diff --git a/app/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service.rb b/app/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service.rb
index 05118227a7..a69cbcf520 100644
--- a/app/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module API
 
         return unless highlighted_attributes.present?
 
-        highlighted_attributes.map do |attr|
+        highlighted_attributes.map do |href|
           attr = href.split('/').last
           convert_attribute(attr)
         end
diff --git a/spec/features/work_packages/highlighting_spec.rb b/spec/features/work_packages/highlighting_spec.rb
index 6b915ecb9d..e717330a7d 100644
--- a/spec/features/work_packages/highlighting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/work_packages/highlighting_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe 'Work Package highlighting fields',
     FactoryBot.create :work_package,
                       project: project,
                       status: status1,
+                      subject: 'B',
                       due_date: (Date.today - 1.days),
                       priority: priority1
   end
@@ -25,13 +26,14 @@ describe 'Work Package highlighting fields',
     FactoryBot.create :work_package,
                       project: project,
                       status: status2,
+                      subject: 'A',
                       due_date: Date.today,
                       priority: priority_no_color
   end
 
   let(:wp_table) { Pages::WorkPackagesTable.new(project) }
   let(:highlighting) { ::Components::WorkPackages::Highlighting.new }
-  let!(:work_package) { FactoryBot.create :work_package, project: project }
+  let(:sort_by) { ::Components::WorkPackages::SortBy.new }
 
   let!(:query) do
     query = FactoryBot.build(:query, user: user, project: project)
@@ -186,4 +188,17 @@ describe 'Work Package highlighting fields',
     expect(page).to have_selector(".wp-status-button .__hl_background_status_#{status1.id}")
     expect(page).to have_selector(".__hl_inline_priority_#{priority1.id}")
   end
+
+  it 'correctly parses custom selected inline attributes' do
+    # Highlight only one attribute
+    highlighting.switch_inline_attribute_highlight "Priority"
+
+    # Regression test, resort table
+    sort_by.sort_via_header 'Subject'
+    wp_table.expect_work_package_order wp_2, wp_1
+
+    # Regression test, resort table
+    sort_by.sort_via_header 'Subject', descending: true
+    wp_table.expect_work_package_order wp_1, wp_2
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service_spec.rb
index 3997df199d..f68d52d80f 100644
--- a/spec/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/api/v3/parse_query_params_service_spec.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ describe ::API::V3::ParseQueryParamsService,
         # Please note, that dueDate is expected to get translated to due_date.
         let(:expected) { { highlighted_attributes: %w(status type priority due_date) } }
       end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'transforms' do
+        let(:params) { { highlightedAttributes: %w(/api/v3/columns/status /api/v3/columns/type) } }
+        # Please note, that dueDate is expected to get translated to due_date.
+        let(:expected) { { highlighted_attributes: %w(status type) } }
+      end
     end
 
     context 'without highlighted_attributes' do