diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalHighlight.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalHighlight.swift
index 16994232b..26e93b9f0 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalHighlight.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalHighlight.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ struct InternalHighlight: Encodable {
     oldHighlightsIds: [String] = []
   ) {
     context.perform {
-      _ = asManagedObject(context: context, associatedItemID: associatedItemID)
+      let highlight = asManagedObject(context: context, associatedItemID: associatedItemID)
+      let linkedItem = LinkedItem.lookup(byID: associatedItemID, inContext: context)
+      linkedItem?.addToHighlights(highlight)
 
       if !oldHighlightsIds.isEmpty {
         let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Models.Highlight> = Highlight.fetchRequest()