diff --git a/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py b/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py
index f695015e9..8cea55ff9 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/tables/tables.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ from extras.models import CustomField, CustomLink
 from netbox.registry import registry
 from netbox.tables import columns
 from utilities.paginator import EnhancedPaginator, get_paginate_count
+from utilities.html import highlight
 from utilities.string import title
-from utilities.utils import get_viewname, highlight_string
+from utilities.utils import get_viewname
 from .template_code import *
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -274,6 +275,6 @@ class SearchTable(tables.Table):
         if not self.highlight:
             return value
 
-        value = highlight_string(value, self.highlight, trim_pre=self.trim_length, trim_post=self.trim_length)
+        value = highlight(value, self.highlight, trim_pre=self.trim_length, trim_post=self.trim_length)
 
         return mark_safe(value)
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/html.py b/netbox/utilities/html.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a95b5b1a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/utilities/html.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import re
+
+from django.utils.html import escape
+
+__all__ = (
+    'highlight',
+)
+
+
+def highlight(value, highlight, trim_pre=None, trim_post=None, trim_placeholder='...'):
+    """
+    Highlight a string within a string and optionally trim the pre/post portions of the original string.
+
+    Args:
+        value: The body of text being searched against
+        highlight: The string of compiled regex pattern to highlight in `value`
+        trim_pre: Maximum length of pre-highlight text to include
+        trim_post: Maximum length of post-highlight text to include
+        trim_placeholder: String value to swap in for trimmed pre/post text
+    """
+    # Split value on highlight string
+    try:
+        if type(highlight) is re.Pattern:
+            pre, match, post = highlight.split(value, maxsplit=1)
+        else:
+            highlight = re.escape(highlight)
+            pre, match, post = re.split(fr'({highlight})', value, maxsplit=1, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        # Match not found
+        return escape(value)
+
+    # Trim pre/post sections to length
+    if trim_pre and len(pre) > trim_pre:
+        pre = trim_placeholder + pre[-trim_pre:]
+    if trim_post and len(post) > trim_post:
+        post = post[:trim_post] + trim_placeholder
+
+    return f'{escape(pre)}<mark>{escape(match)}</mark>{escape(post)}'
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/utils.py b/netbox/utilities/utils.py
index 3b9b12049..3c427dd5a 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import decimal
 import json
-import re
 from decimal import Decimal
 from itertools import count, groupby
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ from django.db.models.functions import Coalesce
 from django.http import QueryDict
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict
-from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.timezone import localtime
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from jinja2.sandbox import SandboxedEnvironment
@@ -515,37 +513,6 @@ def clean_html(html, schemes):
     )
 
 
-def highlight_string(value, highlight, trim_pre=None, trim_post=None, trim_placeholder='...'):
-    """
-    Highlight a string within a string and optionally trim the pre/post portions of the original string.
-
-    Args:
-        value: The body of text being searched against
-        highlight: The string of compiled regex pattern to highlight in `value`
-        trim_pre: Maximum length of pre-highlight text to include
-        trim_post: Maximum length of post-highlight text to include
-        trim_placeholder: String value to swap in for trimmed pre/post text
-    """
-    # Split value on highlight string
-    try:
-        if type(highlight) is re.Pattern:
-            pre, match, post = highlight.split(value, maxsplit=1)
-        else:
-            highlight = re.escape(highlight)
-            pre, match, post = re.split(fr'({highlight})', value, maxsplit=1, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-    except ValueError as e:
-        # Match not found
-        return escape(value)
-
-    # Trim pre/post sections to length
-    if trim_pre and len(pre) > trim_pre:
-        pre = trim_placeholder + pre[-trim_pre:]
-    if trim_post and len(post) > trim_post:
-        post = post[:trim_post] + trim_placeholder
-
-    return f'{escape(pre)}<mark>{escape(match)}</mark>{escape(post)}'
-
-
 def local_now():
     """
     Return the current date & time in the system timezone.