diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light.vim b/colors/solarized8_light.vim
index 62d5c78..40b564d 100644
--- a/colors/solarized8_light.vim
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light.vim
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ if has('nvim')
   let g:terminal_color_14 = '#93a1a1'
   let g:terminal_color_15 = '#fdf6e3'
 endif
-hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=NONE guifg=NONE ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
+hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=1 guifg=#dc322f ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
 hi! link vimVar Identifier
 hi! link vimFunc Function
 hi! link vimUserFunc Function
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim b/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim
index 4805e3d..4618a07 100644
--- a/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light_flat.vim
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if has('nvim')
   let g:terminal_color_14 = '#93a1a1'
   let g:terminal_color_15 = '#fdf6e3'
 endif
-hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=NONE guifg=NONE ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
+hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=1 guifg=#dc322f ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
 hi! link vimVar Identifier
 hi! link vimFunc Function
 hi! link vimUserFunc Function
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim b/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim
index 015ce75..75aa4f2 100644
--- a/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light_high.vim
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ if has('nvim')
   let g:terminal_color_14 = '#93a1a1'
   let g:terminal_color_15 = '#fdf6e3'
 endif
-hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=NONE guifg=NONE ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
+hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=1 guifg=#dc322f ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
 hi! link vimVar Identifier
 hi! link vimFunc Function
 hi! link vimUserFunc Function
diff --git a/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim b/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim
index 37fb717..21391ff 100644
--- a/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim
+++ b/colors/solarized8_light_low.vim
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ if has('nvim')
   let g:terminal_color_14 = '#93a1a1'
   let g:terminal_color_15 = '#fdf6e3'
 endif
-hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=NONE guifg=NONE ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
+hi! MatchParen cterm=NONE,bold gui=NONE,bold ctermfg=1 guifg=#dc322f ctermbg=7 guibg=#eee8d5
 hi! link vimVar Identifier
 hi! link vimFunc Function
 hi! link vimUserFunc Function
diff --git a/src/solarized8.vim b/src/solarized8.vim
index f8a2d0c..9b649f5 100644
--- a/src/solarized8.vim
+++ b/src/solarized8.vim
@@ -496,11 +496,13 @@ for s:solarized_background in ["dark", "light"]
     endfor
     call s:put("endif")
 
-    " Changed by Lifepillar: better (in my opinion) highlighting for MatchParen:
+    " Changed by Lifepillar: better (in my opinion) highlighting for MatchParen
+    " (see also https://github.com/lifepillar/vim-solarized8/issues/11 and
+    " https://github.com/lifepillar/vim-solarized8/issues/15):
     if s:solarized_background == 'dark'
       call s:put("hi! MatchParen"     .s:fmt_bold   .s:fg_base3  .s:bg_base02)
     else
-      call s:put("hi! MatchParen"     .s:fmt_bold   .s:fg_none .s:bg_base02)
+      call s:put("hi! MatchParen"     .s:fmt_bold   .s:fg_red .s:bg_base02)
     endif
     "}}}
     " vim syntax highlighting "{{{