diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e5dd7fadc6..5ae2799e62e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui_w
 * Replaced `Style::body_text_style` with more generic `Style::text_styles` ([#1154](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1154)).
 * `TextStyle` is no longer `Copy` ([#1154](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1154)).
 * Replaced `TextEdit::text_style` with `TextEdit::font` ([#1154](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1154)).
+* `Plot::highlight` now takes a `bool` argument ([#1159](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1159)),
 
 ### Fixed 🐛
 * Context menu now respects the theme ([#1043](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1043))
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/plot/items/mod.rs b/egui/src/widgets/plot/items/mod.rs
index ee5d9f34513..5ecd35cddb4 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/plot/items/mod.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/plot/items/mod.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ impl HLine {
     }
 
     /// Highlight this line in the plot by scaling up the line.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ impl VLine {
     }
 
     /// Highlight this line in the plot by scaling up the line.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ impl Line {
     }
 
     /// Highlight this line in the plot by scaling up the line.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ impl Polygon {
 
     /// Highlight this polygon in the plot by scaling up the stroke and reducing the fill
     /// transparency.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -635,8 +635,8 @@ impl Text {
     }
 
     /// Highlight this text in the plot by drawing a rectangle around it.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ impl Points {
     }
 
     /// Highlight these points in the plot by scaling up their markers.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ impl Arrows {
     }
 
     /// Highlight these arrows in the plot.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ impl PlotImage {
     }
 
     /// Highlight this image in the plot.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -1295,8 +1295,8 @@ impl BarChart {
     }
 
     /// Highlight all plot elements.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }
 
@@ -1458,8 +1458,8 @@ impl BoxPlot {
     }
 
     /// Highlight all plot elements.
-    pub fn highlight(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.highlight = true;
+    pub fn highlight(mut self, highlight: bool) -> Self {
+        self.highlight = highlight;
         self
     }