diff --git a/src/cargo/core/shell.rs b/src/cargo/core/shell.rs
index 887b8967d25..5da210d9350 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/shell.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/shell.rs
@@ -333,6 +333,17 @@ impl Shell {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Write a styled fragment
+    ///
+    /// Caller is responsible for deciding whether [`Shell::verbosity`] is affects output.
+    pub fn write_stdout(
+        &mut self,
+        fragment: impl fmt::Display,
+        color: &ColorSpec,
+    ) -> CargoResult<()> {
+        self.output.write_stdout(fragment, color)
+    }
+
     /// Prints a message to stderr and translates ANSI escape code into console colors.
     pub fn print_ansi_stderr(&mut self, message: &[u8]) -> CargoResult<()> {
         if self.needs_clear {
@@ -423,6 +434,22 @@ impl ShellOut {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Write a styled fragment
+    fn write_stdout(&mut self, fragment: impl fmt::Display, color: &ColorSpec) -> CargoResult<()> {
+        match *self {
+            ShellOut::Stream { ref mut stdout, .. } => {
+                stdout.reset()?;
+                stdout.set_color(&color)?;
+                write!(stdout, "{}", fragment)?;
+                stdout.reset()?;
+            }
+            ShellOut::Write(ref mut w) => {
+                write!(w, "{}", fragment)?;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Gets stdout as a `io::Write`.
     fn stdout(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Write {
         match *self {
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
index 2c67091ec85..43dfe4dd605 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ use crates_io::{self, NewCrate, NewCrateDependency, Registry};
 use curl::easy::{Easy, InfoType, SslOpt, SslVersion};
 use log::{log, Level};
 use percent_encoding::{percent_encode, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
+use termcolor::Color::Green;
+use termcolor::ColorSpec;
 
 use crate::core::dependency::DepKind;
 use crate::core::manifest::ManifestMetadata;
@@ -955,15 +957,26 @@ pub fn search(
             }
             None => name,
         };
-        drop_println!(config, "{}", line);
+        let mut fragments = line.split(query).peekable();
+        while let Some(fragment) = fragments.next() {
+            let _ = config.shell().write_stdout(fragment, &ColorSpec::new());
+            if fragments.peek().is_some() {
+                let _ = config
+                    .shell()
+                    .write_stdout(query, &ColorSpec::new().set_bold(true).set_fg(Some(Green)));
+            }
+        }
+        let _ = config.shell().write_stdout("\n", &ColorSpec::new());
     }
 
     let search_max_limit = 100;
     if total_crates > limit && limit < search_max_limit {
-        drop_println!(
-            config,
-            "... and {} crates more (use --limit N to see more)",
-            total_crates - limit
+        let _ = config.shell().write_stdout(
+            format_args!(
+                "... and {} crates more (use --limit N to see more)\n",
+                total_crates - limit
+            ),
+            &ColorSpec::new(),
         );
     } else if total_crates > limit && limit >= search_max_limit {
         let extra = if source_id.is_default_registry() {
@@ -974,11 +987,9 @@ pub fn search(
         } else {
             String::new()
         };
-        drop_println!(
-            config,
-            "... and {} crates more{}",
-            total_crates - limit,
-            extra
+        let _ = config.shell().write_stdout(
+            format_args!("... and {} crates more{}\n", total_crates - limit, extra),
+            &ColorSpec::new(),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/search.rs b/tests/testsuite/search.rs
index abb709ebcb1..eadc46c8b91 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/search.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/search.rs
@@ -190,3 +190,27 @@ fn multiple_query_params() {
         .with_stdout_contains(SEARCH_RESULTS)
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn ignore_quiet() {
+    setup();
+    set_cargo_config();
+
+    cargo_process("search -q postgres")
+        .with_stdout_contains(SEARCH_RESULTS)
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn colored_results() {
+    setup();
+    set_cargo_config();
+
+    cargo_process("search --color=never postgres")
+        .with_stdout_does_not_contain("[..]\x1b[[..]")
+        .run();
+
+    cargo_process("search --color=always postgres")
+        .with_stdout_contains("[..]\x1b[[..]")
+        .run();
+}