diff --git a/api-generator/components/datatable.js b/api-generator/components/datatable.js
index 5fc330533..5e0ac3cc4 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/datatable.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/datatable.js
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ const DataTableProps = [
         default: 'false',
         description: 'Whether to displays rows with alternating colors.'
     },
+    {
+        name: 'highlightOnSelect',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: 'false',
+        description: 'Highlights automatically the first item.'
+    },
     {
         name: 'size',
         type: 'string',
diff --git a/api-generator/components/multiselect.js b/api-generator/components/multiselect.js
index d552b28da..2f0409df9 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/multiselect.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/multiselect.js
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ const MultiSelectProps = [
         default: 'false',
         description: 'Whether to focus on the filter element when the overlay panel is shown.'
     },
+    {
+        name: 'highlightOnSelect',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: 'false',
+        description: 'Highlights automatically the first item.'
+    },
     {
         name: 'filterMessage',
         type: 'string',
diff --git a/api-generator/components/tree.js b/api-generator/components/tree.js
index f0438c121..f38735277 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/tree.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/tree.js
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ const TreeProps = [
         default: 'undefined',
         description: "Locale to use in filtering. The default locale is the host environment's current locale."
     },
+    {
+        name: 'highlightOnSelect',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: 'false',
+        description: 'Highlights automatically the first item.'
+    },
     {
         name: 'scrollHeight',
         type: 'string',
diff --git a/components/lib/datatable/DataTable.d.ts b/components/lib/datatable/DataTable.d.ts
index 4442ee73c..6c4e36b43 100755
--- a/components/lib/datatable/DataTable.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/datatable/DataTable.d.ts
@@ -1105,6 +1105,11 @@ export interface DataTableProps {
      * @defaultValue false
      */
     stripedRows?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     *  Highlights automatically the first item.
+     *  @defaultValue false
+     */
+    highlightOnSelect?: boolean | undefined;
     /**
      * Defines the size of the table.
      */
diff --git a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.d.ts b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.d.ts
index 7bbecec15..a1eeb92be 100755
--- a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelect.d.ts
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ export interface MultiSelectProps {
      * @defaultValue false
      */
     autoFilterFocus?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     *  Highlights automatically the first item.
+     *  @defaultValue false
+     */
+    highlightOnSelect?: boolean | undefined;
     /**
      * Text to be displayed in hidden accessible field when filtering returns any results. Defaults to value from PrimeVue locale configuration.
      * @defaultValue '{0} results are available'
diff --git a/components/lib/tree/Tree.d.ts b/components/lib/tree/Tree.d.ts
index ff2cc6d00..e74cd087b 100755
--- a/components/lib/tree/Tree.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/tree/Tree.d.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ export interface TreeProps {
      * Locale to use in filtering. The default locale is the host environment's current locale.
      */
     filterLocale?: string | undefined;
+    /**
+     *  Highlights automatically the first item.
+     *  @defaultValue false
+     */
+    highlightOnSelect?: boolean | undefined;
     /**
      * Height of the scroll viewport in fixed units or the 'flex' keyword for a dynamic size.
      */