diff --git a/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/index.js b/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/index.js
index 3a652bbb2..78b4ed430 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/index.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_drawer/channels_list/index.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class ChannelsList extends Component {
                     tintColorSearch={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.8)}
                     tintColorDelete={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.5)}
                     titleCancelColor={theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor}
+                    selectionColor={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.5)}
                     onSearchButtonPress={this.onSearch}
                     onCancelButtonPress={this.cancelSearch}
                     onChangeText={this.onSearch}
diff --git a/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js b/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js
index 565dfb486..98de7c496 100644
--- a/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js
+++ b/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default class SearchBarAndroid extends PureComponent {
         onSearchButtonPress: PropTypes.func,
         onSelectionChange: PropTypes.func,
         backgroundColor: PropTypes.string,
+        selectionColor: PropTypes.string,
         placeholderTextColor: PropTypes.string,
         titleCancelColor: PropTypes.string,
         tintColorSearch: PropTypes.string,
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ export default class SearchBarAndroid extends PureComponent {
             keyboardType,
             placeholder,
             placeholderTextColor,
+            selectionColor,
             returnKeyType,
             titleCancelColor,
             tintColorDelete,
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ export default class SearchBarAndroid extends PureComponent {
                         onSelectionChange={this.onSelectionChange}
                         placeholder={placeholder}
                         placeholderTextColor={placeholderTextColor}
+                        selectionColor={selectionColor}
                         underlineColorAndroid='transparent'
                         style={[
                             styles.searchBarInput,
diff --git a/app/components/search_bar/search_box.js b/app/components/search_bar/search_box.js
index aa65913b0..967d3aa93 100644
--- a/app/components/search_bar/search_box.js
+++ b/app/components/search_bar/search_box.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class Search extends Component {
         titleCancelColor: PropTypes.string,
         tintColorSearch: PropTypes.string,
         tintColorDelete: PropTypes.string,
+        selectionColor: PropTypes.string,
         inputStyle: PropTypes.oneOfType([
             PropTypes.number,
             PropTypes.object,
@@ -367,6 +368,7 @@ export default class Search extends Component {
                     onChangeText={this.onChangeText}
                     placeholder={this.placeholder}
                     placeholderTextColor={this.props.placeholderTextColor}
+                    selectionColor={this.props.selectionColor}
                     onSubmitEditing={this.onSearch}
                     onSelectionChange={this.onSelectionChange}
                     autoCorrect={false}
diff --git a/app/screens/search/search.js b/app/screens/search/search.js
index 44bb9c195..61794b905 100644
--- a/app/screens/search/search.js
+++ b/app/screens/search/search.js
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ class Search extends Component {
                             })
                         }}
                         placeholderTextColor={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.5)}
+                        selectionColor={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.5)}
                         tintColorSearch={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.8)}
                         tintColorDelete={changeOpacity(theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor, 0.5)}
                         titleCancelColor={theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor}