diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index ba86626b8..847091706 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ import {
 import { env } from '../env'
 import {
   Article,
+  Highlight,
   Label,
   PageType,
   Recommendation,
   SearchItem,
   User,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
+import { findHighlightsByLibraryItemId } from '../services/highlights'
 import { findLabelsByLibraryItemId } from '../services/labels'
 import { findRecommendationsByLibraryItemId } from '../services/recommendation'
 import { findUploadFileById } from '../services/upload_file'
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ import {
   updateFilterResolver,
   updateHighlightResolver,
   updateLabelResolver,
+  updateNewsletterEmailResolver,
   // updateLinkShareInfoResolver,
   updatePageResolver,
   // updateReminderResolver,
@@ -131,7 +134,6 @@ import {
   validateUsernameResolver,
   webhookResolver,
   webhooksResolver,
-  updateNewsletterEmailResolver,
 } from './index'
 import { markEmailAsItemResolver, recentEmailsResolver } from './recent_emails'
 import { recentSearchesResolver } from './recent_searches'
@@ -435,6 +437,23 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
         return recommendations.map(recommandationDataToRecommendation)
       }
 
+      return []
+    },
+    async highlights(
+      item: {
+        id: string
+        highlights?: Highlight[]
+        highlightAnnotations?: string[] | null
+      },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      if (item.highlights) return item.highlights
+
+      if (item.highlightAnnotations && item.highlightAnnotations.length > 0) {
+        return findHighlightsByLibraryItemId(item.id, ctx.uid)
+      }
+
       return []
     },
   },
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index 73bb0b551..a47c46083 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -1961,6 +1961,9 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
                 createdAt
                 updatedAt
                 pageType
+                highlights {
+                  id
+                }
               }
               itemID
               updateReason
@@ -2055,6 +2058,34 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         expect(res.body.data.updatesSince.edges.length).to.eql(5)
       })
     })
+
+    context('returns highlights', () => {
+      let highlight: Highlight
+
+      before(async () => {
+        highlight = await createHighlight(
+          {
+            user,
+            shortId: 'test short id',
+            quote: 'test',
+            libraryItem: items[0],
+          },
+          items[0].id,
+          user.id
+        )
+      })
+
+      it('returns highlights', async () => {
+        const res = await graphqlRequest(
+          updatesSinceQuery(since),
+          authToken
+        ).expect(200)
+
+        expect(res.body.data.updatesSince.edges[0].node.highlights[0].id).to.eq(
+          highlight.id
+        )
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('BulkAction API', () => {