diff --git a/resources/assets/js/annotations/annotatorContainer.vue b/resources/assets/js/annotations/annotatorContainer.vue
index 880baa939..90487a17c 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/annotations/annotatorContainer.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/js/annotations/annotatorContainer.vue
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ export default {
         },
         annotationCount() {
             return this.annotations.length;
+        },
+        highlightSettingsTab() {
+            return this.annotationOpacity === 0;
         }
     },
     methods: {
diff --git a/resources/views/annotations/show/tabs/settings.blade.php b/resources/views/annotations/show/tabs/settings.blade.php
index a9fece479..da2132fba 100644
--- a/resources/views/annotations/show/tabs/settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/annotations/show/tabs/settings.blade.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<sidebar-tab name="settings" icon="cog" title="Settings">
+<sidebar-tab name="settings" icon="cog" title="Settings" :highlight="highlightSettingsTab">
     <settings-tab v-cloak :image="image" v-on:change="handleSettingsChange" inline-template>
         <div class="annotator-tab">
             <div class="sidebar-tab__section">