diff --git a/docs/highlighters/files.md b/docs/highlighters/files.md
index 8cde125..86bc3e6 100644
--- a/docs/highlighters/files.md
+++ b/docs/highlighters/files.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ according to that style (following `LS_COLORS`):
 * `sg` - files that have the sgid bit set
 * `ow` - files that are world-writable
 * `tw` - files that are world-writable and sticky
-* `lp` - if set, the path-component of a filename is highlighted using this style
+* `lp` - if set, the path component of a filename is highlighted using this style, unless it is set to `same`, in which case the path component is highlighted the same as the file
 
 If a file would be highlighted `fi`, then it can be highlighted according to the
 filename using `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_PATTERNS` instead.  This array has the form
diff --git a/highlighters/files/files-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/files/files-highlighter.zsh
index 11f997f..4dcf300 100644
--- a/highlighters/files/files-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/files/files-highlighter.zsh
@@ -219,10 +219,19 @@ _zsh_highlight_highlighter_files_paint()
     fi
 
     if [[ -n "$col" ]]; then
-      if (( end > start + $#basename && ${+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp]} )); then
-        region_highlight+=("$start $(( end - $#basename )) $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp]")
+      if (( end > start + $#basename )); then
+        # There is a path component
+        if [[ $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp] = "same" ]]; then
+          region_highlight+=("$start $end $col")
+        else
+          if (( ${+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp]} )); then
+            region_highlight+=("$start $(( end - $#basename )) $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_FILE_TYPES[lp]")
+          fi
+          region_highlight+=("$(( end - $#basename )) $end $col")
+        fi
+      else
+        region_highlight+=("$start $end $col")
       fi
-      region_highlight+=("$(( end - $#basename )) $end $col")
     fi
 
     start=$end