diff --git a/src/popupmenu.c b/src/popupmenu.c
index 44235ef..443223d 100644
--- a/src/popupmenu.c
+++ b/src/popupmenu.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
     int		*attrs = NULL;
     char_u	*leader = NULL;
     int		in_fuzzy;
-    int		matched_start = FALSE;
+    int		matched_len = -1;
     int_u	char_pos = 0;
     int		is_select = FALSE;
 
@@ -435,8 +435,6 @@
 
     if (in_fuzzy)
 	ga = fuzzy_match_str_with_pos(text, leader);
-    else
-	matched_start = MB_STRNICMP(text, leader, leader_len) == 0;
 
     while (*ptr != NUL)
     {
@@ -455,10 +453,16 @@
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	else if (matched_start && ptr < text + leader_len)
+	else
 	{
-	    new_attr = highlight_attr[is_select ? HLF_PMSI : HLF_PMNI];
-	    new_attr = hl_combine_attr(highlight_attr[hlf], new_attr);
+	    if (matched_len < 0 && MB_STRNICMP(ptr, leader, leader_len) == 0)
+		matched_len = leader_len;
+	    if (matched_len > 0)
+	    {
+		new_attr = highlight_attr[is_select ? HLF_PMSI : HLF_PMNI];
+		new_attr = hl_combine_attr(highlight_attr[hlf], new_attr);
+		matched_len--;
+	    }
 	}
 
 	new_attr = hl_combine_attr(highlight_attr[HLF_PNI], new_attr);
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_wildmenu_pum_hl_match_nonf.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_wildmenu_pum_hl_match_nonf.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4423fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_wildmenu_pum_hl_match_nonf.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+| +0&#ffffff0@49
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @48
+|~| @48
+|~| @48
+|~| @48
+|~| @48
+|~| @4| +0#0000001#ffd7ff255|o|n+0#0000e05&|e|A+0#0000001&| @10| +0#4040ff13#ffffff0@27
+|~| @4| +0#0000001#ffd7ff255|o| |n+0#0000e05&|e|B+0#0000001&|n|e|B| @6| +0#4040ff13#ffffff0@27
+|~| @4| +0#0000001#ffd7ff255|a|o|n+0#0000e05&|e|C+0#0000001&| @9| +0#4040ff13#ffffff0@27
+|:+0#0000000&|M|y|C|m|d| |n|e> @40
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 2e9b32b..166c9da 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -2996,6 +2996,28 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+" Test highlighting when pattern matches non-first character of item
+func Test_wildmenu_pum_hl_nonfirst()
+  CheckScreendump
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    set wildoptions=pum wildchar=<tab> wildmode=noselect,full
+    hi PmenuMatchSel  ctermfg=6 ctermbg=7
+    hi PmenuMatch     ctermfg=4 ctermbg=225
+    func T(a, c, p)
+      return ["oneA", "o neBneB", "aoneC"]
+    endfunc
+    command -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,T MyCmd
+  END
+
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xwildmenu_pum_hl_nonf', 'D')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xwildmenu_pum_hl_nonf', #{rows: 10, cols: 50})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":MyCmd ne\<tab>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_wildmenu_pum_hl_match_nonf', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
+
 " Test highlighting matched text in cmdline completion popup menu.
 func Test_wildmenu_pum_hl_match()
   CheckScreendump
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3d5f869..1a23fe9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1170,
+/**/
     1169,
 /**/
     1168,