diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/config.el b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
index 26e506acc..c0ef17c68 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ directives. By default, this only recognizes C directives.")
   (add-hook! 'doom-escape-hook
     (defun +evil-disable-ex-highlights-h ()
       "Disable ex search buffer highlights."
-      (when (evil-ex-hl-active-p 'evil-ex-search)
+      (when (or (evil-ex-hl-active-p 'evil-ex-search)
+                (bound-and-true-p anzu--state))
         (evil-ex-nohighlight)
         t)))