config.noTrack}
+                          result={document}
+                          noTrack={noTrack}
                         />
                       );
                     })