diff --git a/src/highlight.c b/src/highlight.c
index 1a4c76d..8c1ad80 100644
--- a/src/highlight.c
+++ b/src/highlight.c
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
     "default link PmenuMatchSel PmenuSel",
     "default link PmenuExtra Pmenu",
     "default link PmenuExtraSel PmenuSel",
+    "default link PopupSelected PmenuSel",
+    "default link MessageWindow WarningMsg",
+    "default link PopupNotification WarningMsg",
     CENT("Normal cterm=NONE", "Normal gui=NONE"),
     NULL
 };
diff --git a/src/popupwin.c b/src/popupwin.c
index 4045490..c84c079 100644
--- a/src/popupwin.c
+++ b/src/popupwin.c
@@ -696,9 +696,6 @@
 	if (!sign_exists_by_name(sign_name))
 	{
 	    char *linehl = "PopupSelected";
-
-	    if (syn_name2id((char_u *)linehl) == 0)
-		linehl = "PmenuSel";
 	    sign_define_by_name(sign_name, NULL, (char_u *)linehl, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 		    NULL, SIGN_DEF_PRIO);
 	}
@@ -2006,10 +2003,8 @@
 {
     char    *hiname = type == TYPE_MESSAGE_WIN
 				       ? "MessageWindow" : "PopupNotification";
-    int		nr = syn_name2id((char_u *)hiname);
-
     set_string_option_direct_in_win(wp, (char_u *)"wincolor", -1,
-		(char_u *)(nr == 0 ? "WarningMsg" : hiname),
+		(char_u *)hiname,
 		OPT_FREE|OPT_LOCAL, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_notify_02.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_notify_02.dump
index 72e2895..e25efdc 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_notify_02.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_popupwin_notify_02.dump
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-|3| @7|╚+0#e000002&|═@21|╝| +0#0000000&@41
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+|2| @7|║+0&#5fd7ff255| |f|i|r|s|t| |n|o|t|i|f|i|c|a|t|i|o|n| @2|║| +0&#ffffff0@41
+|3| @7|╚+0&#5fd7ff255|═@21|╝| +0&#ffffff0@41
 |4| @7|╔+0&#5fd7ff255|═@31|╗| +0&#ffffff0@31
 |5| @7|║+0&#5fd7ff255| |a|n|o|t|h|e|r| |i|m|p|o|r|t|a|n|t| |n|o|t|i|f|i|c|a|t|i|o|n| |║| +0&#ffffff0@31
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diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f400ca9..0e7e236 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1123,
+/**/
     1122,
 /**/
     1121,