diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
index ec6f6e60f..859b54f54 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -267,8 +267,14 @@ async function handleSpace(): Promise<void> {
       return;
     }
     PaceCaret.handleSpace(false, currentWord);
+    if (Config.blindMode) {
+      if (Config.highlightMode !== "off") {
+        TestUI.highlightAllLettersAsCorrect(TestUI.currentWordElementIndex);
+      }
+    } else {
+      TestUI.highlightBadWord(TestUI.currentWordElementIndex);
+    }
     TestInput.input.pushHistory();
-    TestUI.highlightBadWord(TestUI.currentWordElementIndex, !Config.blindMode);
     TestWords.words.increaseCurrentIndex();
     Funbox.toggleScript(TestWords.words.getCurrent());
     TestInput.incrementKeypressCount();
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
index 5bd4c8f6c..94512e7f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
@@ -1408,11 +1408,16 @@ export async function applyBurstHeatmap(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
-export function highlightBadWord(index: number, showError: boolean): void {
-  if (!showError) return;
+export function highlightBadWord(index: number): void {
   $($("#words .word")[index] as HTMLElement).addClass("error");
 }
 
+export function highlightAllLettersAsCorrect(wordIndex: number): void {
+  $($("#words .word")[wordIndex] as HTMLElement)
+    .find("letter")
+    .addClass("correct");
+}
+
 export function highlightMode(mode?: SharedTypes.Config.HighlightMode): void {
   const existing =
     $("#words")