diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/zsh/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/zsh/default.nix
index 45adf1bd..aa094edf 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/zsh/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   zsh-session-variables = ./session-variables.nix;
   zsh-smart-formatting = ./smart-formatting.nix;
   zsh-syntax-highlighting = ./syntax-highlighting.nix;
+  zsh-syntax-highlighting-override = ./syntax-highlighting-override.nix;
   zsh-xdg-default = ./xdg-default.nix;
   zsh-xdg-disabled = ./xdg-disabled.nix;
   zsh-zprof = ./zprof.nix;
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/zsh/syntax-highlighting-override.nix b/tests/modules/programs/zsh/syntax-highlighting-override.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5684848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/zsh/syntax-highlighting-override.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  programs.zsh = {
+    enable = true;
+    syntaxHighlighting = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.hello;
+      highlighters = lib.mkForce [
+        "brackets"
+        "pattern"
+        "cursor"
+      ];
+      styles.comment = "fg=#6c6c6c";
+      patterns."rm -rf *" = "fg=white,bold,bg=red";
+    };
+  };
+
+  nmt.script = ''
+    assertFileContains home-files/.zshrc "source ${pkgs.hello}/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh"
+    assertFileContains home-files/.zshrc "ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(brackets pattern cursor)"
+    assertFileContains home-files/.zshrc "ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[comment]='fg=#6c6c6c'"
+  '';
+}