diff --git a/packages/client-search/src/types/Hit.ts b/packages/client-search/src/types/Hit.ts
index 7e4a36435..99c6c992b 100644
--- a/packages/client-search/src/types/Hit.ts
+++ b/packages/client-search/src/types/Hit.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type HighlightMatch = {
 export type HighlightResult<THit> = THit extends string | number
   ? HighlightMatch
   : {
-      [KAttribute in keyof THit]: HighlightResult<THit[KAttribute]>;
+      [KAttribute in keyof THit]?: HighlightResult<THit[KAttribute]>;
     };
 
 type SnippetMatch = {