diff --git a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
index 924836b..60eb864 100644
--- a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+++ b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
@@ -172,3 +172,15 @@ unset highlighter highlighter_dir highlighters_dir
 
 # Initialize the array of active highlighters if needed.
 [[ $#ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS -eq 0 ]] && ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main)
+
+# workaround to start highlighting immediately after the creation of a new command line.
+if [[ $#functions[zle-line-init] -eq 0 ]]; then
+  _zsh_highlight_old_zle_line_init_definition=$functions[zle-line-init]
+
+  function zle-line-init() {    
+    eval $_zsh_highlight_old_zle_line_init_definition
+    _zsh_highlight
+  }
+fi
+
+zle -N zle-line-init