diff --git a/lisp/buff-menu.el b/lisp/buff-menu.el
index ec5337e3fda..ae3f3e0035e 100644
--- a/lisp/buff-menu.el
+++ b/lisp/buff-menu.el
@@ -274,7 +276,12 @@ Buffer-menu-mode
   :interactive nil
   (setq-local buffer-stale-function
               (lambda (&optional _noconfirm) 'fast))
-  (add-hook 'tabulated-list-revert-hook 'list-buffers--refresh nil t))
+  (add-hook 'tabulated-list-revert-hook 'list-buffers--refresh nil t)
+  (add-hook 'revert-buffer-state-functions
+            (lambda ()
+              (when (bound-and-true-p outline-minor-mode)
+                (lambda ()
+                  (outline-minor-mode-highlight-buffer))))))
 
 (defun buffer-menu--display-help ()
   (message "%s"