diff --git a/README.mkd b/README.mkd
index 51724b8..9ce8365 100644
--- a/README.mkd
+++ b/README.mkd
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ this:
 ```sh
 # Accept suggestions without leaving insert mode
 bindkey '^f' vi-forward-word
-# or 
+# or
 bindkey '^f' vi-forward-blank-word
 ```
 
@@ -37,3 +37,10 @@ Emacs-mode users can simply use alt+f which is bound to forward-word
 
 The [zsh-history-substring-search](https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search)
 plugin is also recommended.
+
+## Configuration
+
+You may override default global config variables after plugin load.
+
+- `AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR`: suggestion highlight color, default is `'fg=8'`.
+- `AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_CURSOR`: highlight word after cursor or not. Must be integer value `1` or `0`, default is `1`.
diff --git a/autosuggestions.zsh b/autosuggestions.zsh
index f650486..029dbf1 100644
--- a/autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Fish-like autosuggestions for zsh. Some of the code was based on the code
-# for 'predict-on' 
+# for 'predict-on'
 #
 # ```zsh
 # zle-line-init() {
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ zmodload zsh/net/socket
 
 source "${0:a:h}/completion-client.zsh"
 
+# configuration variables
+AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR='fg=8'
+AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_CURSOR=1
+
 function {
 	if [[ -n $ZLE_DISABLE_AUTOSUGGEST ]]; then
 		ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=()
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ function {
 ZLE_AUTOSUGGEST_SUSPEND_WIDGETS=(
 vi-cmd-mode vi-backward-char backward-char backward-word beginning-of-line
 history-search-forward history-search-backward up-line-or-history
+history-beginning-search-forward history-beginning-search-backward
 down-line-or-history
 )
 
@@ -68,11 +73,11 @@ autosuggest-resume() {
 	local widget
 	# Replace prediction widgets by versions that will also highlight RBUFFER
 	zle -A autosuggest-insert-or-space self-insert
-	zle -A autosuggest-insert-or-space magic-space 
-	zle -A autosuggest-backward-delete-char backward-delete-char 
-	zle -A autosuggest-accept-line accept-line 
+	zle -A autosuggest-insert-or-space magic-space
+	zle -A autosuggest-backward-delete-char backward-delete-char
+	zle -A autosuggest-accept-line accept-line
 	# Hook into some default widgets that should suspend autosuggestion
-	# automatically 
+	# automatically
 	for widget in $ZLE_AUTOSUGGEST_ACCEPT_WIDGETS; do
 		[[ -z $widgets[$widget] ]] && continue
 		eval "zle -A autosuggest-accept-suggestion $widget"
@@ -123,10 +128,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_autosuggest_highlighter_predicate() {
 }
 
 _zsh_highlight_autosuggest_highlighter() {
-	local color='fg=8'
-	[[ -n $AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR ]] &&\
-		color=$AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR
-	region_highlight+=("$(( $CURSOR + 1 )) $(( $CURSOR + $#RBUFFER )) $color")
+	region_highlight+=("$(( $CURSOR + $AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_CURSOR )) $(( $CURSOR + $#RBUFFER )) $AUTOSUGGESTION_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR")
 }
 
 autosuggest-insert-or-space() {