diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/table/_table_row.dart b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/table/_table_row.dart
index afecd702bc7..8f2bfbe4485 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/table/_table_row.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/table/_table_row.dart
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ class _TableRowState<T> extends State<TableRow<T>>
     final searchAwareBackgroundColor = isSearchMatch
         ? Color.alphaBlend(
             isActiveSearchMatch
-                ? activeSearchMatchColorOpaque
-                : searchMatchColorOpaque,
+                ? activeSearchMatchColorTranslucent
+                : searchMatchColorTranslucent,
             backgroundColor,
           )
         : backgroundColor;
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md b/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 2cd2c928fe0..982483ff2d8 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ To learn more about DevTools, check out the
 
 ## General updates
 
-TODO: Remove this section if there are not any updates.
+* Fixed a bug where highlighted search matches in tables were unreadable in dark
+  mode because the highlight color had become fully opaque. -
+  [#9863](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/9863)
 
 ## Inspector updates
 
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app_shared/lib/src/ui/theme/theme.dart b/packages/devtools_app_shared/lib/src/ui/theme/theme.dart
index 07c1bf1e6a4..0480cf3d322 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app_shared/lib/src/ui/theme/theme.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app_shared/lib/src/ui/theme/theme.dart
@@ -224,10 +224,11 @@ const darkColorScheme = ColorScheme(
 );
 
 const searchMatchColor = Colors.yellow;
-final searchMatchColorOpaque = Colors.yellow.withValues(alpha: 255 / 2);
+final searchMatchColorTranslucent = Colors.yellow.withValues(alpha: 0.5);
 const activeSearchMatchColor = Colors.orangeAccent;
-final activeSearchMatchColorOpaque =
-    Colors.orangeAccent.withValues(alpha: 255 / 2);
+final activeSearchMatchColorTranslucent = Colors.orangeAccent.withValues(
+  alpha: 0.5,
+);
 
 /// Gets an alternating color to use for indexed UI elements.
 Color alternatingColorForIndex(int index, ColorScheme colorScheme) {
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app_shared/test/ui/theme_test.dart b/packages/devtools_app_shared/test/ui/theme_test.dart
index fdea9c2230d..29043fea2bc 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app_shared/test/ui/theme_test.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app_shared/test/ui/theme_test.dart
@@ -99,4 +99,15 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  group('search match colors', () {
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/9010: the
+    // "opaque" search match colors are blended over the row background, so they
+    // must stay translucent. Otherwise the (theme-colored) row text is drawn on
+    // a fully opaque highlight and becomes unreadable.
+    test('are translucent so row text stays legible', () {
+      expect(searchMatchColorTranslucent.a, closeTo(0.5, 0.001));
+      expect(activeSearchMatchColorTranslucent.a, closeTo(0.5, 0.001));
+    });
+  });
 }