diff --git a/lua/harpoon/buffer.lua b/lua/harpoon/buffer.lua
index a6a9fd3..b351f62 100644
--- a/lua/harpoon/buffer.lua
+++ b/lua/harpoon/buffer.lua
@@ -99,4 +99,27 @@ function M.set_contents(bufnr, contents)
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, true, contents)
 end
 
+function M.set_current_menu_item_highlight(
+    bufnr,
+    win_id,
+    current_file,
+    contents
+)
+    for line_number, file in pairs(contents) do
+        if string.match(current_file, file) then
+            -- highlight the harpoon menu line that corresponds to the current buffer
+            vim.api.nvim_buf_add_highlight(
+                bufnr,
+                -1,
+                "CursorLineNr",
+                line_number - 1,
+                0,
+                -1
+            )
+            -- set the position of the cursor in the harpoon menu to the start of the current buffer line
+            vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(win_id, { line_number, 0 })
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/lua/harpoon/ui.lua b/lua/harpoon/ui.lua
index eb76c17..2e524e5 100644
--- a/lua/harpoon/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/harpoon/ui.lua
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@ function HarpoonUI:toggle_quick_menu(list, opts)
     self.active_list = list
 
     local contents = self.active_list:display()
+
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(self.bufnr, 0, -1, false, contents)
+    Buffer.set_current_menu_item_highlight(
+        bufnr,
+        win_id,
+        current_file,
+        contents
+    )
 
     Extensions.extensions:emit(Extensions.event_names.UI_CREATE, {
         win_id = win_id,