diff --git a/example.log b/example.log
index bf0fbaf..05e35ba 100644
--- a/example.log
+++ b/example.log
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
 2019-08-07 00:02:10,598 [catalina-exec-16] INFO  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed SecurityController.loginIndex in 0 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1uf]
 2019-08-07 00:02:16,467 [catalina-exec-36] INFO  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed HealthCheckController.checkOperativeness in 1 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1ug]
 2019-08-07 00:02:23,519 [catalina-exec-53] ERROR c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed AuthenticationProvider.authenticate in 224 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1uh]
-2019-08-07 00:02:24,195 [catalina-exec-43] INFO  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed SecurityController.accessDenied in 0 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1uj]
-2019-08-07 00:02:24,937 [catalina-exec-74] INFO  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed RedirectController.redirect in 1159 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1ui]
+2019-08-07 00:02:24,195 [catalina-exec-43] WARN  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed SecurityController.accessDenied in 0 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1uj]
+2019-08-07 00:02:24,937 [catalina-exec-74] WARN  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed RedirectController.redirect in 1159 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1ui]
 2019-08-07 00:02:25,674 [catalina-exec-29] INFO  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed AssignmentsController.index in 683 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1uk]
 2019-08-07 00:02:26,825 [catalina-exec-20] INFO  c.r.c.u.l.PerformancePointcut - Executed I18NController.getI18NKeyValues in 1 ms successful. [jv3fw7r2.m1ul]
 2018-09-06T00:00:16.381Z,0,vapfacbk01,HealthCheckService.isOperable,AXC_5.14_526,,successful
diff --git a/highlighting.py b/highlighting.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02ad35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/highlighting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import logging
+import re
+
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QBrush, QColor
+
+from highlight import Highlight
+from highlight_regex import HighlightRegex
+from settings import Settings
+
+log = logging.getLogger("highlighting")
+
+
+class Highlighting:
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def read_config(settings: Settings) -> [Highlight]:
+        result = []
+        config = settings.config
+
+        for section in config.sections():
+            if not section.startswith("highlighting."):
+                continue
+
+            query = config.get(section, "query", fallback="")
+            if len(query) == 0:
+                continue
+            ignore_case = config.getboolean(section, "ignore-case", fallback=True)
+            is_regex = config.getboolean(section, "is-regex", fallback=False)
+            line_background_color = Highlighting.brush(config.get(section, "line.background.color", fallback="None"))
+            hit_background_color = Highlighting.brush(config.get(section, "hit.background.color", fallback="None"))
+            try:
+                flags = re.IGNORECASE if ignore_case else 0
+                if is_regex:
+                    regex = re.compile(query, flags=flags)
+                else:
+                    regex = re.compile(re.escape(query), flags=flags)
+            except:
+                log.exception("failed to parse query for highlighter: %s" % section)
+                continue
+
+            highlight = HighlightRegex(
+                regex=regex,
+                brush=hit_background_color,
+                brush_full_line=line_background_color
+            )
+            result.append(highlight)
+
+        return result
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def brush(color: str) -> QBrush:
+        if re.match("[0-9a-f]{6}", color, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+            red = int(color[0:2], 16)
+            green = int(color[2:4], 16)
+            blue = int(color[4:6], 16)
+            return QBrush(QColor(red, green, blue))
+        return QBrush()
diff --git a/logFileModel.py b/logFileModel.py
index 6ab6ab4..f69b424 100644
--- a/logFileModel.py
+++ b/logFileModel.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QBrush, QColor, QPen
 
 from highlight_regex import HighlightRegex
+from highlighting import Highlighting
 from line import Line
 import os
 from settings import Settings
@@ -20,14 +21,15 @@ class LogFileModel:
         self._file = os.path.realpath(file)
         self._lock = threading.RLock()
 
-        self.highlights = [
-            HighlightRegex(
-                re.compile("ERROR"),
-                brush=QBrush(QColor(220, 112, 122)),
-                pen=QPen(QColor(0, 0, 0)),
-                brush_full_line=QBrush(QColor(255, 112, 122))
-            )
-        ]
+        self.highlights = Highlighting.read_config(settings)
+        # [
+        #    HighlightRegex(
+        #        re.compile("ERROR"),
+        #        brush=QBrush(QColor(220, 112, 122)),
+        #        pen=QPen(QColor(0, 0, 0)),
+        #        brush_full_line=QBrush(QColor(255, 112, 122))
+        #    )
+        # ]
 
     def get_file(self):
         return self._file