diff --git a/src/modules/olMap/services/Mfp3Encoder.js b/src/modules/olMap/services/Mfp3Encoder.js
index e6ee334270..3e34f1c383 100644
--- a/src/modules/olMap/services/Mfp3Encoder.js
+++ b/src/modules/olMap/services/Mfp3Encoder.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import { BaOverlay, OVERLAY_STYLE_CLASS } from '../components/BaOverlay';
 import { findAllBySelector } from '../../../utils/markup';
 import { setQueryParams } from '../../../utils/urlUtils';
 import { QueryParameters } from '../../../domain/queryParameters';
+import { OlHighlightLayerHandler } from '../handler/highlight/OlHighlightLayerHandler';
+import { HIGHLIGHT_LAYER_ID } from '../../../plugins/HighlightPlugin';
 
 const UnitsRatio = 39.37; //inches per meter
 const PointsPerInch = 72; // PostScript points 1/72"
@@ -147,12 +149,18 @@ export class BvvMfp3Encoder {
 				return layerExtent ? extentIntersects(layer.getExtent(), this._pageExtent) && layer.getVisible() : layer.getVisible();
 			});
 
+		console.log(
+			'encodableLayers',
+			encodableLayers.map((l) => l.get('id'))
+		);
+
 		const errors = [];
 		const collectErrors = (label, errorType) => {
 			errors.push({ label: label, type: errorType });
 		};
 
 		const encodedLayers = encodableLayers.flatMap((l) => this._encode(l, collectErrors));
+
 		const copyRights = this._getCopyrights(olMap, encodableLayers);
 		const encodedOverlays = this._encodeOverlays(olMap.getOverlays().getArray());
 		const encodedGridLayer = this._mfpProperties.showGrid ? this._encodeGridLayer(this._mfpProperties.scale) : {};
@@ -241,7 +249,10 @@ export class BvvMfp3Encoder {
 		 * - WMTS/XYZ layers are defined for a specific projection. If the application projection and the print projection differs, the layer must be replaced.
 		 */
 		const encodableLayer = this._getSubstitutionLayerOptional(layer);
-		const geoResource = this._geoResourceService.byId(encodableLayer.get('geoResourceId'));
+		const geoResource =
+			layer.get('id') === HIGHLIGHT_LAYER_ID
+				? { exportable: true, getType: () => GeoResourceTypes.VECTOR }
+				: this._geoResourceService.byId(encodableLayer.get('geoResourceId'));
 
 		if (!geoResource) {
 			encodingErrorCallback(`[${layer.get('id')}]`, MFP_ENCODING_ERROR_TYPE.MISSING_GEORESOURCE);
diff --git a/test/modules/olMap/formats/Mfp3Encoder.test.js b/test/modules/olMap/formats/Mfp3Encoder.test.js
index d405e03a93..5c6eb421e7 100644
--- a/test/modules/olMap/formats/Mfp3Encoder.test.js
+++ b/test/modules/olMap/formats/Mfp3Encoder.test.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import TileGrid from 'ol/tilegrid/TileGrid';
 import { AdvWmtsTileGrid } from '../../../../src/modules/olMap/ol/tileGrid/AdvWmtsTileGrid';
 import { BaOverlayTypes } from '../../../../src/modules/olMap/components/BaOverlay';
 import { QueryParameters } from '../../../../src/domain/queryParameters';
+import { HIGHLIGHT_LAYER_ID } from '../../../../src/plugins/HighlightPlugin';
 
 describe('BvvMfp3Encoder', () => {
 	const viewMock = { getCenter: () => [50, 50], calculateExtent: () => [0, 0, 100, 100], getResolution: () => 10, getZoomForResolution: () => 21 };
@@ -445,6 +446,25 @@ describe('BvvMfp3Encoder', () => {
 			expect(errorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[foo]', MFP_ENCODING_ERROR_TYPE.MISSING_GEORESOURCE);
 		});
 
+		it('encodes the highlight layer as vector layer', () => {
+			spyOn(geoResourceServiceMock, 'byId')
+				.withArgs(HIGHLIGHT_LAYER_ID)
+				.and.callFake(() => null);
+			const encoder = new BvvMfp3Encoder();
+			const encodingResult = {};
+			const layerMock = { get: () => HIGHLIGHT_LAYER_ID };
+			const encodingSpy = spyOn(encoder, '_encodeVector').and.callFake(() => {
+				return encodingResult;
+			});
+			const errorSpy = jasmine.createSpy();
+
+			const actualEncoded = encoder._encode(layerMock, errorSpy);
+
+			expect(actualEncoded).toBe(encodingResult);
+			expect(encodingSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(errorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
 		it('does NOT encode a layer, if a geoResource is not exportable', () => {
 			const notExportableGeoResource = new TestGeoResource('something', 'foo label', false);