diff --git a/crates/settings_content/src/theme.rs b/crates/settings_content/src/theme.rs
index c63536b0749afd055ab4883fc3169b2d1151e3f2..623e463cfb6c7da13f30b7df04b20177f598c893 100644
--- a/crates/settings_content/src/theme.rs
+++ b/crates/settings_content/src/theme.rs
@@ -1033,6 +1033,9 @@ pub struct ThemeColorsContent {
     /// Background color for Vim Visual Block mode indicator.
     #[serde(rename = "vim.visual_block.background")]
     pub vim_visual_block_background: Option<String>,
+    /// Background color for Vim yank highlight.
+    #[serde(rename = "vim.yank.background")]
+    pub vim_yank_background: Option<String>,
     /// Background color for Vim Helix Normal mode indicator.
     #[serde(rename = "vim.helix_normal.background")]
     pub vim_helix_normal_background: Option<String>,
diff --git a/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs b/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs
index cc5bdd1f32dc334e0a4a7974c2ca8d263b27adb8..fce0e54c720bf2c21ded9bd8240498053a651f6d 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ impl ThemeColors {
             vim_visual_background: system.transparent,
             vim_visual_line_background: system.transparent,
             vim_visual_block_background: system.transparent,
+            vim_yank_background: neutral().light_alpha().step_3(),
             vim_helix_normal_background: system.transparent,
             vim_helix_select_background: system.transparent,
             vim_normal_foreground: system.transparent,
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ impl ThemeColors {
             vim_visual_background: system.transparent,
             vim_visual_line_background: system.transparent,
             vim_visual_block_background: system.transparent,
+            vim_yank_background: neutral().dark_alpha().step_4(),
             vim_helix_normal_background: system.transparent,
             vim_helix_select_background: system.transparent,
             vim_normal_foreground: system.transparent,
diff --git a/crates/theme/src/fallback_themes.rs b/crates/theme/src/fallback_themes.rs
index b04d676774626bf708e2ef58dca6ff6b1b87d2b0..72b65f85c9ecb2776fc6066c8b926cfa4bd42929 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/fallback_themes.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/fallback_themes.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ pub(crate) fn zed_default_dark() -> Theme {
                 vim_visual_background: SystemColors::default().transparent,
                 vim_visual_line_background: SystemColors::default().transparent,
                 vim_visual_block_background: SystemColors::default().transparent,
+                vim_yank_background: hsla(207.8 / 360., 81. / 100., 66. / 100., 0.2),
                 vim_helix_normal_background: SystemColors::default().transparent,
                 vim_helix_select_background: SystemColors::default().transparent,
                 vim_normal_foreground: SystemColors::default().transparent,
diff --git a/crates/theme/src/schema.rs b/crates/theme/src/schema.rs
index afe7bf759ddf817a686e21b929345040a61cff7e..61cf869b951ac4d285e1eaca42e226a6ac3e4a6a 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/schema.rs
@@ -796,6 +796,11 @@ pub fn theme_colors_refinement(
             .vim_visual_block_background
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|color| try_parse_color(color).ok()),
+        vim_yank_background: this
+            .vim_yank_background
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|color| try_parse_color(color).ok())
+            .or(editor_document_highlight_read_background),
         vim_helix_normal_background: this
             .vim_helix_normal_background
             .as_ref()
diff --git a/crates/theme/src/styles/colors.rs b/crates/theme/src/styles/colors.rs
index b54dc38fdf80665977120cf80c5a15b12b0021a6..75ba8ea391848a5a899f5ff64319a77b5f3d6ca9 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/styles/colors.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/styles/colors.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ pub struct ThemeColors {
     pub vim_visual_line_background: Hsla,
     /// Background color for Vim Visual Block mode indicator.
     pub vim_visual_block_background: Hsla,
+    /// Background color for Vim yank highlight.
+    pub vim_yank_background: Hsla,
     /// Background color for Vim Helix Normal mode indicator.
     pub vim_helix_normal_background: Hsla,
     /// Background color for Vim Helix Select mode indicator.
diff --git a/crates/theme_importer/src/vscode/converter.rs b/crates/theme_importer/src/vscode/converter.rs
index 2df113bfe803fd3e60d9238f7127fd84a5ef05f7..b052e865265368234d7a1bed42957a714ca9d5bb 100644
--- a/crates/theme_importer/src/vscode/converter.rs
+++ b/crates/theme_importer/src/vscode/converter.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ impl VsCodeThemeConverter {
             terminal_ansi_white: vscode_colors.terminal.ansi_white.clone(),
             terminal_ansi_bright_white: vscode_colors.terminal.ansi_bright_white.clone(),
             link_text_hover: vscode_colors.text_link.active_foreground.clone(),
+            vim_yank_background: vscode_colors.editor.range_highlight_background.clone(),
             ..Default::default()
         })
     }
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/normal/yank.rs b/crates/vim/src/normal/yank.rs
index 8ad4e6b9c02e3c83ba82e6383a7a32fc3b60ec22..6f2abfddd576f51e90b7c8db4f54419a365ce79b 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/normal/yank.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/normal/yank.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl Vim {
         editor.highlight_background(
             HighlightKey::HighlightOnYank,
             &ranges_to_highlight,
-            |_, colors| colors.colors().editor_document_highlight_read_background,
+            |_, colors| colors.colors().vim_yank_background,
             cx,
         );
         cx.spawn(async move |this, cx| {