1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index 7839bed7fb5..7c6c6fc9b7f 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ See also `multi-occur'."
                                      (append
                                       (when prefix-face
                                         `(font-lock-face ,prefix-face))
-                                      `(occur-prefix t mouse-face (highlight)
+                                      `(occur-prefix t
                                                      ;; Allow insertion of text
                                                      ;; at the end of the prefix
                                                      ;; (for Occur Edit mode).
@@ -1764,23 +1764,26 @@ See also `multi-occur'."
                               ;; We don't put `mouse-face' on the newline,
                               ;; because that loses.  And don't put it
                               ;; on context lines to reduce flicker.
-                              (propertize curstring 'mouse-face (list 'highlight)
+                              (propertize curstring
                                           'occur-target marker
                                           'follow-link t
                                           'help-echo
                                           "mouse-2: go to this occurrence"))
                              (out-line
-                              (concat
-                               match-prefix
-                               ;; Add non-numeric prefix to all non-first lines
-                               ;; of multi-line matches.
+                              ;; Add non-numeric prefix to all non-first lines
+                              ;; of multi-line matches.
+                              (concat
                                (replace-regexp-in-string
                                 "\n"
                                 (if prefix-face
                                     (propertize
                                      "\n       :" 'font-lock-face prefix-face)
                                   "\n       :")
-                                match-str)
+                                ;; Add mouse face in one section to
+                                ;; ensure the prefix and the string
+                                ;; get a contiguous highlight.
+                                (propertize (concat match-prefix match-str)
+                                            'mouse-face 'highlight))
                                ;; Add marker at eol, but no mouse props.
                                (propertize "\n" 'occur-target marker)))
                              (data