diff --git a/minetest.conf b/minetest.conf
index 68426e8e3..2906da56b 100644
--- a/minetest.conf
+++ b/minetest.conf
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 # Basic game rules
 item_entity_ttl = 1
 time_speed = 0
+node_highlighting = halo