diff --git a/src/screen/dashboard/pull_request_diff_view.rs b/src/screen/dashboard/pull_request_diff_view.rs
index bf3f3e8..1766ffa 100644
--- a/src/screen/dashboard/pull_request_diff_view.rs
+++ b/src/screen/dashboard/pull_request_diff_view.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct DiffSearchResult {
 
 struct DiffSearchResultCursor {
     side: util::diff::DiffSide,
+    diff_line_i: DiffLineIndex,
     index: usize,
 }
 
@@ -292,11 +293,13 @@ impl PullRequestDiffView {
             let cursor = if !old_search_result.is_empty() {
                 DiffSearchResultCursor {
                     side: util::diff::DiffSide::Old,
+                    diff_line_i: old_search_result[0].diff_line_i,
                     index: 0,
                 }
             } else {
                 DiffSearchResultCursor {
                     side: util::diff::DiffSide::New,
+                    diff_line_i: new_search_result[0].diff_line_i,
                     index: 0,
                 }
             };
@@ -321,28 +324,11 @@ impl PullRequestDiffView {
         let theme = app::current_theme(cx);
 
         let (current_side, other_side) = match search_result.cursor.side {
-        | util::diff::DiffSide::Old => {
-            // clear current cursor highlight
-            // by replacing it with the normal styled highlighted range
-            if let Some(mut highlights) = diff_view_state.old_side_highlights_mut() {
-                highlights.replace_highlight_range(
-                    &search_result.old_side[search_result.cursor.index].highlight_range,
-                );
-            }
-            (&search_result.old_side, &search_result.new_side)
-        }
-        | util::diff::DiffSide::New => {
-            // clear current cursor highlight
-            // by replacing it with the normal styled highlighted range
-            if let Some(mut highlights) = diff_view_state.new_side_highlights_mut() {
-                highlights.replace_highlight_range(
-                    &search_result.new_side[search_result.cursor.index].highlight_range,
-                );
-            }
-            (&search_result.new_side, &search_result.old_side)
-        }
+        | util::diff::DiffSide::Old => (&search_result.old_side, &search_result.new_side),
+        | util::diff::DiffSide::New => (&search_result.new_side, &search_result.old_side),
         };
 
+        let prev_side = search_result.cursor.side;
         let current_search_hit = &current_side[search_result.cursor.index];
 
         let highlight_range = match current_side.get(search_result.cursor.index + 1) {
@@ -396,10 +382,20 @@ impl PullRequestDiffView {
                 i += 1;
             }
 
-            if let Some((_, other_side_i, r)) = other_side_result {
-                // next cursor should be on other side with the found index
-                search_result.cursor.side = search_result.cursor.side.flipped();
-                search_result.cursor.index = other_side_i;
+            if let Some((diff_line_i, other_side_i, r)) = other_side_result {
+                if next_highlight_line == diff_line_i
+                    && matches!(search_result.cursor.side, util::diff::DiffSide::Old)
+                {
+                    // there is a hit on new side on same diff line as the next hit on old side
+                    // go to old side first
+                    search_result.cursor.diff_line_i = diff_line_i;
+                    search_result.cursor.index += 1;
+                } else {
+                    // next cursor should be on other side with the found index
+                    search_result.cursor.side = search_result.cursor.side.flipped();
+                    search_result.cursor.diff_line_i = diff_line_i;
+                    search_result.cursor.index = other_side_i;
+                }
                 Some((
                     r.clone(),
                     gpui::HighlightStyle {
@@ -424,6 +420,16 @@ impl PullRequestDiffView {
         };
 
         if let Some(highlight_range) = highlight_range {
+            {
+                let prev_highlighted_content = match prev_side {
+                | util::diff::DiffSide::Old => diff_view_state.old_side_highlights_mut(),
+                | util::diff::DiffSide::New => diff_view_state.new_side_highlights_mut(),
+                };
+                if let Some(mut content) = prev_highlighted_content {
+                    content.replace_highlight_range(&current_search_hit.highlight_range);
+                }
+            }
+
             let content = match search_result.cursor.side {
             | util::diff::DiffSide::Old => diff_view_state.old_side_highlights_mut(),
             | util::diff::DiffSide::New => diff_view_state.new_side_highlights_mut(),
@@ -433,6 +439,9 @@ impl PullRequestDiffView {
             }
         }
 
+        self.diff_view_state
+            .scroll_to_diff_line(search_result.cursor.diff_line_i);
+
         cx.notify();
     }